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10 Steps to Unlocking Efficiency: Harnessing the Potential of Project Management Software

Join us for an insightful session on how the City of Mobile implemented eBuilder, a cloud-based construction program management solution that manages capital program costs, schedules, and documents. Discover how…

Big Detention in the Little ROW

This presentation will discuss “inside the box” thinking for urban stormwater mitigation. A common challenge to urban stormwater mitigation is finding a site to put the excess runoff to relieve…

Does AI Have a Place in the Public Works Toolbox?

There has been a lot of noise recently about artificial intelligence (AI), especially with the availability of ChatGPT and other so-called large language models (LLMs). Lots of people have been…

Future Trends of Leadership

The environment in which public works professionals conduct their operations has transformed and continues to change rapidly. As a result, leaders need to be far more flexible in adjusting to…

Intentional Succession Planning: Beginning an Internal Staff Leadership Program

The City of Des Moines, like many agencies, is challenged by ensuring there are trained and qualified candidates to step into supervision and leadership roles in the future. Understanding that…

Measuring the Miles: Quantifying Green Infrastructure Benefits on the Atlanta Beltline

As an essential component of progressive urban planning, the use of green infrastructure within public projects offers many benefits. The Atlanta Beltline includes bioswales, no-mow landscapes, and extensive tree planting…

Riverfront and Downtown Revitalization

Muscatine, Iowa, historically known as the “Pearl City” or “The Button Factory of the World,” is rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, rooted in industrial beginnings that shaped the city’s…

The Pressure is On—Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

The City of Olathe is leading the way in Kansas for compliance under the revised Lead and Copper Rule. With over 37,000 service lines and no existing records, they created…

West Michigan Water Career Program: A Novel Approach to Recruitment

In 2022, Grand Rapids Community College, partnering with Bay College and the City of Grand Rapids, received a $500K grant awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency, specifically focusing on…

5G and Fiber—50 Billion Reasons You NEED to Understand Telecom!

To meet the skyrocketing demand for telecommunications, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities, $55 billion in federal money and billions more in private sector dollars are building a “fifth utility” nationwide.…