Public Works & Utilities

Wisconsin village looks for power and versatility as it deploys a new skid steer (with related video)

• 5th December 2014

The village of Slinger, Wis., recently added a new skid steer to its fleet: the Tier 4 Final SR210 from CASE Construction Equipment. Greg Moser, who is public works and utilities superintendent for the village, discusses the features of the new equipment.

Expert: Vehicle telematics applications are continuing to expand worldwide

• 4th December 2014

In 2015, vehicle telematics will continue to grow as an important fleet management tool, predicts Niels Helkov who is a vice president of e-Health & M2M Americas at Orange Business Services.

Water privatization: Is it a wash?

• 3rd December 2014

Many cities across the U.S. and the globe have “remunicipalized” their water supplies, taking back control from private entities.

A streetcar named undesireable

• 3rd December 2014

Some voters are opposing new rail transit systems, saying light rails and street cars will cause more problems than they will solve.

Pictures of products that speed the flow of materials in government warehouses and facilities

• 21st November 2014

Government warehouse and facility managers can use these lift trucks, conveyors, shelving and other products that speed the flow of materials.

Presenting: Lincoln, Neb.’s showstopping pedestrian bridge

• 21st November 2014

Designed by Kansas City company Dimensional Innovations (DI), the 611-foot-long bridge spells “Lincoln” and connects Pinnacle Bank Arena with parking areas in Haymarket Park.

Building Bridges

• 21st November 2014

When is a bridge not a bridge? Perhaps when it connects more than just two pieces of land.

The Lincoln Bridge connects people to ideas. It connects Nebraskans today to Nebraskans who’ve gone before. It connects those who fly above to those who walk below.  

State parks report: Operating expenditures up, attendance down a little (with related video)

• 20th November 2014

There is a wealth of state parks data, including attendance, revenue and expense figures, in the latest edition (April, 2014) of the “Annual Information Exchange” (AIX) report. The National Association of State Park Directors produces the AIX report.

From brown to green

• 20th November 2014

Rochester, N.Y., sheds its industrial past

Arctic blasts signal it’s time to think about snow blower safety (with related video)

• 19th November 2014

Just in time for winter: The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute has tips on safe handling and operation of snow blowers.