Infrastructure News Updates

Government, Business

Top Democrats Float Alternative to Biden’s Corporate-Tax Plan

Three top Senate Democrats released a proposal to overhaul the U.S. international tax system that could shape the outcome of the global tax revamp that the White House is pursuing to fund infrastructure spending.

April 5, 2021
Government

New to D.C., Buttigieg Looks to Build Bridges With Biden Plan

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will have to navigate the fraught politics of a bitterly divided Washington as he is tasked with selling the Biden administration’s infrastructure and climate plan. He may have found a way by just riding a bike, which has gained fans from even skeptics in Congress.

April 5, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Biden’s Big Infrastructure Plan Hits McConnell, GOP Blockade

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are betting that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the $2.25 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments.

April 5, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Biden’s Biggest-Ever Investment Plan for US Still Trails China

What President Joe Biden touted as a historic U.S. federal investment program that will position the country to win the global innovation race still leaves it well behind China’s continuing, giant infrastructure upgrading campaign.

April 2, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

EV Stocks Climbing Back on Biden’s ‘Green Tidal Wave’

Electric vehicle stocks, which were hit hard this year as investors shifted out of growth industries, are getting a boost as President Joe Biden mounts a major push to accelerate the adoption of battery-powered cars, and Chinese peers report strong March sales.

April 1, 2021
Government

Granholm, Buttigieg to Help Sell Infrastructure Plan

President Joe Biden said he had directed five of his Cabinet members, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, to help advance his plan to spend $2.25 trillion on infrastructure and other priorities.

April 1, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

‘Chargers Everywhere’: Biden Maps $174 Billion Path for EV Boom

The U.S. auto industry sees President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package as accelerating a global shift toward electric vehicles, thanks to the $174 billion proposed for charging stations, planned consumer rebates for American-made EVs and a pledge to electrify the government’s fleet.

April 1, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan to Total $2.25 Trillion, Include Corporate Tax Hikes

President Joe Biden announced a $2.25 trillion climate change-centric infrastructure plan meant to repair the country’s roads and bridges, and guarantee nationwide access to broadband internet and safe drinking water.

March 31, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Georgia Ports Authority OKs $205 Million for Savannah Expansion

The board of the Georgia Ports Authority voted March 29 to spend $205 million to expand the Savannah facility, adding to $100 million authorized several months ago.

March 30, 2021
Government, Business

Infrastructure Plan Could Include $3 Trillion in Tax Increases

President Joe Biden is aiming for summer passage of an infrastructure plan that is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, and the White House hopes to take a more deliberate and collaborative approach with the contentious Congress than it did on the COVID-19 rescue package, officials said.

March 30, 2021