Investment banks JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are backing a plan to tax carbon dioxide emissions, as former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and executives from more than a dozen Fortune 100 companies pitched senators on the idea. The executives, environmentalists, and financial experts outlined their proposal over dinner Tuesday night for...
The U.S. South is fastest growing region in the country. And one of the most overlooked opportunities within the investment industry. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been making investments in the region for decades. And we’ve learned that to make equitable investments in the South, you first must understand the region and all of its beautiful complexities. ...
MEDIA ADVISORY: NAPA, ASU, AGS & NAC Host Summit on Transportation Infrastructure Investment: “Building a Shared Map of the Nation’s Infrastructure to Enable Smart Investments” Post Date: April 16, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, Arizona State University, the American Geographical Society and the National Academy of...
NAPA, ASU, AGS & NAC Host Summit on Transportation Infrastructure Investment, “Building a Shared Map of the Nation’s Infrastructure to Enable Smart Investments” Post Date: May 01, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, Arizona State University, the American Geographical Society and the National Academy of Construction today...
2017 RBA Medalists such as SteelStacks Arts and Cultural Campus illustrate the transformative impact of government leadership and infrastructure investment.Courtesy Christenson Photography Visionary Urban Planning Requires Ambitious Public Sector The vital role of civic ambition, leadership, and investment was the big takeaway from the RBA selection...
To President Brian Blake & the Board of Trustees: We, the Georgia State University Student Coalition Against Policing & Militarism, write this letter to express our solidarity with the Stop Cop City movement. We demand that the university end its sprawling investments in carceral projects, including, but not limited to, Cop City. The university heavily...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships to Host Discussion of Workforce Development and the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Post Date: February 17, 2022 For Immediate Release February 2022 Contact: Betsy Holahan [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships to Host Discussion of Workforce...
Mississippi: one of the most overlooked yet naturally resource-rich places in the U.S. The Magnolia State has always been a source of tremendous innovation, creativity, talent, culture and economic opportunity, but the vast majority of it has been exported or exploited for the benefit of other states. Now is the time for Mississippi’s value-add to be added to...