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Report: States not spending stimulus money effectively
States are not making as much progress as possible in spending funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), according to a report by Washington-based Smart Growth America (SGA). Not enough of the $26 billion in ARRA funding for transportation projects has gone to repairing existing roads and bridges or to fund public transportation, the report says....
Putting stimulus funds to work on roof repairs
In Louisville, Ky., city officials will use federal stimulus funds to pay for a green roof on a new transit maintenance and training hub facility. The transit hub project, valued at $5.5 million, will include the installation of solar panels. The city government, the Transit Authority of River City and the Louisville Metro Housing Authority recently presented plans for stimulus-funded projects worth a total of $20 million....
NACE launches "Local Roads Matter" campaign
State and federal funding policies are denying local governments the resources they need to maintain roads in their jurisdictions, according to the Washington-based National Association of County Engineers (NACE). In response, NACE has launched a "Local Roads Matter" campaign to highlight the importance of local roads....
Summer lawn care tips for government grounds maintenance managers
TruGreen, the Memphis, Tenn.-based lawn care services provider, has issued a series of suggestions for environmentally responsible lawn care. The company calls them “Your Square Care” tips, referring to grounds managers’ “little square of the Earth.”...
Company seeks 25 cities to test solar street lighting
Springfield, Ill.-based Eco Alternative Solutions is looking for 25 cities to participate in a 90-day free trial of its Integrated Solar Series (ISS) LED street light system. Mounted atop standard 30-foot tall utility poles, the ISS lights use solar power to recharge two recyclable sealed lead acid batteries that power the white or yellow LEDs for 10 hours a night for up to three consecutive nights on one charge. Eco Alternatives will conduct field tests in different ambient conditions during the trial period....
Clean-energy plant powers up California county buildings
Starting in spring 2010, Sonoma County, Calif., (2008 population: 466,741) will rely on a Direct Fuelcell DFC1500 power plant to generate 1.4 megawatts of electricity to supply 100 percent of the baseload electricity needed to operate its jail and county office buildings in Santa Rosa. ...
Nation’s capital scores tops in health and community fitness
The Washington, D.C., metro area is the fittest of America's 50 most populous metropolitan areas according to the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) American Fitness Index (AFI)....
Census Bureau releases county/state data
Six more counties became majority-minority — in which more than 50 percent of the residents are other than single-race, non-Hispanic whites — in 2008, according to data released last month by the U.S. Census Bureau. Along with the information on majority-minority counties, the data breaks down the United States population by age and sex to define trends before the 2010 Census....
Comments invited for proposed hand sanitizers standard
The EcoLogo Program, a third-party eco-labeling organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, has started developing a new environmental standard for hand sanitizers, and it wants government leaders’ input on its draft standard. The proposed standard will allow purchasers to select hand sanitizing products with reduced environmental and health effects....
GSA opens electronic marketplace to non-federal agencies
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has opened its e-Buy online request service to state and local governments. Non-federal agencies now have faster and more direct access to many of the same vendors for products and services that federal agencies use, according to the GSA....
APWA names Top 10 public works professionals in North America
The Kansas City, Mo.-based American Public Works Association (APWA) has named the Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year for 2009. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the award....
Making public facilities sustainable
Editor’s note: For this Government Product News Special Report, we spoke with Susan Haifleigh, director of sustainability solutions at Boston-based VFA (www.vfa.com), a provider of solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management, about some ways to incorporate green initiatives into facilities planning....
Cooperative purchasing pact may speed IT stimulus spending
Herndon, Va.-based GTSI Corp. has won a seven-year (four base years and three option years) U.S. Communities Technology Services and Solutions Contract. Fairfax County, Va., awarded the contract, through which 90,000 state and local government agencies in the United States can buy GTSI products and services in the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance....
Governments: prime customers for roofing materials and roof repairs
Editor’s note: No question about it, local, state and federal governments are major consumers of roofing materials. A quick check on the BidNet bid library (www.bidnet.com) shows a total of 432 bid solicitations over the past three months from local, state and federal government agencies in the United States that are seeking bids on roofing materials or roof repair, replacement, sealing, renovation and other roof construction projects. BidNet is an online bid notification and market intelligence service based in Albany, N.Y. ...
House and Senate resolve to support National Public Works Week
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have approved resolutions in support of National Public Works Week, scheduled for May 17-23....
California municipality shifting to energy-saving LED streetlights
San Jose, Calif., has selected locally based Echelon’s LonWorks technology for its second LED streetlight pilot project. Through the pilot program, San Jose plans to convert 125 lights in the city’s Hillview North neighborhood by June 2009. The new streetlights will use energy efficient LED lamps equipped with the vendor’s power line networking technology and segment controllers....
Energy programs tap federal stimulus dollars
More than a billion dollars in federal stimulus funding for energy efficiency and other green projects and programs will begin to flow from the federal government to the states in a matter of weeks, reports the Alexandria, Va.-based National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). NASEO expects the pace of spending to accelerate in the next several months as detailed funding plans are reviewed and approved by the Department of Energy....
New York state agency launches 'green cleaning' Web site
The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has launched a new Web site for its Green Cleaning Program, which encourages state agencies and schools to use environmentally friendly cleaning products. The Web site provides information and resources to help schools and state agencies comply with state laws requiring the use of green cleaning products....
Go Pro crossword-puzzle answers revealed!
If you’re looking for the answers to the latest Go Pro crossword puzzle, you’ve come to the right place....
Stimulus funds could give boost to domestic auto industry
The U.S. General Services Administration has announced plans to buy and deliver energy-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles valued at $300 million using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act....
Gearing up to manage stimulus dollars
Public purchasers are stepping up to the plate even as the federal government rolls out rules covering implementation of the stimulus legislation. Seeing the chance for her institution to obtain federal funds, Eileen Miller, purchasing management analyst at Salem, Ore.’s Chemeketa Community College, has been drafting reports for her college’s local contract review board....
New appointments at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America
Logan Township, N.J.-based Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) has named Michael Rumsey vice president for sales operations and Joshua Tregear corporate communications manager. Rumsey will be responsible for the development and growth of MFTA’s sales across the United States and Canada, and he will oversee fleet sales, distribution and traffic, marketing and product applications departments....
Aging government buildings poised for roof repairs
No question about it, local, state and federal governments are major consumers of roofing materials. The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest “Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS): Building Characteristics Tables” estimate that there are 635,000 government-owned buildings in the United States. The EIA made its estimate using a national sample survey....
Healthy boost in number of visitors to state parks
The total number of visitors to state parks in the United States rose from 730.2 million in 2006-2007 to 747.9 million in 2007-2008. That's a 2.4 percent increase....
Florida public agency names purchasing pro of the year
The Miami-Dade County Department of Procurement Management (DPM) has selected Km Ra as the winner of the department’s first annual Purchasing Professional of the Year award. Ra is a senior procurement contracting agent....
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