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New York State to Receive $100 Million for Broadband Expansion
A huge amount of federal funding is coming to New York as it has been announced by Gov. Hochul that the state is set to receive $100 million for broadband infrastructure expansion. The funding that will be used for this connectivity project comes from the $10 billion...
USDA Announces $197 Million Investment Across the Country to Mitigate Wildfire Risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is delivering $197 million through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program across the country. The said amount will be apportioned among 100 projects in 22 states and 7 tribes that were affected by wildfires or...
Feds to Distribute $2.5 Billion to States for EV Charging Infrastructure
The federal government announced that an additional $2.5 billion has been earmarked to finance the construction of electric vehicle charging stations across the country. The money, which will be distributed through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant...
Flash Update: Unemployment Rate in Every Metro (April 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key employment data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at new data on unemployment rates in US metro areas. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
DATA: Job Opening Rates in All 50 States (March 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at a new data on job opening rates in all 50 states. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
DATA: Quit Rates in All 50 States (March 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at the latest state-level quit rates data. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
Flash Update: Inflation in Major Cities (April 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at the latest CPI release and the 13 cities tracked in this release. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]....
Federal Bill Would Improve Climate Resiliency of U.S. Airports
Climate change is causing severe weather, and airports are not safe from its effects. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D) recently introduced the Airport Infrastructure Resilience Act, which would direct the Secretary of Transportation to create a program that will give...
Mississippi Legislators Drafts Legislation for Infrastructure Funding
Senate Bill 3120 allocated $620 million to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. This was amended in the House, which increased MDOT's funding of its three-year plan to $800 million. This amendment was subsequently approved by the House after Gov. Tate Reeves...
$1.1 Billion Allocated for California’s Transportation Infrastructure
It has been announced that the California Transportation Commission is boosting its investment in infrastructure as the body has earmarked $1.1 billion to be used to finance transportation infrastructure projects across the state. As reported by the Sierra Sun Times,...
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