Economic infrastructure

• Infrastructure (Economics)

• Infrastructure Economics

• Foreign direct investment and economic growth: is infrastructure an issue?

1. INTRODUCTION Over past three decades, many countries across the world which had been so far resisting free movement of capital to and from the co...

• Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
• Vol. 11 Nbr. 2, February 2011

• Infrastructure to Drive Economic Competitiveness

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities (NLC) announces "Building Cities, Building Futures," a national tour centering on sustainable infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth. Sponsored by Siemens, the tour will bring together local business, community and governmental leaders to discuss how to effectively plan and prioritize funding and the options available to promote resiliency and create jobs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081022/NLCLOGO )

• U.S. Newswire
• June 28, 2011

• The Potential Upside Of The Economic Stimulus Plans For The Infrastructure Market

Although the primary purpose of both the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Act") and the United States Department of the Treasury's...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Media Alert: Sustainable Infrastructure for Economic Growth

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National League of Cities (NLC) in partnership with the Southern California Association of Governments, will hold "Building Cities, Building Futures," a national tour centering on sustainable infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth in Los Angeles tomorrow, July 20. Sponsored by Siemens, the tour will bring together local Los Angeles area business, community and governmental leaders to discuss how to effectively plan and prioritize funding and the options available to promote resiliency and create jobs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081022/NLCLOGO)

• U.S. Newswire
• July 19, 2011

• Organization Hopes to Change the Economic Infrastructure of Metro Detroit

I took it as a personal mission to promote African American business," he said. "I feel that Detroit is a great place to network, work together and obtain resources. It is a great place to conceptualize a dream and the Detroit Black Expo is the realization of my dream. "We want entrepreneurs to network, provide mentorship and share resources," said [Kenneth L. Harris]. "We also want to have a shared platform of wisdom and youthful energy in Detroit and surrounding Metropolitan areas that will galvanize the business community and create opportunities to uplift each other." "No business can survive solely by themselves," said IDBE Board of Directors Uolanda Davis-Campbell. "They need customers and they need to become customers - meaning they need wholesalers and product. If they don't k...

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 05, 2009

• Time Ripe for Small-Business Entrepreneurs -- Gathering Calls for Supporting Mainstay of Country's Economic Infrastructure

Stressing that fiscal vitality depends on foundational stability, Small Business Chamber founder Robert Staub encouraged the organization's members on Tuesday to support local entrepreneurs during this time of economic challenge. Small businesses are the infrastructure of our economy, and as they go, we all go," Staub said at the group's quarterly membership luncheon.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• May 20, 2009

• Organization Hopes to Change Economic Infrastructure of Metro Detroit

We want entrepreneurs to network, provide mentorship and share resources," said [Kenneth L. Harris]. "We also want to have a shared platform of wisdom and youthful energy in Detroit and surrounding metropolitan areas that will galvanize the business community and create opportunities to uplift each other. "Education is the backbone of business," he said. "In this arena, education is a lifelong learning process and you must constantly educate yourself," he said. "We believe that access heightens the level of education and that is another of our initiatives. We want to educate entrepreneurs. The corporate entities who are linked up with us want to show what the potential is out there." "No business can survive solely by themselves," said Uolanda Davis-Campbell, IDBE board of directors. ...

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 05, 2009

• More Than $49 Billion For Transportation Infrastructure Under the Economic Stimulus Package, With At Least $1.369 Billion For Pennsylvania.

President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on February 17, providing more than $49 billion in transportation infrastruc...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2009, January 2009

• Research and Markets: Economic and Infrastructure Analysis of the Russian Energy Industry.

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5c950f/economic_and_infra) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's...

• Business Wire
• October 04, 2010

• Comed, Other Stakeholders Developing Proposal to Modernize Illinois' Electric Grid ; Major Utility Infrastructure Investment Is Essential for Economic Development, Competitiveness and Job Growth

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd today announced it is working with state policymakers, other Illinois utilities and interested stakeholders on a policy-based approach to modernizing Illinois' electric grid. As the digital age transforms the modern economy, the electric grid becomes all the more critical to economic strength. Immediate and sustainable planned investment in the grid is needed to keep Illinois competitive with other states. The policy-based approach includes infrastructure investment programs, regulatory reform to support the investments, and measurable customer reliability benefits. If agreed upon by key stakeholders and approved by the General Assembly, this proposal would create the grid of the future, spur economic development, create thousands o...

• U.S. Newswire
• January 14, 2011