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Build America Center to Host Hands-On Project Delivery Workshop at P3C This March
The Public Official’s Masterclass: Next-Gen Tools for Infrastructure Finance & Delivery Hosted by: Build America Center (BAC)Registration: Click Here Description: As the infrastructure landscape shifts and market conditions are evolving, public agencies face a critical challenge: how to seamlessly blend federal grants with private capital and innovative delivery methods. In this intensive 3-hour workshop, the…
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge: Delivering Value for Money, Value for Society |Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar Series
The Gordie Howe International Bridge Project will bring redundancy, improved border processing, capacity for future traffic, and highway-to-highway connectivity to the busiest commercial land border crossing on the Canada-US border. This once-in-a-generation project is an example of collaboration across technical disciplines and communities to address numerous unique constraints. It will provide tremendous value to stakeholders…
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Rural Transit Summit
The Build America Center (BAC) and the Governor’s Office of Rural Development are co-hosting a Rural Transit Summit on November 20th at LSU Alexandria, bringing together leaders and practitioners committed to strengthening mobility, access, and opportunity in rural Louisiana. This day-long event will serve as a working forum to gather on-the-ground input on the transit…
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Build America Center Fall 2025 Seminar Series
We are excited to kick off the Build America Center Fall 2025 Seminar Series! Join us to learn from industry leaders and dive into key topics shaping the future of infrastructure. Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with experts who are at the forefront of innovation and policy in infrastructure development. These seminars will provide…
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Unlocking Flexible Finance for Transportation Projects| Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar Series
As infrastructure projects grow more complex and costly, states are exploring new ways to stretch public dollars and deliver transportation improvements faster. The State Infrastructure Bank (SIB)—a flexible, state-run financing mechanism that allows federal dollars to be loaned and recycled across multiple projects, is becoming an essential part of the toolbox for many states. This webinar…
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Workshop: Financial Assessment of P3 Projects in Transport Infrastructure
Purdue University, the Midwest region partner of the Build America Center, will host a workshop on Financial Assessment of P3 Projects in Transport Infrastructure, featuring Dr. Cesar Queiroz (World Bank Consultant) and Dr. Samuel Labi (Purdue University). This event is supported by the ASCE T&DI Chapter at Purdue. Topics include project finance fundamentals, P3 structures, Toolkit for PPP in Roads…
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2025 SIB Symposium: Highlights & Takeaways
The Build America Center is pleased to share the newly published memo, “State Infrastructure Banks Symposium: Highlights & Takeaways,” now available on our website. Written by our partners at Rebel, this report captures key insights and lessons from the State Infrastructure Banks (SIB) Symposium held on May 21, 2025, at the Texas Department of Transportation…
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Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar Series – April 2025
The Purple Line Light Rail P3 Project in Maryland was awarded by Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland Transit Administration in 2016. The 16-mile alignment features 21 stations that will connect Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, while offering direct links to several existing transit networks. The session with cover the past challenges, navigating a change…
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SIB Webinar Series – April 2025
TOPIC: Learning from State-Funded SIB: Strategies for Effective Operations and Outreach Join us for an engaging webinar exploring best practices and lessons learned from state-funded State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs). Featuring insights from David Zimmer of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and Scott Wu of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, this session will highlight strategies…
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State Infrastructure Bank In-Person Symposium
State Infrastructure Bank Symposium The State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) Symposium, hosted by the University of Maryland’s Build America Center (BAC) and in collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration and Texas Department of Transportation, will take place on May 21, 2025, in Austin, TX. This event will bring together state DOT officials, FHWA representatives, financial experts,…
