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Articles Tagged with ''infrastructure''

In August 2025, iron and steel prices increased by 9.2% year over year, contributing to a rise in overall construction input costs.
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Construction Faces Higher Costs, Weaker Jobs Amid PPI Downturn

August PPI slipped overall, but metals and fuel pushed construction inputs higher
Bryan Gottlieb
September 15, 2025
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Producer prices fell in August, but construction input costs climbed as metals and diesel rose. With jobs revised lower, contractors face uneven pressures closing out 2025.


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How Tech is Revolutionizing Construction from the Ground Up

AI platforms are being used to analyze historical project data among other things.
John Oldani
John Oldani
September 15, 2025
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Cloud-connected apps allow project managers to monitor active drilling operations, material deliveries, and equipment maintenance from a single dashboard


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America’s Crumbling Infrastructure: Old Pipes, Big Problems

Taking a look at Detroit's recent water main break.
John Oldani
John Oldani
March 6, 2025
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As America’s aging infrastructure crumbles, the drilling industry finds itself both impacted by the failures and essential to the solutions


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More than $3.6B Awarded to States, Territories to Upgrade Water Infrastructure

EPA funding to address local challenges like lead and PFAS in drinking water
J.J. Smith
November 1, 2024
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This funding is part of a five-year, $50 billion investment in water infrastructure through the Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).


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Itron Collaborates with VODA.ai to Predict Water Pipe Failures Using AI

The initiative aims to enhance water management through AI-driven solutions, improving safety and efficiency for utilities
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
June 10, 2024
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Itron and VODA.ai are joining forces to develop an advanced AI-driven Pipe Asset Management solution, designed to predict water pipe failures and manage assets more efficiently.


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The Driller Newscast episode 103 - Future Proofing with Gen Z: No ‘April Fooling Around’
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Future-Proofing with Gen Z: No ‘April Fooling Around’

National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
April 1, 2024
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This April Fool’s Day, we discuss how only fools would disregard conservation and climate change in drilling. 


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Terracon Names VP, Transportation and Infrastructure Director

Janet Keiser, PE, to Support Client Service, Project Delivery
November 24, 2023
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Janet Keiser has 30 years engineering experience, service with ACEC, Women’s Transportation Seminar, others.


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ASCE Marks 2 Years of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Civil Engineering Group also Marks Inaugural National Stormwater Day
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
November 20, 2023
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American Society of Civil Engineers lauds $1.2T infrastructure investment, marks first National Stormwater Day.


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The Driller Newscast episode 57: Talking Groundwater, Wells and Drilling with U.S. Senators
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Talking Groundwater, Wells and Drilling with U.S. Senators

April 17, 2023
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We debrief from NGWA’s Legislative Fly-In and talk about the recent PFAS settlement in Minnesota.



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The Driller Newscast episeode 27: Infrastructure Law Money for Drillers and Water Use Abuse
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Infrastructure Law Money for Drillers and Water Use Abuse

September 6, 2022
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We talk about federal funds for drilling work and increasingly common water disputes. It’s episode 27.


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