Help Shape the Conversation in Advance of #SOTU
The president will outline his second-term agenda during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. With 23 million people unemployed, underemployed, or who have stopped looking for work, the...
View ArticleGUEST COLUMN: A Partnership We Can Build On
Our transportation infrastructure – roads, rails, ports and airports – carries the life-blood of our economy. It helps us move goods, facilitate commerce and bring millions of international visitors to...
View ArticleBusiness, Lawmakers Make the Case for More Infrastructure
Our nation’s infrastructure system is in a rapid state of decline, threatening safety, productivity, and our global competitiveness, according to attendees at the Let’s Rebuild America’s Transportation...
View ArticleA Partnership for Infrastructure Investment
Nearly everyone agrees that a well-maintained infrastructure system could put Americans back to work, spur our economy, enhance our global competitiveness, reduce congestion, improve safety, and show...
View ArticleThe Future of Water: Threats and Opportunity for U.S. Business
About 70% of the Earth is covered in water, but just 3% is the fresh water used for drinking, farming and all aspects of life. While the amount of fresh water is inelastic, demand is rising fast. The...
View ArticleAmerica’s Infrastructure Grades Are Out, and Nobody Made the Honor Roll
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) takes a look every four years at the conditions and performance of the nation’s infrastructure, from A to Z ( aviation to wastewater). The evaluations...
View ArticleTop Aviation CEOs Share Industry Lessons, Outlook at Chamber Summit
While the aviation industry has weathered the recession and is on pace to be profitable this year, it still faces too many taxes and regulations, unstable energy prices, and an outdated air traffic...
View Article5 Misconceptions about Emergency Preparedness
Brought to you by FedEx and American Red CrossA recent American Red Cross poll of small businesses sponsored by FedEx shows that fewer than half of small businesses (41%) have a disaster preparedness...
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Customize Your Free Enterprise Experience With the New App
The My Free Enterprise app—available for iPhone, iPad, and Android—is your home for free market news and ideas. It’s a streamlined, interactive way to read FreeEnterprise.com's award-winning content on...
View ArticlePortMiami Investment: More than Just a Pretty Picture
PortMiami is the world's busiest cruise port and a key international gateway for cargo. So it makes sense the President Obama would use it as a backdrop for a speech to highlight the economic benefits...
View ArticleVIDEO: Aviation CEOs Shed Light on Industry Challenges
What are the biggest challenges facing the airlines and its manufacturers? FreeEnterprise.com asked the CEOs of some of the industry’s biggest players.See our other stories on the Aviation Summit here...
View ArticlePlaying ‘Mad Libs’ on Infrastructure
POLITICO and a few Members of Congress raised doubts as to whether America’s infrastructure is truly “crumbling.” The implication from the article: things aren’t as bad as some “politicians and...
View ArticleBuilding Blocks on Infrastructure
In the 20th century, America built the world’s best infrastructure. But, like a house, infrastructure requires habitual maintenance and renewal—which have been lacking recently due to continual...
View ArticleHow to Save the Highway Trust Fund
Businesses place a high value on the mobility of their employees, customers and supply chains. A seamless, reliable, safe transportation system boosts gross domestic product. A system that is...
View ArticlePublic-Private Partnerships Needed
The nation’s infrastructure grade is barely above failing, and its continued deterioration has significant implications for the U.S. economy and its global competitiveness. In a report issued every...
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How Does Your State Rank? Chamber Releases Enterprising States Report
The vitality of state economies, like that of the national economy, is directly tied to the success of thousands of small businesses. And state policymakers know this. Every state has policies and...
View ArticleDetour: As Washington Dithers, States Seek New Course on Highway Funds
Frustrated by Washington, D.C.’s inability to address the nation’s infrastructure needs, some state governments are beginning to take matters into their own hands.In state capitals, Republicans and...
View ArticleEnterprising States 2013 Report: Top Performers in Infrastructure
This article is part of a series on Enterprising States, a study produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The study, along with a accompanying Enterprising States Dashboard, was released at...
View ArticleWhy You Should Give a “Dam” About the Water Infrastructure Bill
It is fitting that during National Transportation Week the Senate, for the first time since 2007, passed a water resources bill. Shepherded by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator David Vitter...
View ArticleA Conversation with Boeing CEO James McNerney
Earlier this spring, U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue recently sat down with Boeing President and CEO James McNerney during the Chamber’s 12th Annual Aviation Summit. The two business leaders...
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