A rise in minority employment in the oil and gas sector, predicted by the American Petroleum Institute (API) in 2015, will still hold true, even if the number of jobs overall has been slowed by an unpredicted drop in oil prices, Leanne Wheeler, an Air Force veteran and volunteer chair of Colorado Vets4Energy told TI News Daily. Read More »

From Knoxville, Tennessee to Charleston, South Carolina, many southeast American cities are experiencing tremendous growth that is putting a strain on their infrastructure.  Read More »

The U.S. Senate approved a comprehensive energy infrastructure bill this week on a bipartisan vote of 84-3. Read More »

Mississippi airports will receive $20.3 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) announced last week. The Airport Improvement Program grants are intended for airport infrastructure improvements. Read More »

U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced that Grand Junction Airport will receive a $3.3 million Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant. Holyoke, Sterling and Wray Municipal airports will also receive funding for a variety of infrastructure improvement projects. Read More »