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Labor Day Stories: Unions and Businesses Forging Public-Private-Partnerships

Michael Likosky | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Infrastructure Bank, Aft, Randi Weingarten, John Kerry, Mark Warner, Afl-Cio, Lindsey Graham, Tom Donohue, Damon Silvers, p3s, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Alcoa, Richard Trumka, US Chamber of Commerce, United Food and Commercial Workers, Clinton Global Initiative, Business News
Michael Likosky

Here are 5 ways that labor unions are advancing private-investment-driven solutions to our crisis, and promoting export-led growth -- in partnership with businesses.

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Bipartisanship Post-Labor-Day: P3s and a National Infrastructure Bank

Michael Likosky | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Infrastructure Bank, Infrastructure, p3s, Ppp, Ppps, Public-Private Partnerships, p3, Politics News
Michael Likosky

An Infrastructure Bank and other public-private partnership initiatives can spur private investment in the physical, social, health and human services, traditional and renewable energy, and mining projects necessary to create jobs.

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American Economic Highway: More Onramps, Less Roadblocks

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Bipartisanship, Infrastructure, Levies, p3s, National Infrastructure Bank, Public-Private-Partnerships, Minneapolis, Transportation, Business News
Michael Likosky

Our country faces astounding infrastructure needs. And nearly every governor and mayor -- Democrat or Republican -- is pressing for more investment.

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This Week in Infrastructure: Bills, Quotes, Op-Eds

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barbara Boxer, Hochtief AG, James Inhofe, Federal Reserve, California Department of Transportation, Infrastructure Bank, WateReuse Association, Natural Resource Defense Council, Professional Engineers, California State Business Transportation and Housing Agency, Inland Empire Waters Agencies, Meridiam Infrastructure, Reducing Lead in Drinking Water, East Bay Municipal Utilities District, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Infrastructure, New Jersey, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Financial TImes, Scott Walker, Frank Rapoport, Gary Locke, Paul Bedard, Plumbing and Manufacturers Institute, Association Fo California Water Agencies, Presidio Parkway Project, Chris Christie, p3s, Alan Mulally, Golden Link Partners, Homeland Security, David Rothkopf, Bond Buyer, Barack Obama, American Water Works Association, Austan Goolsbee, Wisconsin, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, Janet Napolitano, Public-Private-Partnerships, Bernard Schwartz, Fox News, Ben Bernanke, Neil Cavuto, Ford Motor Company, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Forbes, Washington Whispers, California State Infrastructure Bank, US News, Stanton Hazelroth, Dale Bonner, Business News
Michael Likosky

BILLS AND PLANS Reducing Lead in Drinking Water S. 3973 Signed into Law 1/4/2011 Bipartisan Co-sponsorship Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Senator Jame...

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Top 5 to Watch in 2011: Infrastructure Leaders

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treasury Department, p3s, Antonio Villaraigosa, National Infrastructure Bank, Michael Bloomberg, Transportation, Department of Commerce, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Rick Perry, Department of Homeland Security, Andrew Cuomo, Rick Scott, Infrastructure, Barbara Boxer, Rahm Emanuel, Public-Private-Partnerships, John Kerry, Dave Camp, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown, Nathan Deal, John Mica, Rosa DeLauro, Department of Energy, Water, John Hickenlooper, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Business News
Michael Likosky

1. Bellwether Members of Congress - Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Rep. John Mica (...

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Top 10 List for 2010: Infrastructure

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Building Americas Future, p3s, Felix Rohatyn, Infrastructure Bank, Afl-Cio, National Construction Alliance, Campaign for America's Future, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Barack Obama, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chris Matthews, Sputnik, Hardball, Infrastructure, Ed Rendell, Rachel Maddow, Public-Private-Partnerships, John Kerry, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, Policy Link, Bernard Schwartz, Rosa DeLauro, Stimulus Act, BLS Investments, US Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina, Seiu, Business News
Michael Likosky

1. Top Huffington Post Blog Chris Matthews: "Infrastructure as Monument" 2. Top Presidential Speech President Obama: "Our Generation's Sputnik Mome...

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Obama's Bipartisan Investment Strategy

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rustbelt, Felix Rohatyn, Infrastructure Bank, Building America's Future, Clean Energy, Winston-Salem, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Palin, Forsyth Technical Community College, Infrastructure, Ed Rendell, John Kerry, General Motors Assembly Plant, David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, John Mica, Rosa DeLauro, Rick Perry, US Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina, Janesville, Michael Bloomberg, Reagan Revolution, Afl-Cio, Bipartisan, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Transportation, Mortgage Crisis, Public-Private-Partnerships, Sputnik, Wisconsin, Bernard Schwartz, p3s, Jeb Bush, Seiu, Business News
Michael Likosky

Obama spoke yesterday about the costs of the displacement of manufacturing and textiles. Both were caused by the decades-long Reagan Revolution led divestment from America -- not the last several years.

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Happy Critical Infrastructure Protection Month: Let's Invest

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Infrastructure, Dwight Eisenhower, President Obama, p3s, National Security, Interstate Highway System, Hardball, Autobahn, Critical National Infrastructure, Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, Chris Matthews, Business News
Michael Likosky

December is Critical National Infrastructure Protection Month. And, it's about even more than safeguarding our homeland in a post-9/11 world through...

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The Deficit Commission & P3s

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Erskine Bowles, p3s, Earmarks, Transportation, Bridge to Nowhere, Deficit Commission, Alan Simpson, Transportation Trust Fund, Barack Obama, Gas Tax, Bonds, Business News
Michael Likosky

The Deficit Commission makes a number of recommendations which, if adopted, would result in structural changes to how we finance infrastructure projec...

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Promoting Infrastructure Investment on the Cheap

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Lazard, Charlie Rose, p3s, Michael Bloomberg, Morning Joe, Felix Rohatyn, Building America's Future, Infrastructure Bank, Clean Energy, Afl-Cio, Texas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Transportation, Public-Private-Partnerships, Msnbc, Infrastructure, Joe Scarborough, Ed Rendell, John Kerry, Bernard Schwartz, Rosa DeLauro, BLS Investments, Rick Perry, Mika Brzezinski, US Chamber of Commerce, Seiu, Business News
Michael Likosky

If members of Congress vote on their policy preferences instead of politics, the National Infrastructure Bank will enjoy broad-based bipartisan support in the New Year.

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An Infrastructure Bank: Reinvesting in America

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Labor Day, Clean Energy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wall Street Journal, Infrastructure, Ed Rendell, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Economic Stimulus Package, General Motors, Bailout, Janesville-Wisconsin, Rosa DeLauro, Broadband, Financial Regulation, Pension Funds, Batteries, Building Americas Future, Build America Bonds, p3s, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Michael Bloomberg, Christopher Dodd, Livable Communities, Chuck Hagel, San Francisco Bay Bridge, Barack Obama, American Society of Civil Engineers, Transportation, Iraq War, Public-Private-Partnerships, Labor Union, Milwaukee, Warren Buffett, High Speed Rail, McKinsey Global Institute, Politics News
Michael Likosky

On Labor Day, President Obama announced a National Infrastructure Bank to direct our reinvestment in American infrastructure. In doing so, he returned...

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Enlisting Goldman in Our Recovery

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Infrastructure, JP Morgan, Sec, Privatization, Build America Bonds, p3s, Asset Leases, Energy, Ebt, Freight Rail, Politics News
Michael Likosky

We must modernize the rules governing our financial institutions swiftly so that we can turn to a more pressing matter - how to move capital into our ...

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P3s: The Problem With Tolls

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Privatization, Public/Private Partnerships, Goldman Sachs, Tolls, North Tarrant, p3s, Public-Private Partnerships, Business News
Michael Likosky

A public private partnership (P3) finances a public works project with private investment. Unfortunately, the public is getting into the habit of shouldering too much of the risk of P3 investors.

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Fleecing the USA Again: Non-Performance-Based P3 Banker Fees

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, p3s, Chicago Parking, Investment Banks, World War Two, Bridges, Public-Private Partnerships, Tarp Banks, Power, Public Works, City of Chicago, Water, Roads, Privatization, Levies, Bonuses, People of Chicago, Skyway, Business News
Michael Likosky

If the recovery is done right, we can forge public-private partnerships akin to the Second World War. However, our least patriotic institution, the large scale investment bank, seems to have something different in mind.

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P3s: Let's Not Party Like It's 1929

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: p3s, New Deal, Railroads, Larry Summers, Granger Movement, Railroad Strikes of 1877, Bailout, Barack Obama, Fdr, Aig, Tennessee Valley Authority Dam Breaks, Money Trust, Robber Barons, US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Public-Private Partnerships, Abraham Lincoln, Homer Plessy, TARP Trust, Brotherhood of Sleepign Car Porters, A. Philip Randolph, Business News
Michael Likosky

We must take the public interest more seriously when we talk about P3s.

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Finally, a Craigslist for Government Assets

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Assets, Credit Ratings, Infrastructure, Government Accountability, p3s, Dog Shelters, Bridges, Public-Private Partnerships, Roads, Privatization, Blue Chip Law Firms, Allen--Overy, Financial Crisis, Craigslist, Municipal Debt, Business News
Michael Likosky

If you're looking for a good deal on public assets, Allen & Overy LLP, a leading international law firm, has a product for you.

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Ed Rendell: Hardest Working Man in Infrastructure

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gilded Age Railroads, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, p3s, National Infrastructure Bank, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Building America's Future, Meet the Press, National Governors Association, Council on Competitiveness, American Society of Civil Engineers, Stephen Goldsmith, Rachel Maddow Show, Public Works, Howard Dean, Clean Energy Bank, Governor Ed Rendell, Public-Private Partnership, NGA Strengthening Our Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future Initiative, European Investment Bank, Mckenna Long & Aldridge, Politics News
Michael Likosky

Governor Rendell has been a tireless advocate of an infrastructure-driven recovery within the NGA and also as co-leader of Building America's Future.

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Obama's Economy

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citi, Energy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, p3s, Public-Private Partnerships, Bailouts, George W. Bush, President Obama, Shock and Awe, Public Works, Infrastructure, Morgan Stanley, Tax Incentives, General Motors, Janesville-Wisconsin, Rustbelt, Michigan, Iraq War, Privatization, Goldman, Economic Stimulus, Tarp, Tax Havens, Business News
Michael Likosky

If the TARP banks are to be a main investment vehicle for the next stage of recovery -- as they should be, it is after all our money not theirs -- it is heartening to have Obama at the helm.

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Can P3s Boost the Stimulus?

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Press Conference, Cabinet, Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus Package, p3s, Barack Obama, Transportation, Ray Lahood, Business News
Michael Likosky

The foundation of our economic stimulus is a public- private-partnership. What should this partnership look like? How should benefits and burdens, risks and rewards be distributed?

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Reinvesting in America

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ppp, McCain Economy, Economy, Private-Public Partnerships, Partnerships, Obama Economy, Recession, Bloomberg Ppp, p3s, Business News
Michael Likosky

Our economic recovery depends upon not only rehabilitating our national infrastructure, but also on large scale investment in state-of-the-art new projects.

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