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Articles by Mike Toohey
Basement Doors, Like ‘The Turtle,’ Helped Build State’s Legacy of Innovation
“The Turtle” came along 151 years before BILCO founder George Lyons manufactured the world’s first metal basement door, but both inventions are among the long line of products that distinguish Connecticut’s history of innovation.
Op/Ed: Real World Infrastructure Needs
Over the last two months, the inland waterways system has been particularly stressed by both emergency and Mother Nature-inflicted outages at key locks and dams. Lock and Dam (L&D) 52 on the Ohio River was closed September 6-14 when the dam’s low-lift wooden wickets could not be raised to hold a stable pool for navigation, halting shipping on the river. Given the river’s conditions, the wicket gates had to be raised individually, by hand, to impound water to create the pool.
WCI Applauds Trump's Cincinnati Visit
Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) issued a statement about President Trump’s visit to Cincinnati as part of a series of events this week designed to highlight a key feature of his legislative agenda on infrastructure: "WCI applauds President Trump’s visit to the heartland and for his speech today that will surely bring heightened attention to the investment needs of the inland waterways system. Our country has not seen this kind of leadership on infrastructure since President Franklin D.
WCI Meets The Press, Addresses FY 2018 Budget Request
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017; FY 2017 Corps' Work Plan and Infrastructure Plan Addressed. Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) today held its annual briefing for the news media to address the President’s FY 2018 budget request, the FY 2017 Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations Act, the Corps of Engineers’ FY 2017 Work Plan, and the Administration’s infrastructure initiative. he event was held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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