Agtech's portfolio of vertical farming startups is facing an existential crisis. Alarm bells were ringing earlier this year. But with two agtech startups filing for bankruptcy protection since April and potentially another headed for Chapter 11 soon the vertical farming industry itself may be on the ropes. Promising a 90
The bi-partisan agreement to suspend America's debt ceiling a couple of weeks ago was reason to cheer in its own right. But for infrastructure enthusiasts there are a few other provisions packed into the bill that are also worth celebrating. The debt deal (officially, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023)
The pace of globalization is slowing down as countries tighten up their supply chains in favor of their geopolitical allies. This "slobalization" and "friendshoring" is happening at a moment when populist tensions are increasing everywhere in the aftermath of COVID, never-ending financial crises, and the impacts of climate change. As
A new book argues that low- and middle-income countries must "improve their understanding of the fiscal risks" of infrastructure if they are to achieve their sustainable development goals. By 2050, the number of people living in cities will increase by 2.5 billion globally, but mostly across low- and middle-income
Industry giant WSP has announced the launch of a payments platform for public agencies called Mobility Marketplace, which will consolidate tolling, transit, ferry, parking, micromobility, EV charging, and other transportation modes into one account - with one bill, like a utility - for customers (an evolution forward from NYC's MetroCard