Connecting the DOTs: How State Departments of Transportation are Laying the Groundwork for Connected and Automated Vehicles

by WCORE | Jul 29, 2022 | Insight

Scott Marler, the Director of the Iowa Department of Transportation and Chair of the AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations, shared his insights on how state governments are forging ahead to lay the groundwork for the safe deployment of Connected and...

Riding with Technology: Prioritizing Workers and Communities in a Changing World

by WCORE | Jul 22, 2022 | Insight

Advances in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drone technologies, and the collection and use of data are all changing the relationship between workers and technology, at times with negative or unforeseen consequences for workers and communities. The Teamsters is one of...

A New Way of Thinking about Materials Management: the Oregon Story

by WCORE | Jul 15, 2022 | Insight

Concerns about environmental damage from the rising tide of plastic waste are rising around the world, and governments are finally beginning to take substantial mitigation actions. The state of Oregon is at the forefront of proactive materials management policy in the...

Casting a Wider Net: Promoting Opportunities for the Japanese Business Community!

by WCORE | Jul 1, 2022 | News

JETRO, a trade and investment promotion organization, is one of the premier sources of information for Japanese and American companies that want to conduct trans-Pacific business. While large coastal cities in the U.S. like Boston, New York, and Los Angeles are well...

From waste management to clean materials: Striving for Balance between the Environment and the Economy in the Pacific Northwest

by WCORE | Oct 30, 2021 | Insight

Mr. Rhys Roth, Director of the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (CSI) is working toward solutions for persistent infrastructure-based environmental challenges in the Pacific Northwest. CSI’s latest study aims to redefine how governments look at waste, and to...