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Posted On: 07/14/2021 2:29:04 PM
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These are America’s 10 worst states for infrastructure
PUBLISHED WED, JUL 14 202110:24 AM EDTUPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Scott Cohn @SCOTTCOHNTV
KEY POINTS
While Washington, D.C., has been negotiating, the nation’s infrastructure has only gotten worse.
CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business study shows some states are crumbling more than others.
Infrastructure has taken on added importance, and new dimensions, in the post-pandemic world.
A new federal infrastructure package from Capitol Hill can’t come a moment too soon for a nation whose basic underpinnings have kept crumbling as Washington, D.C., works on a deal.
It also comes at a time when infrastructure has taken on new importance as the nation emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed, the very definition of infrastructure has been part of the most recent debate.
The rise in remote work has put a new premium on broadband connectivity. Disastrous and deadly winter power outages in Texas exposed nationwide vulnerabilities in the electrical grid. And companies that are re-thinking their dense, urban environments are looking for places to spread out.
In CNBC’s 2021 America’s Top States for Business study, our Infrastructure category carries more weight than ever before — worth 15% of the total points. We rate the states on multiple components of their infrastructure, including roads and bridges, utilities, connectivity, sustainability, and sites available for development. Some states score highly on infrastructure.
These ten crumbling states are the most in need of help.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/these-are-ame...cture.html
PUBLISHED WED, JUL 14 202110:24 AM EDTUPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Scott Cohn @SCOTTCOHNTV
KEY POINTS
While Washington, D.C., has been negotiating, the nation’s infrastructure has only gotten worse.
CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business study shows some states are crumbling more than others.
Infrastructure has taken on added importance, and new dimensions, in the post-pandemic world.
A new federal infrastructure package from Capitol Hill can’t come a moment too soon for a nation whose basic underpinnings have kept crumbling as Washington, D.C., works on a deal.
It also comes at a time when infrastructure has taken on new importance as the nation emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed, the very definition of infrastructure has been part of the most recent debate.
The rise in remote work has put a new premium on broadband connectivity. Disastrous and deadly winter power outages in Texas exposed nationwide vulnerabilities in the electrical grid. And companies that are re-thinking their dense, urban environments are looking for places to spread out.
In CNBC’s 2021 America’s Top States for Business study, our Infrastructure category carries more weight than ever before — worth 15% of the total points. We rate the states on multiple components of their infrastructure, including roads and bridges, utilities, connectivity, sustainability, and sites available for development. Some states score highly on infrastructure.
These ten crumbling states are the most in need of help.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/these-are-ame...cture.html
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