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Last Word

Last Word is an op-ed/point-of-view column in Trenchless Technology magazine. It offers those working in or affiliated with the underground infrastructure construction sector an opportunity to share their opinions on the state of the industry.  For submission inquires, contact Sharon M. Bueno, editor, at sbueno@benjaminmedia.com.

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January 29, 2019
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Last Word: Q&A with NAWC CEO Robert Powelson
January 3, 2019
Canada
Last Word: Time to Start Recycling for Research
December 19, 2018
Applications Black & Veatch Headquarters
Last Word: How Not to Get Caught with Your Valves – Or Any Other Part of Your System – Down
November 13, 2018
Directional Drilling DCA on the National Mall
Last Word: DCA Showcases HDD on National Mall
September 25, 2018
Last Word classroom
Last Word: Educating to Employ: Public Works Programs Help to...

The jobs report may show the unemployment rate at a rare low, but one industry has been struggling t...

August 30, 2018
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Last Word: Everybody Plays a Part in Underground Damage Prevention

Everyone has heard “Safety is no accident” and I recently attended a seminar on Critical...

August 10, 2018
Last Word Tuberculation
Last Word: The Water Main Report Card

Most water professionals are well aware that in 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)...

July 30, 2018
Last Word money under water
Last Word: ‘Infrastructure Package’ Could Offer New Opportunities for Water/Sewer...

Soon after his initial State of the Union address, President Trump announced plans to introduce a $1...

May 23, 2018
Canada
Last Word: Canada Is a World Leader in Structural Lining...

For the past 20 years, I have been lucky enough to participate actively in the development and comme...

May 2, 2018
Last Word
Last Word: Consolidation & Privatization Would Help Communities Finally Resolve...

Over the last 40 years serving in top-level management for water/wastewater public utilities, I&rsqu...

April 18, 2018
Features
Last Word: Tapping into Millennials at the Construction Jobsite

With the prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, we have grown accustomed to using it to sim...

March 7, 2018
Last Word Fiber and the Globe
Last Word: Telecommunication and the Canadian Trenchless Market

As society’s reliance on the internet continues to increase, so does the need for efficient an...

February 28, 2018
Last Word Clean Pipes
Last Word: The Outlook for the 2018 Pipe Cleaning Market

Domestic sewer and wastewater infrastructure represent a significant market for cleaning and mainten...

February 16, 2018
Last Word money under water
Last Word: A Distributed Water Revolution

It is a common missive in today’s water industry that we have let our water infrastructure dec...

January 29, 2018
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