Building Good Jobs into America's Infrastructure Investments 

Featuring...

Denise Fairchild
President & CEO, Emerald Cities Collaborative

Charles “Rick” Moore
Vice President, Director Community Relations, Swinerton Incorporated

Dana Redd
Mayor, Camden, New Jersey

Adie Tomer
Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institute

Moderator

Lori Aratani
Reporter, The Washington Post

About this Event

Investments to renew our nation’s infrastructure offer many possible benefits to our economy and our society. One of the most often cited benefits is that these investments will create good jobs. Indeed many policymakers see infrastructure investments as among the most promising of policy options to respond to clear concern about jobs expressed by their constituents. Rebuilding America's crumbling roads, rails, bridges, buildings, power plants, storm water and sewer systems, and more will require a lot of skilled work. And investments in transportation and other infrastructure help many more working people be able to reliably get to work.

In communities across the country, much has been learned about how to invest in infrastructure projects in ways that support economic development goals and help people in the community connect to good jobs. In this panel, speakers will discuss the opportunities for work created by infrastructure projects as well as the benefits that renewed infrastructure offer for both workers and business. Panelists will share examples from companies and projects around the country, highlighting the business case for investing in workers, training, and safety, not only to benefit workers, but also to improve company operations and America's critical physical assets.