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  • March

    Copeland Bridge completed

    Children, parents, residents, the Army Corps of Engineers and government officials gathered on a new

  • IWR Publishes Regional Economic Development Procedures Handbook

    Regional Economic Development (RED) Procedures Handbook (pdf, 2 MB)ALEXANDRIA, VA—March 17, 2011.

  • Moccasin Bend Riverbank Stabilization Project underway

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 17, 2011 ) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is working with the National Park Service to stabilize the riverbank here along the Tennessee River in an effort to protect and preserve valuable cultural and Civil War historical sites at Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.

  • River compacts keep state waters flowing smoothly

    In the Old Southwest, a dam across a creek shared with a neighbor might produce a response with guns and dynamite. Today, a tight collaboration among several agencies, driven by formal interstate compacts, has eliminated water wars and protects a historic way of life for all along the major rivers in the Albuquerque District.

  • Jesse James stole Corps payroll 130 years ago today

    If direct deposit had existed 130 years ago today, history could have been changed. That’s when famed outlaw Jesse James robbed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers payroll being delivered by horseback just two-miles shy of reaching employees at Blue Water Camp in Alabama.