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Friday, March 18, 2022
Q&A: Supply chain crisis talk with 8VC’s Jake Medwell and Skyline Policy’s Loren Smith
Despite the problems in the U.S. and around the world, there are some encouraging signs.
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Monday, January 31, 2022
Q&A: EVs and infrastructure in the 2020s with 8VC’s Jake Medwell and Skyline Policy’s Loren Smith
One of the biggest issues is grid power supply and demand. How will it transform — and how will it grow?
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Friday, December 17, 2021
Q&A: 2022 infrastructure policy checklist with 8VC’s Jake Medwell and Skyline Policy’s Loren Smith
The new infrastructure bill is now law. As signed by President Biden on Nov. 15, it will ultimately spend $1.2 trillion. What will that mean in practice?
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Friday, November 5, 2021
Q&A: Supply chain challenges creating a ‘complicated mess’
Jake Medwell of Austin, Texas-based 8VC, and Loren Smith of Skyline Policy Risk Group discuss geopolitics, infrastructure and regulation in their latest give-and-take session.
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Monday, September 13, 2021
Q&A with Jake Medwell of Austin-based 8VC & Loren Smith: AV trucks, labor issues, and the regulators
One of the most interesting shifts from the Obama administration to the Biden administration is the higher level of scrutiny the automated technologies are getting.
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Saturday, July 10, 2021
Viewpoint: Q&A on freight industry watchlist for climate and environmental policy
The chatter from DC involves lots of talk about climate policy, energy and the environment. How much actual impact should we expect?
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Viewpoint: Q&A on infrastructure legislation in Washington
Jake Medwell, founding partner at 8VC, and Loren A. Smith Jr., president of Skyline Policy Risk Group, take a look at potential impacts on trucking.