Davidson College to reimagine historic 50-year-old library

Davidson College in North Carolina will renovate the E.H. Little Library to provide modern services, preserve its book collection and expand the space to facilitate student learning. The $100 million project is currently in the design phase, with construction beginning in 2025. The existing 50-year-old library lacks built-in infrastructure to serve the needs of the […]

EPA awards $900 million for clean school buses nationwide

Approximately 3,400 clean-energy buses will be distributed to 530 school districts across the nation through an Environmental Protection Agency program designed to clean the air by getting older, diesel-fueled buses off the roads. The 2023 Clean School Bus Program will distribute a total of $900 million to the districts, which will use the funds to […]

Southern California receives almost $100 million for water recycling

The Bureau of Reclamation announced $99.2 million to purify wastewater water in Southern California. Funds will go to the Pure Water Southern California program to create an additional water supply through recycling. The program, facilitated by a partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, will […]

Environmental review complete for offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Final Environmental Assessment for an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine. The move marks a significant step toward developing floating offshore wind technology in the region. The environmental assessment is necessary before BOEM can proceed with a sale, after initiating the offshore […]

Ohio awards $152 million to transform riverfront communities

The state of Ohio is investing $152 million into 21 waterfront development projects to increase access to local waterways, revitalize historic downtown areas and promote tourism and recreation opportunities. The projects will connect rivers to downtown spaces, redevelop downtown streetscapes, increase community riverfront walkability and improve boat ramps, docks and parks. The city of Portsmouth […]

Port NOLA appoints acting president, CEO

Louisiana – Ronald J. Wendel Jr. has been appointed acting president and CEO of Port NOLA and acting CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad. Wendel currently serves as the port’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will replace Brandy Christian in June. The post Port NOLA appoints acting president, CEO appeared first on Government […]

Looking for a particular type of upcoming project? Here’s a way to find them

Officials at all jurisdictional levels of government develop planning documents that outline upcoming initiatives. Additionally, upcoming projects are often listed in budgets, but large initiatives are usually in planning documents of some sort. The most common planning document is called a capital improvement plan (CIP). These documents list projects that officials want to launch along […]