Public sector leaders are increasingly aligning capital investments to support long-term economic development objectives. Rather than focusing solely on bricks and mortar, cities, counties, and educational institutions are prioritizing projects that strengthen workforce pipelines, enhance quality of place, modernize aging infrastructure, and position communities to compete for private sector investment. According to recent national economic development reporting, infrastructure, higher education facilities, and downtown revitalization projects […]

Across the U.S., cities are making major capital commitments to convention centers as competition for events, visitor spending, and downtown revitalization intensifies. According to industry research, the global meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions market is projected to surpass $1.8 trillion by the early 2030s. North America is set to benefit from the largest share of that amount. At the same time, convention and trade show […]

As 2026 gets underway, there’s an abundance of activity linked to extremely large infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. While federal funding support will not be as available in the future as it was in 2022–2024, funding is still flowing in 2026. That’s because much of the federal funding support today was authorized on a multi-year clock that runs through […]

Collisions between vehicles and wildlife in the U.S. continue to pose a significant and costly safety challenge for drivers and a major threat to habitat connectivity and wildlife conservation. On average, more than 1,000,000 wildlife vehicle collisions are documented annually, costing over $8 to $10 billion in societal impacts and safety risks for motorists and animals. These crashes involve a wide […]

As competition for college and university students intensifies, a clear trend is emerging across higher education. Institutions are investing heavily in new campus facilities that serve as visible proof points of institutional strength. These investments signal a focus on student needs and increasingly appear to influence how prospective students and families evaluate schools when enrollment decisions are […]