Across the country, public universities and community colleges are accelerating investments in healthcare education facilities as part of a broader strategy to address workforce shortages, modernize outdated infrastructure, and expand clinical training capacity. These projects, which are often located at the center of campus health and science districts, are no longer limited to traditional classrooms. […]

A project to build a new state-funded $450 million hospital annex at the State University of New York Upstate Medical is set to enter the design phase.   The design will feature a new, expanded emergency department and burn unit to serve the Central New York Region, replacing a 60-year-old emergency department.   Buffalo-based Cannon Design Architecture and Engineering, P.C. will lead […]

Manchester aldermen in New Hampshire gave a consenting vote to begin the planning stage of a $35 million administration and vehicle storage facility for Manchester Water Works.  The proposal still needs a final vote at the board’s next meeting on Dec. 16, but the approval moves forward a plan to bring all utility operations onto one campus on […]

Project Connect – Austin’s most ambitious plan to bring a light-rail system online – is inching closer to reality after receiving a positive rating and federal recommendation from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The agency recently released the funding recommendations report for Fiscal Year 2026, rating several high-profile Capital Investments Grant (CIG) projects by their cost, viability, local financial commitment and justification among other […]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the state’s new initiative to create power-ready and shovel-ready industrial sites. The Promote Opportunity with Electric Readiness for Underdeveloped Properties (POWER UP) program will position New York to attract high-growth industries by proactively extending the power and utilities required by next-generation businesses.   Through POWER UP, New York will establish an […]

The city of Little Rock, Arkansas, will spend between $93 million and $128 million to build a downtown municipal park. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2026.  Public officials found a rare opportunity to expand the city’s available greenspace and revitalize the downtown area after the highway’s recent expansion. The city removed a stretch of highway ramps for the Interstate 30 […]

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advancing the next major phase of upgrades to U.S. 1 in Bucks County, the Section RC3 Improvement Project. RC3 will improve safety, update roadway design and support current and future travel demands along the corridor. The $227 million phase follows the completion of Section RC2 in September 2025. […]