The city of Asheville has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to hire a design team for the restoration of parks and infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene. Nearly eight months after the storm swept through six states, city officials are turning their attention to long-term recovery. A focal point of the effort is the area […]
Education, workforce development and infrastructure win out as Missouri’s government prepares for the World Cup in 2026. The Missouri legislature approved a new operating budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026, narrowly avoiding the constitutional deadline. While lawmakers declined to move forward with a capital spending bill, the new state operating budget will invest approximately $53 […]
The Celina Independent School District (CISD) will move forward with a historic $2.3 billion investment in a slate of new school campuses and improvements to existing facilities. Voters approved the bond measure May 3. With funding secured, the district will start construction on a new high school, two middle schools, seven elementary schools and an […]
Efforts to push redevelopment of one of Chicago’s historic streets into a modernized cornerstone of culture and economic prosperity are on-track after the Community Development Commission approved a measure to unlock $67 million in tax increment financing (TIF) funding for the project. The City Council will now decide whether to sign off on the investment. […]
Up to $20 million in no-match federal grants is being made available to local governments to make improvements to transportation infrastructure. The funding is available through the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) Program and will be distributed via the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Build America Bureau. Applications must be submitted by June 16. The RIA […]
Airports represent another industry sector that should not be impacted significantly by any federal funding support shrinkage. The critical nature of airport infrastructure, the immediate and obvious needs and the role air transportation plays in America’s economic vitality will protect its funding. The abundance of contracting opportunities, however, that will emerge over the next two […]
Federal officials are planning an overhaul of air traffic control. The U.S. Department of Transportation is embarking on an ambitious effort. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently unveiled the initiative to redesign the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure within four years, describing it as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.” Although Duffy did not cite any specific cost estimate, […]