Montana State University reaches $46M funding goal for new college facility 

Montana State University (MSU) has secured the necessary funding for a $46 million facility for Gallatin College MSU.  A $4.8 million donation from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation helped the university reach its private fundraising goal of $22.5 million. The recent donation will supplement funds already allocated for the project by the state.  The […]

Santa Barbara proposes $2B five-year Capital Improvement Plan

The city of Santa Barbara, California, has updated its five-year Capital Improvement Plan, identifying and detailing major short and long-term projects in the city’s future. The plan is estimated to cost more than $2 billion for a combined 296 projects. The projects include repairs, maintenance, rehabilitation, improvements and replacements of the area’s critical facilities, roads, […]

Connecticut board approves over $77M in grants for capital improvement projects

Connecticut is considering awarding grants for dozens of capital improvement projects across the state, including $10 million to advance a mall redevelopment in the town of Enfield. The state’s Community Investment Fund (CIF) 2030 Board is approving 35 grants in the sixth round of awards, which will deliver over $77 million in state funding to […]

Smart city investments to reach $3.7T as cities prepare for autonomous vehicles

According to market forecasts, smart city infrastructure investments are growing steadily and will reach $3.7 trillion by 2030. INFRA, a leading provider of infrastructure solutions for autonomous vehicles, and Verra Mobility Corporation, a leading provider of smart mobility technology solutions, see opportunity for investment as more and more cities adopt autonomous mobility. Verra Mobility released […]

Cleveland State University seeks developers for arena site transformation

Cleveland State University has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking firms interested in redeveloping the site of its 34-year-old basketball arena, which is on the university’s campus in downtown Cleveland. The RFQ, which is due by 2 p.m. on May 2, asks developers whether they would plan to reuse the existing Wolstein Center structure […]

NASA awards $20M for university-led aviation research 

NASA’s latest round of University Leadership Initiative (ULI) awards will put three university teams to work addressing key aviation challenges.  The selected teams are:  Florida Institute of Technology: Developing frameworks for autonomous aviation safety systems using AI and machine learning.  University of Colorado Boulder: Investigating tools for managing communications in collaborative, autonomous airspace systems.  Embry-Riddle […]

Mary Scott Nabers Insights: My thoughts about the government marketplace in these disruptive times

The unique and disruptive chaos so painfully visible at the federal level of government is causing millions of Americans to be extremely concerned about what comes next. The existing angst has disrupted global markets and caused many businesses to put a pause on major business decisions. Officials at the state and local levels of government […]