A $12.9 million construction project to upgrade the hockey arena at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn. is expected to go out for bids later this month. The state awarded the funds to the university in June to replace the cooling plant at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The system in use […]
Throughout America, a growing number of states are turning to regional and shared cybersecurity operations centers (SOCs) to strengthen state and local defenses against increasingly sophisticated network threats. From New York’s Joint Security Operations Center to California’s SOC-as-a-Service and North Dakota’s Joint Multi-State Command Center, these hubs extend 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and training to […]
Arkansas submitted its Final Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Proposal Sept. 4., paving the way toward universal broadband coverage across the state. With its submission, Arkansas has joined the ranks of dozens of other states requesting federal funding to deliver high-speed, reliable internet to underserved and unserved communities lacking access to secure broadband […]
A sweeping multimillion-dollar infrastructure plan is on the line for the city of Baytown, Texas, this November. Voters will decide whether to move forward on $152 million bond election with six propositions, ranging from roads and drainage to parks and civic improvements. The Baytown City Council voted 4-3 to put the propositions on the ballot, […]
In partnership with the city of Atlanta, the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (AUD) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for developers to transform an 11-acre plot into mixed-income housing. Applications are due by Oct. 10. The undeveloped plot of land, measuring 10.98 acres, is currently green space surrounded by a single-family home neighborhood. The […]
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $41 million in grant funding to help small water systems address PFAS and manganese in drinking and source water. Sourced from the EPA’s Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant program, individual awards may reach $15 million per project. Both Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and […]
Florida – Ken Cassel has been selected as Dundee’s next town manager following a unanimous vote. Cassel, coming from Westlake in Palm Beach County, where he had served as city manager since its incorporation in 2016, will oversee town activities, including budgets, projects and other initiatives managed through the town manager office. Tennessee – Andy Holt has […]