Strategic Partnerships, Inc. salutes you, public sector officials: The Profiles in Power section spotlights and recognizes powerful figures across America’s public sector landscape. This week’s Profile in Power is Gerard Hudspeth, the mayor of the city of Denton, Texas. My public career highlights and education: I was born and raised here in Denton. So, all things here in Denton. There’s only one […]
The Colorado Department of Transportation has begun environmental review and design work on a planned bus rapid transit route (BRT) that could span up to 18 miles of Federal Boulevard in the Denver metro area. According to state officials, Federal Boulevard is one of the busiest transit corridors in metro Denver, where buses experience significant delays, resulting in long travel times. The new BRT would […]
The Judicial Council of California is moving forward with construction of a new two-courtroom courthouse in Quincy. The project, estimated to cost $100.9 million, has entered its environmental review phase, and officials are seeking public input. Quincy is the seat of Plumas County and is currently served by the superior court’s historic courthouse building. The building, […]
Ohio state officials announced a new $100 million Energy Opportunity Initiative to support economic development in Ohio’s energy sector. The program will provide grants and low-interest loans to qualifying companies involved in natural gas and nuclear power production in Ohio. Funding will be prioritized for: Engineering, right-of-way, and construction costs for new and existing natural gas infrastructure. Site preparation for small modular reactor […]
The city of Topeka, Kansas, has officially approved a $1 billion Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) outlining critical projects over the short, medium and long-term. The Topeka City Council adopted the plan during its Oct. 21 meeting, prioritizing improvements for the city’s streets, sidewalks and other assorted infrastructure projects. The largest program featured in the Topeka capital plan is the $140 million Pavement Management Program. The program will work to […]
New York state is launching the Housing Acceleration Fund (HAF), a $215 million initiative aimed at speeding up the development of shovel-ready, mixed-income residential projects. The New York housing accelerator, announced on Oct. 27, is part of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget plan and is designed to develop approximately 1,800 new homes and generate up to $1 billion in housing investment. Anchored by a $100 million state investment and matched […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Oct. 27 it will build two new supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee through partnerships valued at more than $1 billion. One system, the Lux AI cluster, introduces a procurement approach officials say will cut deployment time from multiple years to several months. Lux represents the DOE’s first use […]