The Buffalo Sewer Authority has announced a $1 billion initiative to upgrade the city’s wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The 15-year program, known as Queen City Clean Waters, will modernize more than 50 sites across Buffalo, including a $250 million upgrade to the Bird Island Wastewater Treatment Facility. This investment addresses one of Western New York’s […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is approving four more states’ initial proposals for the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. This approval will offer nearly $4.3 billion in funds to expand states’ ability to connect residents to reliable, high-speed internet. Alaska, Alabama, Florida and Ohio will now […]
Alabama – Jesse Fosnaugh has been appointed airport director of Gulf Shores International Airport. Prior to his appointment, Fosnaugh served as airport deputy director for Branson Airport in Missouri. He brings more than 18 years of airport experience to the role. He will officially begin his role Dec. 30, 2024. The post Gulf Shores, Alabama, airport appoints director […]
Michigan – The Berkley City Council has selected Crystal VanVleck as city manager. VanVleck brings more than a decade of municipal experience to the role, most recently as deputy city manager of community services for Oak Park. The post Berkley, Michigan, selects city manager appeared first on Government Market News.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing billions in funding to enhance the nation’s electrical grid infrastructure. This energy initiative will focus on safeguarding the grid against extreme weather, reducing energy costs, furthering clean energy initiatives and increasing energy capacity for manufacturing and electrification nationwide. The $2 billion funding, provided through the Grid Resilience […]
The University at Buffalo (UB) recently announced an updated master plan that involves completing numerous projects totaling $1.64 billion over the next decade. The building boom will see UB’s classrooms modernized and feature the construction of new buildings for university-wide growth in engineering, interdisciplinary research and artificial intelligence research and education. Sites and start dates […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding over $38 million for infrastructure projects at and around the Port of Baltimore in Maryland. The funding is part of $4.2 billion in funding to advance transportation initiatives around the country made through the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects (INFRA) program. The grants will go toward […]