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 […]

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will spend $62.4 million to reconstruct and improve Route 460 in the city of Roanoke. Currently in the design phase, construction is anticipated to begin in 2028.  The state will specifically target the Orange Avenue section of Route 460, outlining plans to improve a 2-mile section of the corridor by modifying intersections to improve […]

Officials with the city of Decatur, Georgia, are planning several new upgrades at Decatur education facilities. The city’s Public Facilities Authority approved a $52 million bond issuance last month for City Schools of Decator to build a new early learning center and modernize Decatur High School. Developing an Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) has been […]

In Texas, the city of Waco’s vision for its ambitious $1.4 billion Downtown Redevelopment Plan is taking shape as the first portion of the four-phase initiative has advanced.  Over the next decade, Waco will continually invest in developing more than 100 acres of the city’s downtown area along the riverbanks, placing significant investments in enhancing […]