Mainebiz & Portland Museum of Art - Wed May 22, 2024
Portland, Maine, Approves Plan to Demolish Building for $100M Museum Expansion
In a low-key climax to an often-heated, months-long public debate, the Portland City Council on May 20 removed a downtown building's historic designation — and along with it a major obstacle to the Portland Museum of Art's (PMA) planned $100 million expansion in Maine's largest city....
AL.com - Thu May 16, 2024
Coca-Cola United Plans New $338M Birmingham HQ to Be Built Off Interstate 20/59
Coca-Cola United continues to move closer to building a new $338 million campus that will be a gateway to Birmingham, Ala., officials with the city and company said May 14. "It's going to be phenomenal," Coca-Cola United CEO Mike Suco said after the Birmingham City Council approved incentives for the project....
Made in Alabama - Wed May 15, 2024
Meta Plans to Build $800M Next-Generation Data Center in Montgomery, Ala.
Meta Platforms, the technology giant that operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, among other products and services, plans to open an $800 million data center in Alabama's capital city that will support 100 operational jobs and build on the company's previous investment in the state....
AL.com - Wed May 15, 2024
Huntsville, Ala., Will Apply for Funds to Improve Downtown Safety
The Huntsville, Ala., City Council voted to apply for two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling more than $21 million that will focus on safety and traffic congestion on two busy roadways in the downtown area....
Seapower - Mon May 13, 2024
U.S. Navy Awards $146.8M Contract to Skanska to Build NOAA Facility in Newport
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. The complex will serve as the future home of the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 09, 2024
Crews Complete Covington, Georgia Community Project
Fortune-Johnson General Contractors began construction of the $53 million RENDER Covington apartment complex in 2022 in the city of Covington for Crescent Communities, which converted a 20-acre green field into a community consisting of seven three-story garden-style apartment buildings with 315 units in total....
WHYY Public Radio - Tue May 07, 2024
Mixed-Use Project in SW Philadelphia's Africatown to Soon Begin Construction
After several years in development, the first phase of a mixed-use project known as the African Center in southwestern Philadelphia is expected to begin construction in the coming weeks. The $23 million complex is dubbed a "beacon of cultural pride" in Africatown, a community that has grown considerably in the past two decades, according to a May 6 report by Philadelphia's WHYY Public Radio....
Micron - Tue April 30, 2024
Micron Announces Agreement to Build Factory in Boise, Idaho
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Micron Technology have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to approximately $6.14 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to boost U.S....
Port News - Tue April 30, 2024
Galveston LNG Bunker Port to Build Texas City Facility
Galveston LNG Bunker Port LLC, a joint-venture between Pilot LNG and Seapath Group, a subsidiary of the Libra Group, filed applications with the United States Army Corps of Engineers seeking authorization to site, construct and operate the proposed GLBP small scale natural gas liquefaction facility on Shoal Point in Texas City, Texas, in the heart of the Galveston Bay/Greater Houston port complex....
U.S. Dept. of Commerce - Tue April 30, 2024
Samsung Agrees to Expand Its Presence Austin, Taylor
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Samsung Electronics (Samsung) have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen the resilience of the U.S....
