CT Mirror - Mon April 29, 2024
Connecticut's ARPA Funding Has Led to Downtown Revitalizations in Many Towns
On a recent weekday at La Stella Pizzeria, tucked into a flatiron building at Main Street and Market Street in Norwich, Conn., lunch hour was buzzing. Many of the city's other historical storefronts along its downtown thoroughfares were empty and quiet — in some cases for over two decades — but nearly all hinted that some kind of transformation was under way....
Connecticut Public Radio & CEG - Wed April 24, 2024
VIDEO: Mass Timber Likely a Viable, Less Expensive Solution in Building Many New England Homes
In a remodeled furniture factory-turned-apartment building in New Haven, Conn., the walls and ceiling are all yellow pine, harvested from Alabama. "So here we are, let's come into the bedroom," said developer Jeff Spiritos as he led a Connecticut Public Radio reporter on a recent site visit of the future ACME Timber Lofts structure....
WAAY-TV & CEG - Wed April 17, 2024
New Rocket Park at Huntsville, Ala.'s Space Program Museum Nearing Completion
It is springtime, and for many of us, the warm weather turns our thoughts to gardening, planting, cultivating and renewing our surroundings. The same tasks are happening right now at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, a popular museum in Huntsville, Ala., although its plantings are considerably taller....
Made in Alabama - Wed April 17, 2024
Two Rivers Lumber to Build Modern, $115M Sawmill in Rural Coosa County, Ala.
Demopolis, Ala.-based Two Rivers Lumber Co. LLC has announced plans to invest $115 million in building a modern sawmill in Coosa County, the company's second operation in Alabama. In addition, Two Rivers Lumber has committed to creating 130 jobs at the new sawmill, which will specialize in the production of Southern Yellow Pine dimensional lumber....
Charlotte Observer - Wed April 17, 2024
Piedmont Lithium Takes a Step Forward in Planning to Build $1B Mine Near Charlotte, N.C.
Piedmont Lithium's plans to build a new $1.2 billion mine and processing plant in Gaston County, N.C., just took a major step forward. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), through its Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, has approved Piedmont Lithium's mining permit for the construction and operation of its Carolina Lithium project, the Belmont, N.C.-based company said April 16....
Associated Press - Tue April 16, 2024
Arizona Chip Factory Will Expand With $6B in New Funds
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) The Biden administration pledged to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese semiconductor giant can expand the facilities it is already building in Arizona and better ensure that the most-advanced microchips are produced domestically for the first time....
Winston-Salem Journal - Tue April 16, 2024
Two Single-Family Subdivisions to Be Built As Major New N.C. Triad Factories Are Developed
The future growth spurt in advanced manufacturing production and jobs in North Carolina's Triad cities is serving as the catalyst for the development of two single-family residential subdivisions in Greensboro....
Belmont University - Mon April 15, 2024
Nashville's Belmont University Gets $58M Gift From Executive for Music Row Expansion
A $58 million lead gift from philanthropist and music industry icon Mike Curb and the Mike Curb Foundation to Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., was announced by the school April 9. The funds will be used to catalyze the expansion of Belmont's nationally renowned Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business....
Mainebiz - Wed April 10, 2024
Maine's STARC Systems to Build New $12.5M Complex This Year at Brunswick Landing
With a revenue growth rate of 30 percent per year for the last five years, STARC Systems is aiming to keep up the momentum by building an 85,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and administrative facility at Brunswick Landing in Maine....
Architect’s Newspaper - Wed April 10, 2024
New England Revolution Soccer Team Wants to Build Its Own Stadium in Everett, Mass.
The New England Revolution team has one of the largest fan bases in Major League Soccer (MLS), but its stadium is almost an hour outside of the city of Boston, hurting both attendance and ticket sales....
