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Donna, TX Approves $60 Million Expansion for International Bridge
Donna city leaders are moving forward with a $60 million expansion of the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge to allow fully loaded commercial trucks going south to north. The project includes building a northbound inspection facility with scanning systems to...
California Approves $1.1B for Roads, Transit and Zero-Emission Projects
The California Transportation Commission approved $1.1 billion in new funding for highway and road projects, with most dollars directed toward zero-emission transit, roadway safety and climate-resilient infrastructure. Governor Gavin Newsom said the investments...
Judge Orders NYC to Scrap Astoria Street Redesign
A judge has ordered New York City to halt and undo a street redesign on 31st Street in Astoria, forcing the Department of Transportation to remove bike lanes already under construction. The ruling sides with local business owners who sued over the project, despite the...
Judge Allows California Lawsuit Over High-Speed Rail Funding Cuts to Proceed
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the cancellation of more than $4 billion in federal grants for California’s high-speed rail project linking Los Angeles and San Francisco. U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd ruled the...
U.S. Layoff Announcements Top 1.17 Million in 2025
U.S. employers announced 71,321 layoffs in November, bringing the 2025 total to 1.17 million, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Tech companies and AI-driven restructuring contributed significantly, with AI-related layoffs totaling 54,694 this year....
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Generates $78.3B for North Texas Economy
A new study by The Perryman Group finds that Dallas Fort Worth International Airport now contributes $78.3 billion annually to the North Texas economy and supports roughly 684,000 regional jobs. The airport’s growth over the last decade has been fueled by increasing...
Port of Beaumont Drives $23B in Trade, Supports 157,000 Texas Jobs
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock reported that the Port of Beaumont handled $23 billion in trade in 2024, a 182% increase from 2015, contributing $23.4 billion to the state’s GDP. The port’s growth has been fueled by exports, which jumped 117% from 2020 to 2024,...
Nichiha Plant Closure to Affect 200 Workers in Macon, Georgia
Nichiha will close its Plant One facility in Macon on Dec. 6, putting nearly 200 workers out of a job just before the holiday season. The Japanese fiber cement manufacturer will keep its second Macon plant open, while local authorities have organized job fairs and...
Data Center Tax Incentives Drive Virginia Debate
Since 2010, data centers in Virginia have been exempt from the state’s sales and use tax, resulting in $2.7 billion in foregone revenue, including $1 billion in fiscal 2024 alone. While the exemption supports 74,000 jobs and contributes $9.1 billion to the state GDP,...
Iowa Delegation Wraps Up Trade Mission to Vietnam and Indonesia
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig led a 12-member delegation on a trade mission to Vietnam and Indonesia to promote the state’s corn, soybeans, pork, beef, and biofuels. The delegation included representatives from Iowa’s grain and protein commodity groups and...
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