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Newark Airport Breaks Ground on $3.5B AirTrain Project
Construction has begun on Newark Liberty International Airport’s new $3.5 billion AirTrain, replacing the aging 1996 system. The 2.5-mile automated people mover will link all three terminals, parking areas, rental car facilities, and major rail lines, boosting...
Port of Long Beach Lands $20M for $4.7B Offshore Wind Terminal
The Port of Long Beach received a $20 million grant from the California Energy Commission to advance the $4.7 billion Pier Wind offshore wind hub. The 400-acre facility will serve as a staging, storage, and assembly site for massive offshore wind turbines that will...
Court Ends Decades-Long Legal Battle Over Hopkins Airport Expansion Deal
A decades-old legal battle tied to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has ended with a ruling in favor of the City of Cleveland. The dispute centered on a 2001 agreement meant to clear homes in Brook Park for a third runway at Hopkins, a plan the city later...
City of Cleveland Challenges Stadium Plans Near Airport
The City of Cleveland has filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation for granting a permit to build a new $2.4 billion stadium next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The city’s appeal challenges ODOT’s decision to...
$35.1M in Tax Credits Fund Ohio YMCA’s Conversion to Affordable Housing
Merchants Capital has secured $35.1 million in tax credit equity financing to transform a vacant YMCA building in Columbus into affordable housing known as Lofts at 40 Long. The project, developed by Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. and IMPACT Community Action, combines $18.5...
$66.5 Million in LIHTCs Awarded to Support Affordable Housing Construction Across Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has awarded $66.5 million in low-income housing tax credits to support 41 new developments totaling 1,946 rental units across the state. The funding will create affordable multifamily homes for working families, seniors,...
New Jersey Launches State Tax Credit Subsidy Program to Boost Affordable and Workforce Housing
The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) has launched the State Tax Credit Subsidy (STCS) Program to attract private investment and expand workforce and affordable housing across the state. Half of the STCS Program Fund will go toward workforce...
Legal Clash Brews Between Chelan Douglas Port and County Over $103.6M TIF Plan
The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority plans to sue Chelan County over its six-month moratorium blocking a proposed Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) in Malaga. The Port questions the County's authority authority by halting the TIF, which would include 3,326...
Trump Team Axes Nearly $8B in Energy Funding in Blue States
The Trump administration is canceling more than $1.1 billion in energy project grants in Washington state, part of $7.6 billion cut from 223 projects nationwide. All 16 affected states voted for Kamala Harris in the last presidential election, prompting Democrats to...
Michigan Employers Announce 500+ Layoffs Last Month
Michigan employers announced more than 500 layoffs in September, according to WARN notices filed with the state. The cuts include 133 at Zeeland-based Howard Miller, 37 at Natron Energy in Holland, 83 at PepsiCo’s Detroit facility, 79 at SalonCentric in Kentwood, 71...
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