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Atlanta Approves $860M Investment for 2,400 Affordable Housing Units
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Invest Atlanta announced board approvals that could create more than 2,400 affordable housing units across 10 of the city’s 12 council districts. The approvals include $860 million in capital investment through bond and inducement...
Student Housing Preleasing Hits 93.7% for 2025–2026 Academic Year
Preleasing in student housing reached 93.7% in August 2025, according to Yardi Matrix, marking a 200-basis-point gain from last year and signaling strong demand heading into the 2025–2026 academic year. Despite this momentum, rent growth is slowing nationwide, with...
Judge Blocks Hoboken, NJ Luxury Rentals Over Affordable Housing Law
A Hudson County judge has ordered three Hoboken luxury apartment buildings to stop leasing market-rate units until they comply with a city law requiring affordable housing. The ruling applies to the VINE, Park+Garden, and Artisan properties, which failed to provide...
Louisiana to Repair 62 Bridges in $100 Million Plan
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has unveiled a $100.1 million plan to replace or rehabilitate 62 aging bridges through its Bridge Bundle program. The effort will be carried out in partnership with the newly created Office of Louisiana...
California Greenlights $20 Billion Funding for High-Speed Rail Project
California lawmakers have approved a plan to provide up to $20 billion in new funding for the state’s high-speed rail project, after President Trump pulled funding from the effort. The money, drawn largely from Cap-and-Trade revenues, will help complete the initial...
Business Group Challenges Pittsburgh’s Penn Avenue Rightsizing Project
The Strip District Business Association is suing the City of Pittsburgh and Department of Mobility and Infrastructure over the proposed Penn Avenue “Rightsizing” project, citing traffic, safety, and business concerns. The redesign would reduce traffic lanes, add a...
Lawsuit Challenges $800M Green and Silver Line Transit Projects in Texas
A local group in San Antonio, Texas, called San Antonio Family Association Action, is suing to halt the construction of VIA’s $800 million Green and Silver Line rapid transit projects, arguing that the city is misusing a dedicated 1/8th-of-a-cent sales tax. The...
Lawmakers Pass California Bill to Boost Manufacturer Decarbonization Projects
The California Legislature has passed AB 1280, a bill that would provide financing for manufacturers to adopt thermal energy storage systems and heat pumps, while setting labor and community benefit requirements for eligible projects. The bill expands incentives under...
Air Wisconsin Plans Over 200 Layoffs at Appleton and Milwaukee Airports
Air Wisconsin is planning to lay off 127 employees at Appleton International Airport and 114 at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, according to a WARN notice filed with Wisconsin regulators. The cuts, effective Oct. 28, add to earlier layoffs this year that...
Bellevue, WA’s Economic Growth Outpaces Peer Cities Nationwide
Bellevue’s median household income rose 39% from 2018 to 2023, far outpacing other cities and reflecting a surge of more than 10,000 new jobs and 4.3 million square feet of new office space downtown. The city’s creative economy now contributes 37% of the region’s...
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