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AVAIO Digital to Build $6 Billion Data Center Campus in Brandon, Mississippi
AVAIO Digital is building a new $6 billion data center campus, AVAIO Digital Taurus, at the East Metropolitan Center Business and Industrial Park in Brandon, Mississippi. The project is expected to create at least 60 high-tech jobs, along with hundreds of indirect...
Stow Group Brings $36M New Facility, 200 Jobs to Gordon County, Georgia
Belgium-based stow Group, a global leader in storage and automation solutions, will invest $36 million to open a new manufacturing plant in Gordon County, Georgia. The facility will create around 200 jobs when it begins operations in 2026. Governor Brian Kemp praised...
Oklahoma Invests $55M in Aviation Growth and Infrastructure
Oklahoma’s Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics approved nearly $55 million in funding for 18 airport improvement projects. The package covers major upgrades such as runway reconstructions, new hangars, terminal construction, and taxiways. An additional $2 million...
USDOT Awards $68M to Upgrade North Carolina’s Airports
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $68 million in Airport Improvement Program funds to Charlotte Douglas International and Raleigh-Durham International airports. Charlotte Douglas International will use $45 million to expand its south apron, while...
Cleveland Browns Stadium Site Denied Construction Permit Over Height Concerns
The Cleveland Browns and the Ohio Department of Transportation are in talks over stadium height concerns after ODOT denied a construction permit for the team’s proposed $2.4 billion Brook Park project. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has argued the design...
FTA Proposes Dropping ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ From Transit Grant Reviews
The Federal Transit Administration has proposed removing the “social cost of carbon” from its Capital Investment Grant program, arguing the measure creates unnecessary regulatory burden. Officials say the change will streamline project reviews, but critics warn it...
Enterprise Raises $180.5 Million for New LIHTC Fund
Enterprise Community Partners has closed its latest low-income housing tax credit fund, raising $180.5 million to create or preserve 1,216 properties across nine states. Enterprise Housing Partners Fund XLVII will also generate more than 2,000 jobs and $318 million in...
Ohio Approves LIHTC Support for 10 Affordable Housing Projects
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency Board approved financing for 10 developments across the state, many of which received Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to support affordability. The projects range from new assisted living communities to rehabilitated apartments,...
Ballot Measure Sought to Expand Public Role in Vermilion, OH TIF Decisions
A petition filed with Vermilion City Council seeks to require voter approval on any future tax increment financing measures. The proposal, led by attorney Gerald Phillips, would mandate that both Vermilion residents and affected school district voters sign off on TIF...
Stricter Rules Proposed for Norfolk, NE TIF Housing Projects
Housing dominated discussion at Norfolk’s tax increment financing advisory committee meeting, where members weighed how TIF could address the city’s affordability challenges. Members debated proposals such as limiting TIF support to homes under $350,000, requiring...
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