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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...
South Dakota Celebrates Opening of $500M High Plains Processing’s Soybean Plant
South Dakota marked the opening of High Plains Processing’s $500 million soybean facility in Mitchell, the state’s largest construction project ever. Officials said the plant will generate long-term economic impact by processing 35 million bushels annually and...
City of Moorhead, MN Moves Forward with Land Sale for $5B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant
The Moorhead City Council unanimously approved an option agreement with DG Fuels, paving the way to sell city-owned land for the company’s proposed $5 billion sustainable aviation fuel production facility on 554 acres near the city’s industrial park and municipal...
Court Blocks Effort to Reinstate 25,000 Federal Workers Fired by Trump Administration
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday rejected a lawsuit from 19 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to reinstate more than 25,000 federal agency employees fired in February by the Trump administration. The court ruled that the states lacked...
Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Trump’s Tariff Powers
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in November on whether President Donald Trump had the authority to impose his most sweeping tariffs, a key pillar of his economic agenda. Lower courts previously ruled that Trump exceeded his powers under emergency trade...
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