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Over $25 Million in Growing Alabama Funding Awarded for Statewide Economic Development Projects
The state of Alabama announced $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funding to support economic development projects across 15 communities, aimed at boosting job creation and site readiness. The 2025 allocations focus on site development and infrastructure improvements,...
Bill Seeks to Unlock Economic Development Along California High-Speed Rail
California Senate Bill 545, which calls for a study on the economic opportunities of the state’s high-speed rail project, is advancing to the Assembly after clearing the Local Government Committee. The study will examine land values, development incentives, and...
ADP: U.S. Private Payrolls Rise 104K in July
Private payrolls climbed by 104,000 in July, topping expectations and rebounding from a 23,000 job loss in June. Leisure and hospitality led hiring with 46,000 new jobs, while financial activities, trade, transportation and utilities, and construction also posted...
Mars to Invest Additional $2 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing
Mars Inc. will invest an additional $2 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations by the end of 2026, reinforcing its commitment to domestic production. The investment includes a new $240 million, 339,000-square-foot Nature’s Bakery facility in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
L3Harris to Invest $500M in Arkansas Rocket Motor Campus
L3Harris Technologies is investing nearly $500 million to expand its solid rocket motor manufacturing campus in Camden, Arkansas, which will add over 130,000 square feet of space and create 50 jobs. The upgraded campus, operated through its Aerojet Rocketdyne...
Alaska Weighs State-Run Flood Insurance Amid FEMA Uncertainty
Alaska lawmakers are considering creating the nation’s only state-run flood insurance program as the Trump administration weighs shrinking or eliminating FEMA. Senate Bill 11, sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman, would establish an Alaska flood authority and insurance fund...
Florida Regulators Approve 31.5% Home Insurance Hike for TRUE
Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation has approved a 31.5% average homeowners rate increase for Trusted Resource Underwriters Exchange, one of the state’s largest hikes in two years. Officials said the insurer is playing “catch-up” after missing adequate rate...
NM Senators Introduce Bill to Study Wildfires and Soaring Insurance Costs
New Mexico Sens. Martin Heinrich and Tim Sheehy have introduced the bipartisan Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act, directing the Government Accountability Office to examine how worsening wildfires impact homeowners’ access to insurance. The legislation comes amid...
NFL’s Commanders Win D.C. Council Approval for $3.7B RFK Stadium Plan
The Washington Commanders are set to return to the District after the D.C. Council voted 9-3 to approve plans for a new stadium at the RFK site, where the team played from 1961 to 1996. The $2.7 billion domed stadium will be privately funded by the Commanders, with...
New York Awards $25 Million to Upgrade 16 Airports Across State
Governor Kathy Hochul has awarded $25 million in state funding to upgrade safety, operations, and environmental resilience at 16 public-use airports across New York. Provided through the AIR NY Aviation Capital Grant Program, the grants will fund projects such as...
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