Project Disputes Suffolk and MassDOT Texts Played Role in State Contract Rebid Controversy A competitor challenged the state's award of a highway service plaza contract Richard Korman October 30, 2025 No Comments Losing bidder built court case around texts and emails during selection process to develop and operate highway plazas in Massachusetts.Read More
Government Michigan’s New Fuel Tax Model Commits Every Cent to Transportation Revision cuts fuel sales tax, increases per-gallon excise rate and dedicates revenue for DOT use Bryan Gottlieb October 29, 2025 No Comments Michigan just rewrote the rules on who pays for road repair—and where that money actually goes—discover what’s changed. Read More
Buildings Boston, Cambridge Tall Building Zoning Updates Seek to Revitalize Downtown Districts Johanna Knapschaefer October 29, 2025 No Comments Boston approves plan allowing 700 ft-high buildings in one part of downtown to be mostly residential and relax height limits.Read More
Transportation MTA Exec Blames Amtrak for Three-Year Delay on $2.9B Penn Station Access Project Missed outage windows and absent crews push Metro-North project completion to 2030 Bryan Gottlieb October 28, 2025 No Comments Agency's billion-dollar Bronx rail link hits hidden snag deep inside Amtrak’s corridor—raising new questions about who controls progress. Read More
Manufacturing Zinc-Battery Maker Eos Energy to Invest $353M in Pennsylvania Expansion Public financing mix to retrofit 432,000-sq-ft plant and relocate company headquarters to Pittsburgh’s North Shore Bryan Gottlieb October 28, 2025 No Comments Pennsylvania landed a rare manufacturing expansion that merges public financing, automation and clean-energy design, potentially remaking the region’s industrial future. Read More
Government FEMA Disaster-Aid Denials Draw Fire as Politics, Policy Intersect Rejections in five Democratic-led states come amid approvals elsewhere Bryan Gottlieb October 27, 2025 One Comment Wisconsin governor called FEMA's denial of aid "disappointing and short-sighted."Read More
Infrastructure McCarthy Launches $202.5M Expansion of North Texas Water Treatment Plant Project will double capacity to 60 mgd by 2028 to meet surging demand Bryan Gottlieb October 27, 2025 No Comments Project expands regional water capacity, with state funding to drive major upgrades to serve North Texas growth.Read More
Buildings NYC Billionaires’ Row Tower Could Need $160M Fix Amid Cracking A structural engineer warns “chunks of concrete will fall off, and windows will start loosening up” Emell D. Adolphus October 27, 2025 One Comment The 432 Park Avenue tower's striking white concrete face is cracking and crumbling. Read More
Government White House East Wing Razed for $300M Ballroom Now a complete rebuild, ballroom advances without federal design review, prompting experts to question engineering process and regulatory limits Bryan Gottlieb October 23, 2025 2 Comments Crews are razing the White House East Wing for a privately funded ballroom project that’s reshaping costs, oversight and preservation norms.Read More
Transportation Kansas Advances $442M in Highway Projects Under 10-Year IKE Program Nine modernization and expansion projects move into KDOT’s construction pipeline Bryan Gottlieb October 23, 2025 No Comments What highway projects is Kansas planning with its expected $442 million investment into the construction pipeline?Read More