California fills leadership posts at new business, consumer agency
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed senior officials to the new Business and Consumer Services Agency.
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New DOE center will connect geothermal industry, national labs
DOE established a Geothermal Center of Excellence to connect industry with national laboratories.
Texas opens $100M-plus grant program for oil, gas wells
Texas oil and gas operators can apply for more than $100 million in grants to permanently plug eligible wells.
Oregon, Illinois release statewide resilience, climate plans
Oregon and Illinois released statewide plans for disaster resilience and emissions reductions.
$25M federal grant advances Chattanooga autonomous transit
Chattanooga's transit authority received $25 million in federal funding to deploy up to six autonomous shuttles downtown.
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San Francisco plans overhaul of $500M-plus homeless services portfolio
San Francisco plans to rebid more than $500 million in homeless services contracts and shift toward performance-based contracting.
FAA awards $481M for airport infrastructure projects
The FAA is awarding $481 million in airport infrastructure grants supporting runway, taxiway, terminal and other projects.
New HUD guidance expands public housing redevelopment options
HUD has updated policies giving public housing agencies more flexibility to redevelop, demolish or dispose of properties.
Cybersecurity is quickly changing the definition of water infrastructure
Cyberattacks targeting water utilities are driving investment in software, control systems and other infrastructure projects.
America’s highways may soon become infrastructure corridors
A new DOT initiative could use highway and railroad rights-of-way for transmission, broadband and utility infrastructure.
Upcoming DOT designs to protect motorists, wildlife and waterways are escalating
States are advancing wildlife crossings and fish-passage projects, creating opportunities in bridges, culverts, engineering and fencing.
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USDOT launches task force to coordinate commercial space policy
USDOT's SPACE Task Force will coordinate commercial space policy involving launch infrastructure and airspace integration.
North Plains Connector advances plans to link U.S. power grids
The $6 billion North Plains Connector has completed environmental review, advancing plans for a 422-mile transmission link.
Federal maritime training network expands to 48 centers
MARAD designated 16 maritime workforce training Centers of Excellence, expanding the program to 48 centers operating 87 facilities.
Report identifies 10 states prepared for AI data center development
A report ranks 10 states for large-scale data center readiness based on power capacity, water stress and environmental factors.
