Nearly $1B approved for San Antonio technical education growth
Voters approved an Alamo Colleges District bond package totaling $987 million for new programs and facility expansions.
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UT System commits $100M to expand civic leadership program
The investment will enable the university to renovate the century-old Biological Laboratories (BIO) building.
Florida invests $14.5M in aviation and manufacturing
This economic development program is designed to promote public infrastructure and workforce training.
Mizzou’s $1B reactor to bolster cancer treatment research
The University of Missouri is moving ahead with a state-of-the-art nuclear research reactor to advance cancer treatment.
Report: Higher education facilities face growing maintenance backlog
Campuses are aging and lack financial support for what the report calls the “inevitable entropic demands of buildings and their systems.”
UW-La Crosse plans $58.5M recreation center overhaul
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW-La Crosse) will spend $58.5 million to renovate its recreation center.
Ohio allocates $31M for economic development in Mahoning Valley
More than half the funds will go toward efforts to entice new industries to locate in Trumbull County.
UW-Madison plans $307M investment in building research facility, parking
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will spend $306.9 million to build a research building and parking ramp.
Florida State approves $414M hospital project in Panama City Beach
The state-of-the-art medical facility would serve residents of Bay and Walton counties with a wide range of medical services.
Michigan State secures $49.7M for advanced physics research tool
The project is the latest investment in a facility that has already received more than $1.5 billion in federal funding since 2012.
