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Detroit’s Greektown, always vital, ups its ambience with streetscaping

wp-poster — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:20:12 +0000

For decades, even during Detroit’s bleak years, which saw massive disinvestment and a moribund wider downtown, the Greektown neighborhood thrived. The three-block strip, nestled in the southeastern corner of the city’s core, has always maintained a vigorous commercial life, chock full of largely Greek but other restaurants, cafes and shops. Now the area is two-thirds […]

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Amtrak to begin $242M rehabilitation of Dock Bridge on Northeast Corridor

wp-poster — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:10:52 +0000

One of the busiest and most critical rail crossings in the United States is about to undergo a major transformation as Amtrak prepares to begin a critical $242-million rehabilitation of the nearly century-old Dock BridgeDock Bridge Rehabilitation ProjectStatusPost-BidValue$235MLocationHarrison NJ 07029SectorPrivateTypeBridges/TunnelsData as of August 19, 2026View Project Page → spanning the Passaic River between Newark and […]

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Parkview Health breaks ground on $200M hospital campus in West Lafayette

wp-poster — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:10:31 +0000

Construction is underway on a new, $200-million, full-service hospital and medical office campus in West Lafayette, Ind., that will bring expanded health care services, hundreds of jobs to the region and play a key role in the long-term vision for Purdue Research Park (PRP). Parkview Health broke ground on the nearly 200,000-square-foot facility in late […]

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NFL teams have new or revamped stadiums planned for every year between now and 2031

wp-poster — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:05:03 +0000

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills won’t have the NFL’s newest stadium for very long. Nine more franchises are in various stages of builds or renovations that will cost owners and taxpayers close to $20 billion. More than a third of the league has unveiled renderings in recent months or years of their grand plans […]

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Deadline looms as Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:02:28 +0000

OTTAWA — There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-stakes tariff deadline. Trump signed an executive order to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Aug. 19 that would apply to a variety of goods from cement to hockey sticks. The tariffs are set to take effect just after midnight on […]

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Valley Water awards $1.88B contract to rebuild California’s Anderson Dam

wp-poster — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:55:06 +0000

After years of planning, engineering, regulatory reviews and preliminary construction work, one of California’s most significant water infrastructure projects is finally ready to move forward. The Santa Clara Valley Water District, known as Valley Water, has awarded a major construction contract for the $2.8-billion Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit ProjectNew Anderson Dam – Santa Clara Valley […]

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Feds issue Line 5 tunnel permit, call it ‘not contrary to the public interest’

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:21:06 +0000

MICHIGAN — The US Army Corps of Engineers has permitted construction of the controversial Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac. The project, which would divert a section of the Line 5 petroleum pipeline from the open waters of the Straits into a concrete tunnel beneath the lakebed, is “not contrary to the […]

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AGC warns BUILD America 250 must be passed before Sept. 30 deadline

wp-poster — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:10:35 +0000

With less than two months remaining before the U.S. federal surface transportation law expires on Sept. 30, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America is sounding the alarm over growing uncertainty surrounding the next generation of infrastructure funding. At the centre of the debate is the BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year, U.S. $580-billion transportation […]

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Appeals court rules Trump must get approval from Congress on ballroom, ordering halt to construction

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:23:48 +0000

WASHINGTON — An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress to build his proposed White House ballroom, saying construction must stop. The U.S. Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction. The court said it would stay its own ruling for two weeks to allow […]

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Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:58:44 +0000

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward. The 6-1 decision further clouds the future of the 73-year-old pipeline owned by Canadian energy transportation company Enbridge that carries petroleum […]

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Chicago synagogue renewal sparks neighborhood upgrade

wp-poster — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:25:21 +0000

A north Chicago synagogue will get new life while its redevelopment will spark a neighborhood revival. Emmanuel Congregation, a fixture in the Edgewater district for more than 70 years but with declining attendance, will get a new home more suitable for its current membership as well as a new building compared to its current one […]

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Brooklyn library branch among NYC’s first public mass timber buildings

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:05:06 +0000

A branch of the Brooklyn Public Library under construction will be one of the first public mass timber buildings in New York. Mass timber wasn’t originally on the library administration’s radar. The team had planned to renovate the existing Canarsie branchCanarsie Branch Library Reconstruction – New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYCDDC)StatusDesignValue$5MLocation1580 Rockaway […]

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