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Georgia Ports Authority to Open $134M Gainesville Inland Port in May

by John Nelson March 24, 2026

GAINESVILLE, GA. — The Georgia Ports Authority plans to open the Gainesville Inland Port, a $134 million inland port in the northeast Georgia city of Gainesville, on May 4, 2026. The 104-acre project will give manufacturers and suppliers in the region an alternative to a 600-mile roundtrip truck route by providing direct Norfolk Southern rail service between the inland port and the Port of Savannah. The Georgia Ports Authority estimates that the new inland port will replace approximately 26,000 roundtrip truck routes in the inland port’s first year of operation. The Gainesville Inland Port, formerly known as the Blue Ridge Connector, will have an annual capacity of 200,000 containers. The Georgia Ports Authority is currently executing a nearly $5 billion infrastructure investment plan over the next decade to expand berths, yards, gates, inland ports and rail capacity for the state’s port network, headlined by the Port of Savannah.

March 24, 2026

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Skanska USA Breaks Ground on 66,309 SF Academic Project in Wylie, Texas

by Taylor Williams March 24, 2026

WYLIE, TEXAS — Skanska USA Building has broken ground on the 66,309-square-foot Career and Technical Education facility at Collin College’s Wylie campus on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. The facility will support education and training for fields such as welding, HVAC repair/maintenance and veterinary technology, among other disciplines. Completion is slated for summer 2027.

March 24, 2026

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MassDevelopment Provides $27.7M in Bond Financing for Charter School Expansion in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams March 19, 2026

PEABODY AND DANVERS, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $27.7 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the metro Boston expansion of the Pioneer Charter School of Science. The school used the bond proceeds to purchase adjoining lots in Peabody and Danvers, both of which are located northeast of the state capital, and is now constructing a 53,217-square-foot facility for students in grades kindergarten through eighth. The new facility will have six special education and English Language Learning classrooms, 14 offices, labs, art and music rooms, a gym and a cafeteria. Construction is slated for an August completion. Salem Five purchased the bond.

March 19, 2026

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Texas Woman’s University Opens $107M Health Sciences Center in Denton

by Taylor Williams March 6, 2026

DENTON, TEXAS — Texas Woman’s University (TWU) has opened the $107 million health sciences center at its campus in the North Texas city of Denton. The 136,000-square-foot facility serves students in the allied healthcare fields, such as nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy. The new health sciences center was constructed on seven acres adjacent to Parliament Village, a TWU residential complex. The facility houses laboratory space, classrooms, collaborative workspaces, outdoor clinic sites and a teaching kitchen, as well as community healthcare clinics and training areas for students. Construction began in fall 2023 and topped out in August 2024.

March 6, 2026

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Detroit Developments Showcase Urban Adaptive Reuse, Preservation

by Kristin Harlow March 5, 2026

By Michael Poris, McIntosh Poris Architects Long defined by its industrial legacy, Detroit development currently combines ground-up construction with intelligent, innovative adaptive reuse. Brick-and-mortar manufacturing-era remnants include many buildings that originally served the automotive industry. As large-scale manufacturing relocated and Detroit’s population declined, several significant buildings were abandoned. Many are viable for second lives, ones that fulfill current commercial real estate market demands. Adaptive reuse makes sense I co-founded McIntosh Poris in 1994 to protect Detroit’s historic buildings from bulldozers and redesign them for a post-manufacturing economy. At that time, demolition was the most expedient option. To address this, we focused as much on civic networking and preservation education as architectural design. Implementation involved organizing events with public officials and the local business community to meet leaders of other cities’ successful urban-renewal programs. To make Detroit more attractive to commercial real estate investment, we lobbied for zoning changes. Most relevant, commercial and historic districts were re-evaluated to permit mixed-use redevelopment. Historic preservation became viable, often making sense both financially and culturally. Well before sustainability became a commercial real estate consideration, we educated developers on available adaptive reuse incentives such as historic tax credits. Combined with the inherent efficiencies of reuse, …

March 5, 2026

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Primestor Development, DLR Group Break Ground on The Walk Mixed-Use Project in Norwalk, California

by Amy Works February 26, 2026

NORWALK, CALIF. — Primestor Development and DLR Group have broken ground on The Walk, a community-serving mixed-use village in Norwalk. Located adjacent to Norwalk City Hall, The Walk will feature 89,000 square feet of retail buildings and public open space, including a network of interconnected plazas and pedestrian pathways. DLG Group is providing architectural and planning design services for the project, which is slated for completion in late 2027.

February 26, 2026

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Vaughn Construction Underway on 210,000 SF Academic Project at University of Texas at Austin

by Taylor Williams February 24, 2026

AUSTIN, TEXAS — General contractor and project manager Vaughn Construction is underway on Autry C. Stephens Engineering Discovery Building, a 210,000-square-foot academic project at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Designed by Los Angeles-based CO Architects and Austin-based BGK Architects, the seven-story structure will be located on the eastern edge of campus and will be able to accommodate up to 32 faculty researchers and 335 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The building, which will house the operations of UT’s petroleum/geosystems and chemical engineering programs, will also feature dedicated tutoring areas and conference/meeting rooms, as well as an outdoor pavilion. The project is expected to be complete this fall.

February 24, 2026

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Lied Center for Performing Arts Begins $35M Expansion Project in Lincoln, Nebraska

by Kristin Harlow February 20, 2026

LINCOLN, NEB. — The Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln has begun “Building the Future,” a $35 million privately funded addition and renovation to Nebraska’s Performing Arts Center, which is located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The project will include a new entrance along Q Street as well as enhanced lobbies, a new studio theater and numerous other enhancements. Construction site preparations began in early February following the project’s approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Lied Center performances and programs will continue throughout construction. The project is slated for completion in fall 2027. The Lied Center opened in 1990 and was created with support from the Lied Foundation Trust. The center serves over 200,000 people per year at performance events, conferences and conventions and through its partnership with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra as the orchestra in residence. The Lied Center’s current venue spaces are dedicated to season performances, rental events and special programs. The new studio theater, totaling 11,150 square feet, will provide space for K-12 and Husker student performances. With space for performances, workshops, arts education classes and rehearsals, the new studio theater will enable independent activities to take place even when a national touring performance …

February 20, 2026

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Bartlett Cocke Completes $31M Academic Project in Round Rock, Texas

by Taylor Williams February 18, 2026

ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Texas-based general contractor Bartlett Cocke has completed a $31 million academic project in metro Austin for the Round Rock Independent School District’s Early College High School campus. The 46,500-square-foot building houses 14 classrooms, eight study rooms, three labs, a common area, administration suite, cafeteria, indoor gym, outdoor basketball court and outdoor dining and study areas. O’Connell Robertson designed the project, and Birmingham-based HPM served as project manager. Construction began in May 2024.

February 18, 2026

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Drymalla Construction Completes 111,000 SF Academic Project in Fort Bend County

by Taylor Williams February 16, 2026

FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS — General contractor Drymalla Construction Co. has completed a 111,000-square-foot academic project in Fort Bend County. Designed by Pfluger Architects, Haygood Elementary School is part of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District and can support about 850 students. Funded by proceeds from a $1.5 billion bond that was approved in 2022, the school is located within the Cross Creek West master-planned development and features 46 classrooms and a library.

February 16, 2026

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