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Dormant Cornell fraternity house to be turned into entrepreneurship institute

A historic structure adjacent to Cornell’s West Campus is slated for reuse as a “think tank for entrepreneurs,” and the private businessman behind the project has taken a big stake […]

Wingate leaders take on ‘hairy projects’ — Trestletree Village is the latest

“The worse the problem, the more likely that I’m sitting in the chair.” This is the approach of Wingate Companies Senior Vice President John Tatum. And now, he’s in the chair at Atlanta’s Trestletree Village Section 8 Community, steps from the Beltline trail. Wingate, a national…

River Falls Recognized as Gold Tier in WEDC’s Connect Communities Downtown Revitalization Program

Prospective New Owners of Headwaters Tract To Host Meeting in Pittsburg

The prospective new owners of the state's largest tract of private land, the 146,400-acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract, are hosting a town hall style community meeting here next week, the evening before a citizens' advisory committee meeting addresses issues related to its…

Ball State cuts ribbon on first completed Village revitalization project

On Thursday, Ball State University cut a ribbon on the first completed project for the Village revitalization. As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, the overall plan hopes to bring more life and town-gown connectivity to the business district next to campus. According to Ball State…

Hazel Dell Bridge demolition to begin Monday

Crews will begin demolishing the Hazel Dell Parkway bridge just south of 106th Street next week. The structure was destroyed during August’s historic flooding. Representatives from Hamilton County, the City of Carmel, Carmel Utilities, Martin Marietta, and Milestone Contractors…

Columbus Nominated for Opportunity Zone Designation Under Federal Opportunity Zone 2.0 Program

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Governor Mike Braun has nominated Columbus’ downtown census tract 101 for designation as an Opportunity Zone under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Opportunity Zone 2.0 program. The Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, established by Congress in 2017 and made…

Trump Says Affordable Housing is On The Table for Sunnyside Yards, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump met at Gracie Manion this week to take their Sunnyside Yards housing discussions to "a new level."

This San Antonio home for sale has a cathedral-like interior and gold wall panels

Some houses stay with you because of their grandeur, some because of the comfort they exude. A six-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath property recently listed for sale in San Antonio is hard to forget because, aesthetically, it’s impossible to categorize. Outside, other than its…

Weld County approves $1.7B green energy project across thousands of acres of active ranchland

The Enyo Energy project will bring 2,200 acres of solar panels and 79 wind turbines to the Chalk Bluffs region

Methuen Invests Record $5.7 Million in Street and Sidewalk Improvements

Work is underway on a record $5.7 million investment in Methuen's streets and sidewalks, supporting paving, roadway repairs and infrastructure improvements throughout the city.

AgTech challenges AZ St. Land Dept. over canceled agricultural leases

AgTech challenging ASLD's cancellation of 5 agricultural leases on state trust land in Yuma Co., arguing department failed to follow a required notice and cure process.