Power and automation technology group ABB has secured a contract worth about $130m from Great River Energy to upgrade a high-voltage direct current connection (HVDC) transmission system in the US.
Construction is underway on GO Transit’s new $859.2m East Rail Maintenance Facility in Whitby, Ontario.
Construction work has begun on the $105m Two Light Apartments project in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Ground has been broken on Cowlitz Tribe’s new $510m casino-resort in Washington, US.
Petrochemicals manufacturer Shell Chemical has broken ground on its $717m linear alpha olefins manufacturing plant in Geismar, Louisiana.
Construction work has commenced on the $113m South Bay Rapid project in California.
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has received $265m in funding for the development of 160 Leroy Street luxury condominium project in Manhattan, New York.
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has secured a $225m construction loan for Madison Centre, a 37-story, 753,869 sq ft, trophy office project in the central business district of Seattle.
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has agreed to provide $300m in extra funding for two railway projects in Los Angeles County, California.
Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has broken ground on a new hospital, which is estimated to cost $230m.
Boston College athletics director Brad Bates has unveiled plans for three projects that will improve intercollegiate, intramural and club sports at the college.
TransEd Partners, a consortium between EllisDon, Bechtel, Bombardier and Fengate Capital Management, has achieved financial closure on the $1.8bn Valley Line LRT Stage 1 tram project in Edmonton, Canada.
Real estate groups RocaPoint Partners and The Georgetown Company have broken ground on a new $370m mixed-use development in Georgia, US.
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has unveiled plans to build its new global headquarters in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The National Arts Centre in Ottawa has broken ground on an architectural renovation project.
German automotive supplier Continental is set to build a new commercial vehicle tyre plant in Mississippi, US.
The government of Tennessee has unveiled plans to expand the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Athenex, a manufacturer of oncology medication, is set to invest $1.62bn to expand its operations in Dunkirk and Buffalo in New York.
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has broken ground on three new solar power plants in Florida.