Over $1.4 billion was raised through securitization in Q1 2021 AUSTIN, Texas - Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the global…

Sweetch Energy secures €5.2m investment to develop its breakthrough osmotic energy technology
PHOTO - Mississippi River Delta - CREDIT European Space Agency Sweetch Energy’s new high efficiency eco-membranes can turn osmotic energy…

Summit Ridge Energy announces tax equity partnership with Foss & Company
Arlington, VA – Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced today that it has secured a $55 million tax equity commitment from investment manager Foss &…

AISC Education Foundation Seeks Help to Grow the Future of Steel Design & Construction
CHICAGO - A new fundraising drive by the American Institute of Steel Construction's Education Foundation is designed to provide new opportunities for both students and faculty. "'Funding the Future' is a new program to help future designers gain more experience…

FRA Taking Steps to Advance Minority and Women Owned Business Participation in Federally Funded Rail Projects
Underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on promoting diversity and inclusion, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting a first of its kind nationwide small, minority-owned and woman-owned…

ODOT to invest nearly $2 billion to improve infrastructure
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is gearing up for another busy construction season. This year, ODOT will invest $1.92 billion into 956 projects to improve transportation across the state. The 2021 construction program includes…

FAA Awards $627.7 Million in Airport Improvement Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award more than $627.7 million in infrastructure and safety projects through the FY2021 Airport Improvement Program (AIP). “Airports serve…

ACI Foundation Raises Over $1 Million for Scholarships, Research, and Technology
Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA – Through generous donations from ACI members, and the concrete industry, more than $1 million has been raised for the ACI Foundation. Jeffrey W. Coleman, President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the challenge…

HDR, City of Nashville Partner to Successfully Apply for Emerging Technologies Grant
With assistance from HDR, the City of Nashville has received an Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment 2020 grant, which will allow the metropolitan area to use emerging technologies to solve longstanding issues with…

Biden Harris Infrastructure Plan Allocates $621B For Transportation
The $2.3 trillion infrastructure investment package unveiled by the Biden Harris administration on March 31 – entitled the American Jobs Plan – allocates $621 billion in overall spending to the transportation sector, with the largest slice of…