A CEO’s Call to Action
MIDLAND, Mich. — The CEO of a major multinational corporation called for “immediate, decisive investments” in the green manufacturing sector to help “boost America’s exports, lower the trade deficit, create jobs and increase its competitiveness in a dynamic world marketplace.”
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NORTHEAST
• An initial mega-donation has been made for a new 200,000-square-foot law school to be built on the western edge of Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. Officials announced that a $15 million donation was made by three siblings in memory of their parents who were graduates of the school. The largest donation in the history of the 115-year-old lay school kicked off a fundraising campaign for the construction project, estimated to cost $85 million – $90 million.
Read More Report: Public Sector Driving NYC School Market
NEW YORK — Construction in the K-12 and higher ed markets accounted for 56 percent of $8.1 billion in institutional projects started in New York City over a two-year period that ended last April, according to the New York Building Congress, a professional association for the city’s construction industry.
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Read More About one-quarter of America’s population spends a good part of each day inside a school building. The Green California Schools Summit and Expo, taking place December 8-10, 2010, at the Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, Calif., will examine what can be done to ensure these structures are healthy, efficient and sustainable.
University of Houston to Beef Up Athletic Facilities
HOUSTON — The University of Houston has released early conceptual designs for a new football stadium and a renovated basketball arena, together costing an estimated $160 million.
$65 Million Arts Center Opens in East L.A.
MONTEREY PARK, Calif.
Read More NYC’s Cooper Union Awarded LEED Platinum
Photos by Mario Morgado; Courtesy of the Cooper Union.
