San Jose political leaders launch push to tackle blighted buildings

San Jose political leaders launch push to tackle blighted buildings

SAN JOSE — A San Jose councilmember has embarked on a quest to tackle what appears to be a worsening affliction of blight and decaying buildings in the Bay Area’s largest city. The burned-out second floor of the Lawrence Hotel, a historic building at 79 East San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose, as seen … Read more

AtkinsRealis wins contract for world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh

AtkinsRealis wins contract for world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh

Canada-based global engineering services company AtkinsRéalis has been awarded the contract to masterplan the New Murabba project, the world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The contract was awarded by The New Murabba Development Company (NMDC), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Wednesday, December 20. The contract encompasses advisory, architecture, masterplanning, … Read more

Denver’s “big blue bear” vandalized during protests

Denver’s “big blue bear” vandalized during protests

Wednesday’s fundraising visit to Denver by President Joe Biden, followed by the next night’s Global Conference for Israel, brought hundreds of protestors to downtown to decry the bombing of Palestinian civilians by Israel. Outside the Colorado Convention Center on Thursday night, and unable to get into the structure, protestors threw projectiles at police and the … Read more