public_private_partnership

Issaquah – November 06, 2026 -- About 150 volunteers will build a new playground at McMicken Heights Park in SeaTac, Washington, in a single day on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The project is backed by KABOOM!, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Playground and the City of SeaTac.

Delta reaches its 50th community build with KABOOM!

The SeaTac project is Delta Air Lines' 50th community build with the national nonprofit. It brings together a corporate sponsor, a nonprofit, a municipality, a playground equipment supplier and community volunteers, each contributing to what the partners describe as a collective investment in the city.

San Antonio – October 29, 2026 -- US Aviation, the sole contracted provider of the U.S. Air Force's Initial Pilot Training (IPT) program under a ten-year, $835 million contract awarded in December 2025, is promoting its civilian-delivery model as a template for training across all U.S. services.

Mattison presents three-principle framework to more than 300 attendees at IDGA summit

Colonel (Ret.) Mark "SNapper" Mattison, US Aviation's Vice President of Military Programs, spoke at the 2026 IDGA Military Flight Training USA Summit. The audience of more than 300 military leaders, program managers, instructors and aviation executives included flag officers and senior decision makers from Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) and the Army Aviation Center of Excellence.

Amsterdam – October 16, 2026 -- A Ferrovial-led consortium, Top End Mobility Group, has been selected to deliver the I-285 East Express Lanes project in Greater Atlanta, Georgia, with an expected construction value of $8.9 billion.

The public-private partnership is led by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the State Road and Tollway Authority.

GDOT hands Phase 1 to a consortium including Tikehau Star Infra

GDOT selected the consortium, which includes Tikehau Star Infra, to finance, design, build, operate and maintain Phase 1 under a long-term agreement. Phase 1 covers approximately 21 miles of new express lanes. It also includes key connections among I-285, I-85 and SR 400.

Queens – October 16, 2026 -- Metropolitan Park, the $8.1 billion sports and entertainment district led by Hard Rock International and Steve Cohen, has committed $10 million to the new Jackson Heights community center of the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, seeding a $33.8 million public-private funding package.

Developers count the $10 million toward a $1 billion community benefits package

The investment is part of Metropolitan Park's more than $1 billion in community benefits. It served as the seed funding for the facility's total capital stack, which combines private and public money from state, city and federal sources.

Amsterdam – – October 01, 2026 -- Ferrovial has reached commercial close with the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes, marking the state's largest single capital investment and its first public-private partnership.

DriveTN consortium secures 50-year concession for Nashville corridor

The Ferrovial-led DriveTN consortium, which also includes Transurban and Tikehau Star Infra, will finance, design, build, operate and maintain the new lanes under a 50-year concession beginning once the roadway opens to traffic. TDOT selected the consortium for the project in August 2026.

Albany, N.Y. – September 29, 2026 -- Foss & Company has closed four historic rehabilitation investments in Buffalo, Albany, Fredonia and Kingston, New York, creating or preserving 156 affordable housing units by pairing state and federal Historic Tax Credits with New York State Homes and Community Renewal's (HCR) Small Building Participation Loan Program (PLP).

Four New York buildings convert to 156 affordable units via blended financing

The Eckhardt Building, a 1940s former department store in Buffalo's Broadway-Fillmore Historic District, is now complete with 28 apartments restricted to an average of 65% Area Median Income (AMI) and roughly 22,000 square feet of commercial space leased to a nonprofit child day care provider.

New York – September 25, 2026 -- ADAPT Community Network opened its Smart Living Center in the Bronx, a home-like facility built to test and demonstrate accessible technology for people with disabilities across New York City and the Hudson Valley.

ADAPT launches dedicated space linking disability tech vendors, families and regulators

The nonprofit, which operates 100 programs serving more than 20,000 children and adults with disabilities, held an Open House and Resource Expo to mark the launch. The event combined timed tours of the Center with a vendor showcase and a panel discussion titled 'Adaptive Technology Progress and Innovation through Partnership.'

Oakland – September 24, 2026 -- The Kapor Center unveiled its PRIME Alliance at the Clinton Global Initiative, selecting El Paso, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Oakland, California as the inaugural cohort for a multiyear program designed to fast-track partnerships between local governments and startups tackling housing, child care, health care, education, workforce development, and financial stability gaps.

Glendale, Calif. – September 24, 2026 -- Linc Housing and National CORE have opened Pioneer Village, a 340-home affordable housing community in Glendale, California, drawing more than 7,500 applications for its units.

Development delivers 340 homes across three five-story buildings on 2.79 acres

Located at 515 Pioneer Drive, the elevator-served complex includes 92 units for low-income seniors aged 62 and older, 245 family units, and three apartments for on-site staff. Homes are affordable to households earning between 30% and 80% of area median income. Construction began in January 2023 and finished in July 2026, with resident move-ins starting in June.

Hallandale Beach – September 22, 2026 -- The Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) has authorized up to $11.2 million in proposed payments to Vessel Technologies to build 53 affordable homes across two HBCRA-owned properties, marking the housing product company's first-ever partnership with a community redevelopment agency and its entry into South Florida.

HBCRA board approves two-site affordable housing package on September 14

The HBCRA Board of Directors voted at its September 14 meeting to move forward with Vessel on developments at 128-132 S.E. 2nd Terrace, planned for 23 units, and 414 S.E. 3rd Ave., planned for 30 units. Both sites are HBCRA-owned properties identified for affordable housing redevelopment, putting underutilized land back into productive use.