Commercial Construction & Renovation

InterContinental Hotels Group will unveil its new lifestyle Voco brand in Florida, Missouri and New York. Plans call for opening 28 hotels in 19 countries over the coming five years. Read the Seeking Alpha story here

Walmart is working with Schneider Electric‘s Energy & Sustainability Services on a program to bolster access to renewable energy for suppliers under Walmart’s plan to scale back carbon emissions. The Gigaton PPA Program will now also include power purchase agreements …

Seven California local government bodies will receive a total of $76.5 million to acquire and convert motels and empty apartment buildings to housing for the homeless. A budget of $600 million is available under Project Homekey, an outgrowth of Project …

When America went under lockdown in March, Mondrian South Beach seized the opportunity to revamp the lifestyle hotel, from the rooms to the restaurants. Mondrian will debut its new look when it welcomes guests back November 16. Read the Forbes …

Wegmans, which opened its first store in North Carolina in Raleigh in 2019 and recently added a second site in the West Cary neighborhood, is planning to debut at least four more locations in the state. The grocer will open …

An unassuming road tucked between Liberty State Park and a neighboring private golf course is being eyed for an eight-story hotel and conference center. Read The Jersey Journal story here

Walmart disclosed plans to open “Walmart Health” centers in the Tampa and Orlando, Florida markets and additional locations in Georgia that feature an array of primary medical services, dental care, and behavioral health services as part of a new model …

Thirty nine states lost construction jobs between August 2019 and August 2020 while 31 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between July and August according to a new analysis of Labor Department data released by the Associated …

American Blue Ribbon Holdings LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, has emerged from the debt reorganization as two separate companies. One of those companies VIBSQ Holdings LLC, will operate and franchise the restaurants—21 company-owned and 118 …