Safeguarding against digital threats

Safeguarding against digital threats

In 2025, cyber threats are more sophisticated than ever, and the construction industry is no exception. While firms focus on physical job sites, cybercriminals are exploiting digital vulnerabilities in project management software, IoT devices, and cloud-based tools. From ransomware attacks to financial fraud, businesses handling sensitive project data and high-value transactions are prime targets. Many…

Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of April 2025

Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of April 2025

Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. NFL Team’s Homecoming Who doesn’t love a good homecoming story? The NFL’s Washington Commanders are set to return to the nation’s capital after signing a deal with the Washington, D.C., government to build a new stadium at…

St. Louis Community College’s Nursing and Health Sciences Center Opens

St. Louis Community College’s Nursing and Health Sciences Center Opens

The $62.9 million facility will address the immediate job training demands of St. Louis’ area hospitals and healthcare systems. KAI celebrated the recent opening of the Nursing and Health Sciences Center at St. Louis Community College (STLCC) at Florissant Valley in Ferguson, Missouri. The $62.9 million facility will address the immediate job training demands of…

Library reno reinvents modernist school building

Library reno reinvents modernist school building

For more than 30 years, Centennial College’s Story Arts Centre has occupied a restored Toronto’s Teachers’ College building, designed 70-plus years ago by Peter Dickinson. The architect played a pivotal role in developing mid-century modern style in post-World War II Canada. An addition in the 1990s sharply contrasted with his original structure and was recently…

An inside-out approach to leadership

An inside-out approach to leadership

As our America at 250 series highlights, today’s public sector leaders must navigate choppy seas—and the winds of change may only intensify. For both new and established government leaders, reality may look quite different from the bridge of their ship than from how they imagined it would be based on previous experiences. They must be prepared…

Free parking enacted at NS health facilities

Free parking enacted at NS health facilities

Nova Scotia’s health care facilities will provide free parking for staff, patients and their visitors, beginning May 1, 2025. The new policy comes with an estimated $19 million annual cost for the provincial government, which has committed to reimburse the health care facilities that charge for parking for their lost revenue. “I know people have…