Sterling Heights is pushing forward with a huge plan to turn the old Lakeside Mall into a new community hub. The city wants to spend $270 million over 30 years to fix up the area, calling it a "brownfield" project. Brownfields are places that might have pollution issues, making them tricky to redeve
Tanzania is getting a massive $2. 2 billion loan to expand its railway network, with Standard Chartered leading the deal. This isn’t just a regular business transaction—it involves export credit agencies and development banks, meaning taxpayers in other countries may also be backing the project. The
The Wing is a fresh player in the film world, born from a partnership between Tavake Limited and Be Hope Films. Its mission is to give foreign producers working in New Zealand a smooth path from filming to financing. Instead of juggling separate post‑production companies and financiers, The Wing
A Denver real estate group wants to turn an empty office tower at 475 17th Street into 140 apartments, but the city’s development fund isn’t ready to back the project—yet. The plan costs $77 million, with Revesco Properties asking for a $29 million loan from the Downtown Development Authority (DDDA)
The International Finance Corporation and Citigroup have launched a new borrowing arrangement worth 98 million dollars in South African rand. This move is part of a larger effort by development banks to reduce the risk that comes from currency mismatches in emerging markets. Local‑currency loans ar
A new partnership is shaking up how European films get made. Streaming service Mubi and investment group IPR. VC have teamed up to fund a batch of movies aimed at theaters first, then global streaming later. Two films are leading the charge—Fatherland by Paweł Pawlikowski and Let Love In by Felix va
Medical school is expensive—way more expensive than most people realize. Tuition has climbed way faster than average earnings, leaving students with huge loans before they even start practicing. Policies keep changing, but they don’t always make things easier. Some new rules might help short-term, b
China’s top tax and finance bodies pushed banks to use blockchain and privacy‑focused computing on Monday, aiming to make the “bank‑tax interaction” smoother and give small businesses more loan options. The State Administration of Taxation and the National Financial Regulatory Administration issued
The Lorain Port and Finance Authority is promoting a new financing plan that lets property owners in the county pay for energy‑saving improvements. The program, called PACE, is open to developers, business owners, nonprofits and local governments who want to update or add new heating, cooling, roofi
A New Jersey cloud firm, CoreWeave, has pulled in $8. 5 billion from a coalition of banks and investors to expand its data‑center reach. The money is backed by the company’s own GPUs and a contract with Meta that guarantees usage of those chips. The deal is the biggest ever of its kind, using a comb
