Powering Progress | Ep. 3 – The Fuel Behind the Future: How AI Gets Its Power
Powering Progress | Ep. 2 – Financing at Scale: Structured Capital for AI and Data Center Portfolios
Powering Progress | Ep. 1 – Texas at the Edge of the Grid: Powering the Age of AI
Project Catalyst, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 19: Driving Alabama’s Economic Strategy with Miller Girvin of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
Data Center Insights — The Complex Landscape of Data Center Permits
Untangling the Web of Data Center Campuses
Episode Four: ABC Insights – Part 2- A Guide to Training, Zoning, and More
Navigating Change: Federal Updates on Energy, Transportation & Water Policies
Predictably Unpredictable: Considerations & Lessons Learned Regarding Force Majeure
Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 14: Shaping North Carolina’s Economic Future with Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation - Real Estate and Tax
Family Owned Real Estate: Managing Lack of Planning in Family Business Transitions
Family Owned Real Estate: Impacts of the Current Real Estate Market on Transition Planning
Family Owned Real Estate: Avoiding Pitfalls When Transitioning Family Real Estate
Family Owned Real Estate: Common Real Estate & Asset Management Issues
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 10: The Southern Economic Development Council with Brian Gwin and Matt Tackett
Florida Medical Cannabis Business Licensing Process: What Happens Next for MMTC Applicants?
Business Better Podcast Episode: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Insights Three Years Later
Navigating Environmental Restrictions on Alternative Project Delivery for Complex Infrastructure Projects
Key Takeaways: The IRS has opened a limited settlement window for eligible conservation and historic preservation easement disputes, with a reduced 10% gross valuation misstatement penalty available during the first 90...more
The developer behind a proposed battery storage facility in Watsonville will withdraw its application from Santa Cruz County to instead seek approval through the state....more
The NRC’s new approach to environmental review has the potential to streamline approvals for a range of nuclear projects....more
Welcome to our second roundup of recent notable Law Court decisions (our previous roundup for January and February of 2026 is available here). Lots of interesting stuff here on legal topics as far-ranging as qualified and...more
Farella has been made aware of potential fraud with Napa County permit applications. While the scam previously targeted only projects going before the Planning Commission, there has been a significant increase in activity...more
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation and Waterkeeper Alliance have issued a May 2026 report titled: Protecting Clean Water at the State Level After Sackett: How States Can Step Up to Keep Rivers, Streams, Lakes,...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday proposed allowing data centers, power plants, and other industrial facilities to begin certain construction work before obtaining required federal air permits....more
In an effort to reduce housing costs and facilitate new housing projects, the Virginia General Assembly recently passed House Bill 888, new legislation aimed at reducing minimum parking requirements imposed by local...more
The Colorado General Assembly adjourned on May 13, 2026, and Colorado Senate Bill 26-114 — passed by both chambers and now heading to the Governor — quietly reshapes what a licensed spirits manufacturer can do on its own...more
If you are starting a hospitality business and want to sell alcohol, you are going to need to understand the ins and outs of getting a liquor license. Last week, we shared an article, “How to Apply for a Beer Permit in...more
The California Coastal Commission has long posed a significant hurdle to coastal housing production, even as state law has streamlined residential development elsewhere. But the tide may be turning....more
The North Carolina Supreme Court’s recent decision in Empire Contractors, Inc. v. Town of Apex, 923 S.E.2d 516 (N.C. 2025), highlights the importance that individual fact issues can play at the class certification stage,...more
Data center developers and hyperscalers are racing to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and data centers across the United States. In response, federal and state policymakers have introduced legislative...more
Key Takeaways from the King's Speech 2026 for the Construction Industry, including planning reform, infrastructure investment, procurement, energy transition, and any other pertinent Bills or policy commitments. This article...more
As spring emerges and Rhode Islanders shake off winter, the Rhode Island General Assembly legislation session starts to buzz. After a winter when the famed Blizzard of ’78’s snowfall record fell, the legislature is sprouting...more
On April 30, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Borough of West Chester v. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, holding that the Borough’s stormwater charge is a tax — not a valid...more
Across the country, a quiet revolution is underway in unexpected places: church parking lots. From Los Angeles to Detroit, religious institutions of every denomination are sitting on some of the most underutilized land in...more
The Bibb Administration presented a plan for two East-side TIF Districts to the City Planning Commission on May 1, 2026. The Hough-St. Clair Superior TIF will encompass almost 1,400 acres and the administration projects it to...more
HB 803, signed into law on May 7, 2026, exempts certain residential construction work valued under $7,500 from building permit requirements, effective July 1, 2026 - but the bill’s impact on Florida’s construction industry...more
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed legislation last week designating the Duck River and some of its tributaries as a Class II Pastoral State Scenic River. The designation was accomplished by amending Tennessee Code...more
A Connecticut Appellate Court (“Court”) addressed in a May 12th Opinion an issue arising out of a challenge to the construction of a gasoline service station in Stonington. See Charles A. Caldwell v. Jannat, LLC, (AC 48754)....more
In a notice published in the New York State Register on May 13, 2026, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) finalized amendments to regulations that implement the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA...more
Florida's affordable housing crisis is not new, but the state's legislative response is becoming increasingly sophisticated. With Florida adding nearly 470,000 new residents in 2024 alone, the largest numeric gain of any...more
When a governmental authority targets all or part of a shopping center or mixed-use project for public improvement, the impact rarely falls on a single party. Fee owners, outparcel owners, anchor tenants, inline tenants,...more
The Town of Huntington is reportedly considering a policy that would require developers receiving Payment in Lieu of Taxes (“PILOT”) benefits to make additional contributions intended to offset perceived impacts on taxpayers,...more