Smart City Expo: New York State of AI, Quantum and Semiconductors

Cara Eckholm interviewed Commissioner Hope Knight and Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh about the status of Micron's $100 billion investment in a new megafab in Clay, New York.

U.S. Congress: Hearing on New Construction Techniques

AKA Urban’s work to deliver resilient, more affordable preschools at domestic Navy bases received bipartisan support at a congressional hearing on innovative construction techniques.

Understanding office-to-residential conversion: Lessons from six US case studies

AKA Urban, Brookings, Gensler, and HR&A, published case studies on the office to residential conversion landscape of six U.S. cities.

Cara Eckholm selected for the 2025 Venice Biennale

Cara Eckholm—in partnership with Steven Paynter of Gensler—was selected to participate in the 2025 Venice Biennale, with her exhibit “An Electric Future: What 21st Green Industrialists Can Learn From the Chicago World’s Fair.” Their exhibit is in the main exhibit hall in the Arsenale.

New York Times: How to Fix the Way the U.S. Government Spends Billions.

Cara Eckholm wrote a guest essay about how federal and state governments can utilize challenge-based procurement to increase competition, lower prices, and even promote the invention of new technology.

Showcase: Insurance Innovation Prize

NYSERDA held a showcase in which applicants to the Insurance Innovation Prize gave quick, five minute pitches on the companies they are building.

Cara Eckholm named to City & State’s “Women 100”

Cara Eckholm was named to City & State’s “Women 100” list, in recognition of her economic development work across the City and State of New York.

UN Habitat: Cities as Innovation Hubs

Cara Eckholm spoke to U.N. Habitat about how cities can transform themselves into hubs of urban innovation.