In Nigeria, Jigawa state has signed a 10 million dollar deal with an Indian firm to build a modern hatchery, Premium Times reported. The deal is small in capital terms and notable mainly as state level agricultural infrastructure bought from an Indian supplier.
In the United States, Balfour Beatty has named Scott Skidelsky, who has led its Southeast buildings segment since 2017, as US president for strategy and growth, with John Harris succeeding him in the Southeast role, Construction Dive reported. The segment’s sectors include data centres, aviation, education and public facilities. In Seattle, the Aquarium’s Ocean Pavilion, which holds more than 500,000 gallons of water behind a 30 foot window designed for a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, won the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2026 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Gold Award.
On the SpaceX Tesla merger committees first reported on October 20, CNBC reported on October 23 that merger chatter had overtaken Tesla’s earnings, that Tesla executives declined to address the matter on the Tesla call, and that William Blair analysts wrote on Thursday that the merger push is about control rather than strengthening the businesses. No terms have been agreed, and the item remains with the technology beat’s existing story.