Duke Energy proposes two small gas-fired units at its Sutton Plant

Duke Energy Progress has asked N.C. regulators to approve construction of two small combustion turbine natural-gas plants, totaling 84 megawatts, at its Sutton Plant near Wilmington.

The cost estimate for the project is treated as confidential in the filing as Duke (NYSE: DUK) is still in negotiations with contractors and major equipment suppliers. But based on U.S. Energy Information Administration price estimates for combustion turbine construction, the project is likely to cost close to $80 million.

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Hate trying to walk in Boston? This analysis might surprise you.

Boston ranks third on a list of walkable U.S. cities with populations of 400,000 or more, according to a Walk Score compiled by real estate shop Redfin.

The authors say more than 10 million data points were used to create the ranking.

Topping the list was New York City. San Francisco followed. Boston edged out Philadelphia and Miami. Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida, were at the bottom of the list.

Redfin created a nifty tool that allows a review of cities of various sizes…

Walker's Point will see 120 new apartments in three buildings, starting in May

The first of three buildings with a combined 120 apartments will begin construction in early May at a parking lot site near Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood.

Also this week, Cargill Inc. gained a needed city approval to sell its shuttered Menomonee Valley plant.

The Walker’s Point project will bring three, five-story buildings to replace the parking lot between South First and Second streets, north of West Washington Avenue. The project is a collaboration between…

Black Chamber honors Austin small business award winners

More than 600 attendees gathered April 17 at the downtown Hilton Austin for the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce 2015 Small Business Awards.

Chamber CEO Natalie Madeira Colfield said it was the largest such event in the 33-year history of the chamber. This year’s event included the inaugural Native Star Award, presented to an Austinite who has gone on to achieve national or international success. The award went to George Howell, an anchor with CNN, who attended high school and university…

The week in review: Big spending on buildings, acquisitions and car factories

We here at the Dallas Business Journal like to follow the money, whether it’s big acquisitions, big real estate deals, big business expansions or billions of dollars being spent for a new factory. Heck, the bigger the numbers, the more we like it.

In this edition of Week in Review, you’ll find plenty of big monetary figures to read about. We’ll start with a big acquisition by a Dallas-based company, and end with billions of dollars being spent on automotive factories. So, let’s look back at the…