capital projects
Building major assets
Capital projects are large-scale undertakings that create, improve, or maintain physical assets—buildings, infrastructure, equipment.
The term appears in government and corporate contexts where significant funds are allocated for construction or major acquisitions: The city budget includes $40 million for capital projects.
Distinguished from operating expenses, capital projects involve one-time investments expected to provide benefits over many years.
- airportsFacilities for aircraft arrival
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- fire stationsBases for firefighters
community centers · data centers · public expenditure · shovel ready · groundbreaking ceremony · construction site · hard hats · highways · railways · office buildings · smart grids · green buildings · schools · municipal bonds · bond measure · infrastructure investment · long-term planning · satellite systems
- public policypolicy making, policy reform, economic policy, policy recommendations, education policy
- government spendinggovernment spending, federal budget, expenditures, allocations, military spending
- local financecouncil tax, community banks, budgets, regional banks, state bonds
- municipal budgetscity budget, general fund, fiscal year, expenditures, revenues
- public financepublic debt, budget deficit, tax revenue, budgets, expenditure
- public spendingbudget allocation, public spending, national budget, healthcare spending, federal budget
capital projectsoperating expenses
Routine business costs
operating costs · overhead costs · administrative expenses · consumables · maintenance expenses