Buffalo’s $2.1B Highmark Stadium Opens After 5 Million Labor Hours
Gilbane and Turner finished the $2.1B new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, the largest construction project in Western New York history, with first events this summer.
HUD Opens $10M to Put Robots and AI Inside Factory-Built Housing
HUD will fund up to $10M in demonstrations that bring robotics and AI into factory-built housing, betting automation can cut the cost and time of building homes.
Navy’s $8B Construction Contract Splits D.C.-Area Work Among Six Builders
NAVFAC Washington awarded an $8B multiple-award construction contract to six firms, including Clark, Balfour Beatty and Whiting-Turner, for military work across the capital region.
New U.S. Rebar Mills Come Online Even as Metals Prices Keep Climbing
Nucor, CMC, and Hybar are adding more than 1.5M tons of rebar capacity in 2026, a domestic-supply bump landing as steel, copper, and aluminum prices stay elevated.
Texas DOT Lets $607M in June as Cheaper Bids Keep Its Build Program Ahead of Pace
TxDOT awarded nearly $607M for 73 highway projects in June and has let $6.5B this fiscal year, running ahead of plan as competitive bidding holds costs down.
NYCOSH ‘Deadly Skyline’ Report Ties Construction Deaths to Heat and Falls
The 2026 Deadly Skyline report finds falls still lead New York construction fatalities, with several deaths tied to heat as the industry heads into another hot summer.
Stanley Martin to Buy United Homes Group in a $221M Homebuilder Tie-Up
Stanley Martin Homes agreed to acquire United Homes Group for about $221M, an all-cash deal that deepens consolidation among production homebuilders in the Southeast.
Private Equity Now Drives Most Construction M&A, and Subcontractors Are the Target
Private-equity buyers topped half of all construction M&A for the first time, chasing data-center and power contractors and rolling up subcontractors for their crews.
Construction’s Real Labor Problem Isn’t Just Hiring, It’s Who’s About to Retire
With the average construction worker now 42.5 and only 16% under 35, contractors need hundreds of thousands of hires just to backfill retirements, ABC data shows.
Procore Aims Its New AI Agents at Owners, Not Just Contractors
Procore’s new AI owner tools, including concept projects and portfolio monitoring, push the platform up the capital chain, with general availability set for later in 2026.
Mass Timber Pushes Into Labs and Big Institutions as Net-Zero Targets Tighten
From research labs to Princeton’s engineering complex, mass timber is moving into technically demanding buildings as owners chase net-zero carbon and faster schedules.
University of Utah Breaks Ground on $885M Eccles Health Campus in West Valley City
Okland Construction will build the University of Utah’s $885M Eccles Health Campus, an 800,000-sq-ft hospital in West Valley City opening in phases from 2028.
Congress Passes the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Its Biggest Housing-Supply Bill in Years
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cleared Congress June 23 with permitting incentives, single-stair reform, and a $200M grant tied to measurable housing-supply gains.
Micron Picks Bechtel to Build the First Phase of Its $100B New York Megafab
Micron tapped Bechtel as EPC contractor for the first phase of its $100B Clay, New York semiconductor campus, moving the megafab from planning into construction.
Walbridge Breaks Ground on $16B Stargate Data Center in Michigan
Detroit-based Walbridge broke ground on a $16B Stargate data center near Saline, Michigan, the largest project in the contractor’s 110-year history.
Clark and D.A. Everett Win $800M Bank of America Stadium Overhaul
A Clark Construction and D.A. Everett joint venture will lead the $800M renovation of Bank of America Stadium, with HOK back as designer for a 2026 start.
Meta Pledges $115M for a Trades Academy That Guarantees Graduates a Job
Meta is putting $115M into America’s Workforce Academy, a free skilled-trades program that guarantees graduates a job, starting in its data center states.
Construction Starts Jumped to a $1.78T Pace in May, Powered by Megaprojects
Total construction starts surged 34.1% to a $1.78 trillion annual pace in May, but a handful of megaprojects did the heavy lifting while smaller work lagged.