An Allianz review of 221 data center claims worth $782M found fire drove most loss value, and named testing and commissioning a peak-risk construction phase.
Residential building wages hit $39.74/hour in June, up just 1% year over year. Adjusted for inflation they fell 2.4%, down from a 9.4% nominal peak in 2024.
Southwire is adding 380,000 sq ft in Starkville, Mississippi. The new wire capacity arrives in 2028, after the backlog now squeezing electrical subs is built.
The FAA awarded $870M across 339 airport projects — the fifth and final installment of the $14.5B Airport Infrastructure Grants program created by the IIJA.
Bank of America launched a $250B Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative running through July 2027, aimed at digital, energy and core infrastructure.
Granite Construction won a $31M early works package for Hydrostor’s Willow Rock plant, recasting long-duration storage as a heavy civil excavation job.
A BuiltWorlds survey found 79% of contractors reported using jobsite robotics in 2026, up from 29%. Accuracy, not labor savings, is now the top stated reason.
Stanley Black & Decker committed $1 billion in U.S. investment through 2028, splitting it roughly evenly between tool R&D and domestic manufacturing capacity.
A rodeo arena under construction at the Florida Gateway Fairgrounds in Lake City collapsed completely around 4 p.m. on August 12, 2026.
The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission adopted the 2027 Twelve-Year Transportation Program on August 5, 2026, committing more than $90 billion to roads, bridges, airports, railroads and tran
Laborers Local 3 and the Laborers’ Eastern Region Organizing Fund filed suit August 11 and announced it August 12, docket HUD-L-003298-26, against GC A.J.D. Construction and concrete sub Concrete Risi
PSMJ’s Net Plus/Minus Index for A/E proposal activity hit +23.4 in Q2 2026, up from +20.4 a year earlier, based on 290 AEC executives surveyed July 6-23.
Treasury and the IRS issued Notice 2026-50 on August 14, modifying and amplifying Notice 2026-1 on the Section 45Q carbon oxide sequestration credit.
FMI’s Q3 2026 outlook forecasts total U.S. construction spending of $2.214 trillion in 2026, down just over 1% from a flat 2025.
Amazon confirmed it owns GW Ranch, a roughly 8,000-acre hyperscale campus in Pecos County, West Texas, developed by California-based Pacifico Energy Group.
Nucor emailed customers revised galvanized and galvannealed coating extras on August 10, effective with orders confirmed for the week ending October 10, 2026.
Hensel Phelps won a $309 million firm-fixed-price contract to build the Red Hill water treatment plant at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, announced August 11-12, 2026.
GreenVibe embeds multisensor units on rebar that combine ultrasound, flexoelectric measurement, electrical resistivity and temperature to estimate in-place concrete strength.