Three Age Bias Suits Against AECOM, HNTB and Gehry Put a Number on AEC Layoffs
Age discrimination suits against AECOM, HNTB and Gehry Partners following layoffs of older workers are drawing attention to how AEC firms document reductions in force.
Martin Marietta Shipped 17% More Rock and Made 17% Less on Each Ton
Martin Marietta shipped a record 61.6 million tons of aggregates in Q2, but organic growth was 2.3% and gross profit per ton fell 17% to $6.78.
The Obama Center Doubled Its Budget and Its Subs Still Aren’t Getting Paid
Three more trade contractors filed over $550,000 in liens against the Obama Presidential Center’s general contractors, on top of nearly $900,000 filed earlier in July.
Sterling’s Revenue Doubled and 92% of Its Backlog Is Mission-Critical Work
Sterling Infrastructure posted $1.17B in Q2 revenue, up 90%, and a $4.33B backlog up 116%. Mission-critical projects now make up 92% of E-Infrastructure backlog.
A $6 Billion Dam Rehab Just Bought Itself a Year to Decide Whether to Build It
NB Power signed a development agreement with a FlatironDragados-led team on the roughly $6B Mactaquac rehabilitation, opening a 12-month phase before any build decision.
Five Workers Were Standing Behind the Guardrail. A Pickup Came Over It.
A construction inspector was killed and four workers hurt on I-135 near Salina when a pickup left the highway, hit the guardrail and rolled into the protected side of the work zone.
EPA Just Exempted Off-Grid Data Center Power Plants From Acid Rain Rules
EPA guidance exempts islanded generators with no grid connection from the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program, clearing a permitting obstacle for behind-the-meter data center power.
Construction Spending Fell Again in June. Strip Out Data Centers and It’s Worse.
June construction spending fell 0.1% and is down 3.2% year over year. Data center work rose 46% annually, and it’s the only thing holding nonresidential up.
Every State Is Under 10% Construction Unemployment. That Number Is Still Rising.
ABC’s June analysis puts national construction unemployment at 4.7%, up 1.3 points year over year, with rates worsening in 38 states month over month.
Amtrak Cut a Vent Building and Raised the Tracks 22 Feet to Keep a $6 Billion Tunnel on Budget
Amtrak’s July 28 update on the $6B Baltimore tunnel: an intermediate vent facility deleted, the alignment raised 10 to 22 feet, and the first TBM half built.
New York Halted Three More Office Conversions in Three Weeks
After columns buckled at the former Pfizer HQ, NYC’s Buildings Department has issued stop-work orders at three more Manhattan office-to-residential conversions.
Only 165 of 360 Metros Added Construction Jobs. AGC Says Fix Four Things.
Construction employment fell in 131 metros and was flat in 64 over the year to June 2026. AGC blames data center resistance, funding limbo and TPS losses.
Vulcan Pushed Aggregates Past $12 a Ton in Cash Profit. Rain Cost It the Volume.
Vulcan Materials hit a record $12.02 per ton in aggregates cash gross profit as freight-adjusted pricing reached $22.97, despite rain cutting Texas shipments.
Louisiana Just Quintupled What Residential Contractors Must Carry
Act 757 lifts Louisiana’s minimum liability insurance to $500,000, voids assignment of benefits and widens LSLBC enforcement. An adjuster rule hit August 1.
EMCOR Bought Four Electrical Contractors for $700 Million and Raised Guidance Anyway
EMCOR posted a record $5.15B quarter and a $17.14B backlog, then disclosed roughly $700 million of electrical contractor acquisitions across four deals.
The Army Corps Just Offered to Pay 65% of Boston’s $10 Billion Flood Problem
A draft Army Corps study opens the door to federal funding for 65% of Boston’s coastal resilience program: 20-plus projects along 16 miles of shoreline.
Ryan’s Data Center Team Has a Message: The Grid Doesn’t Care About Your AI Roadmap
Two Ryan Cos. VPs on why AI moves fast and data centers don’t: multi-year gear lead times, utility relationships and a $5 million permitting delay.
WSP Came Back With $5.4 Billion. Arcadis Said No Again.
Arcadis rejected a second unsolicited WSP bid, this one at $5.4 billion, then bought a Spanish grid engineer the same week. Consolidation isn’t slowing down.