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    Deep Dive // 2026 Outlook

    5 construction trends to watch in 2026

    Contractors will be keeping tabs on material costs, data center demand, interest rates and more this year.

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    Deep Dive // 2026 Outlook

    How immigration enforcement will impact construction in 2026

    Undocumented workers are becoming increasingly scarce on jobsites. That means higher expenses in sectors with less demand, while data center wages continue to command a premium. 

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    Construction Champions 2026 call for entries kicks off

    Submit your nominations for outstanding women builders for our annual showcase, which will run during this year’s Women in Construction Week, slated for March 1 to 7.

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    US ‘will not become a nation of renters’: Trump

    At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the president discussed his executive order restricting institutional investors from buying single-family homes.

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    Moody’s sees $3T in data center spending by 2030

    The financial services company says costlier builds and power constraints could stretch out completion timelines, but demand remains strong.

    Updated Jan. 21, 2026
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    2026’s top construction conferences

    It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry conferences and expos on tap for 2026.

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    Procore acquires vertical AI firm

    The purchase of Datagrid gives the contech giant a host of new agents for contractors and integration into additional ERP and cloud systems.

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    Opinion

    How a lack of data standardization is holding AI back in construction

    A contech executive advocates for “active governance” and says that clean, structured data should be as nonnegotiable as safety on any build.

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    Texas, N. Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania — where pharma manufacturing investments have surged

    Pledged projects have landed in a handful of hotspots while giving rise to potential new hubs across the U.S.

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    Texas contractor wins first phase of $473M infrastructure project

    Jordan Foster Construction will work on a 3.3-mile stretch of U.S. 90 from I-410 to Loop 1604 in San Antonio to start the job.

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    Granite JV tapped for $157M Arizona bridge widening

    The contracting team will replace the current four-lane bridge over Barraza-Aviation Parkway and the Union Pacific Railroad in Tucson with a six-lane span.

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    Construction project stress cools after ‘turbulent year’

    The improvement in delays, abandonments and on-hold projects caused the Project Stress Index to reach one of the lowest levels in 2025, according to ConstructConnect.

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    Kratos and Bombardier announce new facilities to kick off 2026

    In addition to the defense technology and aircraft expansions, Becton, Dickinson and Co. plans to spend $110 million on its flush syringe facility in Nebraska.

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    Opinion

    How a simple fix to the EB-3 visa program could be the answer construction needs

    The Dignity Act, which is before Congress now, could address the workforce shortage without raising green card caps, a consultant writes. 

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    Labor, tariffs collide with data center boom

    The latest outlook from the Associated General Contractors of America reveals two bright spots amid a growing number of challenges.

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    Arizona DOT taps Sundt for $396M highway job

    The Tempe-based builder will negotiate with the state’s DOT on a preconstruction services contract that is expected to be finalized in February.

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    13 transit projects expected to open in the US this year

    Cities are investing in less costly bus rapid transit over light rail systems, says Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic.

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    Opinion

    Why OSHA standards shouldn’t be the high-water mark for contractor safety

    As 2026 gets underway, a construction injury lawyer argues that government benchmarks represent the bare minimum, not the ultimate goal, for protecting workers. 

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    Data center developer invests $6B in Arkansas campus

    AVAIO will start the first phase of its data center hub in the first quarter, and could scale its investment up to $21 billion.

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    Tariffs push construction input prices higher

    The latest PPI report presents “plenty of cause for concern,” according to Associated Builders and Contractors.

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    Major factory construction projects to watch in 2026

    TSMC, Micron, Samsung, Lilly and others are set to break ground on or open new facilities this year.

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    Opinion

    How AI can help builders weather the labor crunch on jobsites

    With wage expenses piling up, leveraging the technology lets builders protect their margins and get more value out of existing crews, writes a contech expert.

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    Data centers drive lopsided backlog gains

    The AI frenzy is mostly confined to big contractors’ pipelines, with smaller firms seeing fewer benefits from the boom.

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    AbbVie pledges $100B to US production in drug pricing deal with Trump

    As with the many other “most-favored-nation” deals between the White House and large pharmas, the agreement is short on details as well as its potential financial impact.

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    Kansas DOT awards $288M contract, its largest ever

    The record project went to Dondlinger Wildcat EKC1, a joint venture between Wichita-based general contractors Dondlinger & Sons Construction and Wildcat Construction.