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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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    What construction leaders need to know for 2026

    It’s anyone’s guess what the next 12 months will look like. Here, nonresidential building pros share insights on data centers, immigration and more to bring the year into focus.

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    Turner discloses data breach of salary info, bank accounts, SSNs

    Class-action tracking website ClaimDEPOT said ransomware group Payouts King claimed it had also accessed engineering documents and military project files.

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    AI data center spending drives growth in semiconductor market

    CIOs are contending with rising compute costs, looking to cheaper models to rein in spending amid rapid infrastructure expansion. 

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    Opinion

    Builders need to be prepared for uneven state, federal DBE rules

    As the federal government has curtailed diversity enterprise initiatives, some states have pushed back. Contractors bidding on public jobs should know where they stand, write two lawyers.

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    Tesla looks to build $10B solar cell manufacturing site in Texas

    The automaker is evaluating multiple states for Project Crystal Sun. The Fort Bend County site would create more than 9,712 jobs and begin construction as soon as this year.

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    Surge in July construction starts reflected megaproject volatility: Dodge

    A 25.6% gain in kickoffs last month followed a plunge in June. Dodge said the trend points to “a disjointed construction market.”

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    Punch List: Skanska wins $1.2B contract for 4 data centers, Amtrak wraps first phase of $1.6B tunnel

    Plus, Auburn partners with the Air Force on mass timber barracks and three construction companies announce executive moves.

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    New construction robots gain traction on jobsites

    For years, small, adaptable machines that perform repetitive jobsite tasks have seen the most success. As technology advances, that's beginning to change.

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    Q&A

    Today’s water projects focus on ‘every last drop’: McCarthy water lead

    As environmental concerns and surging tech builds draw more focus to water, new plants and infrastructure upgrades will continue to drive demand, said exec Jaren Murphy.

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    US led record global hotel construction pipeline in Q2 2026

    Hotel conversions and luxury projects dominated the global pipeline, which increased slightly year over year to 15,976 projects, per Lodging Econometrics.

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    AECOM Hunt-Turner-Horus JV selected for $2.3B Tampa Bay Rays stadium

    The deal depends on the approval of a financing plan by the city and Hillsborough County, Florida, expected over the coming weeks, per the Tampa Bay Times.

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    Many Fed officials flagged inflation threat, possible need to hike rates

    “Recent labor demand and consumer spending data suggest that the economy is healthy enough for a rate hike,” Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said.

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    Turner-Wohlsen JV wins $100M Pennsylvania museum expansion

    The team will add a 40,000-square-foot building at the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, home to extensive holdings of the Wyeth family of artists. 

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    Bedrock Robotics deploys fully autonomous excavators on jobsites

    The company said its retrofit tech, which digs without an operator, is now active on infrastructure projects for firms such as Sundt Construction and Zachry Construction.

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    Feds halt border construction at Big Bend National Park

    Customs and Border Protection paused work amid national scrutiny and calls from the National Parks Conservation Association to permanently stop construction activity.

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    McCarthy expands training initiatives with Arizona campus

    The contractor bought the former hotel and convention site in January. Once complete, it will train both salaried and craft employees at the facility.

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    Plans advance for a proposed JW Marriott hotel in downtown Phoenix

    LaPour Partners plans to convert an office building into the hotel, capitalizing on the area’s growth and an emerging appetite for new luxury accommodations.

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    DOT’s $5.3B rail package funds crossings, infrastructure work

    The Federal Railway Administration earmarked funding to close more than 30 grade crossings and upgrade over 1,000 others with new infrastructure and technology.

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    Opinion

    FEMA and NOAA cuts leave builders out in the cold during hurricane season

    As disaster resources grow harder to access, firms need to take a more deliberate look at shielding themselves from liability, writes an environmental lead with EPIC Insurance.

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    Jacobs JV wins contract on $750M Utah water project

    The builder will team with Bowen Collins & Associates to transform a 110-year-old canal into a pressurized system.

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    Autonomous equipment tech firm Gravis Robotics raises $200M

    Global investment firm SoftBank backed the Swiss startup, which uses its proprietary machinery to turn heavy equipment into autonomous robots.

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    Skanska-Stacy Witbeck JV wins $1.9B California light rail segment

    The team will construct the 6.7-mile line at grade in Van Nuys for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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    California high-speed rail project could run out of money by end of 2027, inspector general says

    State infusions of $1 billion a year over 20 years won’t come fast enough to keep construction on track, the authority’s Office of Inspector General said.

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    Trump imposes 100% tariffs on some drones and components

    The UAS duty rates align with the president’s executive orders to mitigate supply chain reliance on countries such as China, which has a world-leading drone market valued at $15.6 billion in 2025.