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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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    Construction job openings, hires up in July

    The hiring rate hit the highest level in nearly two years, according to Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors.

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    Skanska names new US infrastructure CFO

    Antonia Junelind will succeed Jari Mäntylä as CFO of Skanska USA Civil on Jan. 1. The sector has been a major area of success for the contractor in recent years.

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    ‘Not just a hope and a wish’: How contractors can tap underrepresented communities

    Industry leaders cited accommodations for transit and daycare schedules as ways to make the industry attractive to a wider labor pool during a Construction Dive virtual event.

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    Federal authorities disrupt China-backed hacking operation targeting US critical infrastructure

    Compromised IoT devices were used in a yearslong campaign against key sectors and federal agencies.

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    Suffolk wins $278M California university dental school project

    Using progressive design-build, the builder will deliver new educational, clinical and collaborative spaces on UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus.

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    Generation Toolbelt: Gen Z builders know tech. They’re ready to teach — and learn

    Gen Z has a shorthand with new apps that their senior colleagues don’t. At the same time, they’re eager to learn building from seasoned pros.

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    Walmart to build $1.3B fulfillment center in Georgia

    The 1.5-million-square-foot automated facility is slated to break ground later this year.

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    JE Dunn launches power generation unit, names leader

    As data centers, onshoring and aging infrastructure create new opportunities, JE Dunn aims to capitalize beyond the 220 power projects already within its portfolio.

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    Opinion

    We need to start tracking buildings like Carfax tracks vehicle histories

    The two failing columns on a Manhattan adaptive reuse project are emblematic of the lack of continuity in tracking a structure’s entire lifecycle, writes the CEO of a software development firm.

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    Warsh pledges to slow inflation to 2%, saying Fed may have ‘work to do’

    The comments by Warsh prompted futures traders to increase the odds that policymakers next month will push up the main interest rate.

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    SpaceX plans $100B spaceport in Louisiana

    The investment includes a propellant production facility and vehicle processing. The land was previously owned by ExxonMobil, which was sued for allegedly polluting the state’s coastal marshes.

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    ‘There’s got to be a better way’: What Gen Z brings to construction

    During a live virtual panel Wednesday, Construction Dive spoke to younger construction pros about launching a career in the sector.

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    Fluor to wrap $5B Alabama plant construction

    Novelis, an aluminum manufacturer, expects the aluminum recycling facility in Bay Minette to begin commissioning this year.

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    Punch List: Maryland accepts bids for Key Bridge demo work

    Plus, an Irish subsidiary of Turner hits a data center milestone and Zachry Construction wins a San Antonio airport contract.

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    Mortenson, Bartlett Cocke win $1.3B NBA Spurs’ arena

    The San Antonio Spurs’ new home will anchor the city’s sports and entertainment district, which includes a new convention center and infrastructure improvements.

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    Texas to pump $138B into transportation infrastructure over 10 years

    Part of the 2027 Unified Transportation Program will target travel corridors on the Lone Star State’s 100 Most Congested Roadways list.

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    Chinese drones, now facing tariffs, are the top choice of US builders

    Among respondents to an ABC survey, 97% of those who use drones said their primary machines were built by China’s DJI. The second most-cited brand also comes from China.

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    Inflation holds steady, giving Fed room to leave main rate unchanged

    Despite an increase in disposable income, personal consumption expenditures rose just 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% gain in June.

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    Deep Dive

    What Pennsylvania’s data center rules mean for construction

    Pennsylvania joins New York and Texas as states pivot from trying to attract data centers to asking who pays for the infrastructure, attorneys say.

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    $9.2B Tennessee highway project picks construction team

    The proposal represents the largest public-private partnership concession for an interstate choice lanes project in the U.S., per an announcement from Gov. Bill Lee.

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    ‘Stay curious’: CEO sees numerous paths for women in construction

    Cross Management Chief Executive Ann Caruso focuses on building relationships along with projects as she coaches others to stay open to unforeseen opportunities.

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    NYC earmarks $4B for ‘deteriorating’ highway

    Construction, to start in 2030 and last 10 years, will repair aging concrete and the triple-cantilever section on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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    Canada to install retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on US imports

    The levies will go into effect Sept. 8 and match the rates of U.S. tariffs on goods such as steel, dairy products, appliances and agricultural equipment.

    Updated Aug. 27, 2026