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    Courtesy of Vantage Data Centers
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    Data center construction rolls into 2026

    2025 may have come to an end, but the data center construction boom continued. 

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    Courtesy of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
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    Top infrastructure construction news of 2025

    President Donald Trump's return to the White House meant a whipsaw course for policy and funding that impacts infrastructure projects. 

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    Courtesy of Los Angeles World Airports
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    Construction starts tumbled 20.5% amid megaproject pullback

    Only two projects over $1 billion broke ground in November, according to Dodge Construction Network, but second half momentum was still robust.

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    US plans fresh China semiconductor tariffs for 2027

    The duty rate will be set at least 30 days before the implementation date and stack on top of existing levies, per a Federal Register filing.

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    Holiday lights bring seasonal cheer to the construction world

    Cranes, trees and construction-mobiles share the spotlight in Construction Dive’s 2025 Holiday Lights contest.

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    Trump administration halts all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in US

    The action affects five major offshore wind farms under development in federal waters, including the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. The administration cited classified “national security risks” for the move.

    Updated Dec. 22, 2025
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    Jacobs starts $10B Louisiana data center

    Energy infrastructure provider Hut 8 tapped the Dallas-based contractor for engineering, procurement and construction management.

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    Top construction legal news of 2025

    Construction Dive’s award-winning Dotted Line legal column looked at the major topics trending for contractors this year.

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    House passes bill that could fast-track AI infrastructure projects

    The SPEED Act aims to cut red tape in order to meet soaring energy demand and growing competition in the global AI race, according to the bill’s sponsors.

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    WSP buys power infrastructure firm in latest M&A move

    With a total cash purchase price of $3.3 billion, WSP claims the deal will position it as the largest engineering and design firm in the U.S. by revenue.

  • Construction machines hold up an American flag on the site of the $15 billion Lighthouse data center project
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    $15B Stargate data center breaks ground in Wisconsin

    Crews officially began the first phase of construction on the Oracle, OpenAI and Vantage Data Centers facility and expect to complete the project, dubbed Lighthouse, in 2028.

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    AIS wins $2B in border infrastructure contracts

    The Tennessee-based builder will perform work in California, Arizona and Texas for the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection.

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    Tutor Perini sub wins $900M USACE job in Israel

    The $900 million contract from the Corps’ Middle East District will leverage Perini Management Services for design-bid-build work, primarily for the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

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    Minneapolis Fed survey: Nonresidential builders face tighter pipelines, rising costs

    “Uncertainty isn’t going away quickly,” an official said, but data centers and healthcare projects are providing a lifeline.

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    Opinion

    Project decisions, not personal productivity, should be AI’s focus

    While getting emails out faster or summarizing meetings is useful, the true game changer from the technology comes down to presenting choices for leaders to make, write two consultants. 

  • A rendering of Bally’s Corporation's 3 million-square-foot integrated resort in Ferry Point, the Bronx.
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    Retrieved from Bally's Corporation on December 18, 2025
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    3 hotel casinos approved for New York City

    The winning bids went to the Hard Rock, Genting Group’s Resorts World and Bally’s and will see resorts and complexes come to Queens and the Bronx.

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    Construction disputes in the Americas more about scope than time, money

    Consultancy HKA’s 2025 CRUX report found the region is doing better compared to its global counterparts when it comes to claims arising from schedule and budget.

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    White House ballroom fight shifts focus to contractor risk

    As the cost on the controversial project rises to $400 million and a judge allows it to proceed, attorneys say contracts will determine the amount of peril builders face.

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    Construction backlog slips as smaller contractors feel the squeeze

    Builders’ pipelines now sit at their lowest level since February 2024, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.

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    As EPA moves to fast-track data centers, some cities are moving to slow them down

    The EPA is streamlining Clean Air Act permitting to accelerate development. Will local communities pay the price?

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    Deadline extended for Construction Dive’s Holiday Lights contest

    Enter your brightest jobsite photos by Dec. 18 for a chance to be featured in our roundup of festive cheer across the construction industry.

    Updated Dec. 15, 2025
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    The top construction technology news of 2025

    Artificial intelligence, data centers, technology adoption and alternative building materials ruled conversations in 2025.

  • A person in personal protective equipment looks at a bridge over water.
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    Lane, SPC complete $232M Bronx bridge replacement

    The firms formed a joint venture to replace an aging bascule bridge over Westchester Creek.

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    Lawsuit seeks to stop White House ballroom construction

    The Trump administration has done none of the statutorily required reviews, so work must stop until the legal requirements are met, the National Trust for Historic Preservation says.

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    Skanska Koch taps new general manager

    Michael Donohue will take over for company veteran Bill Matre, who joined the firm in 1982, the same year the Karl Koch Steel Erecting was acquired by Skanska.