Sebastian Obando
Reporter | @Sgo96Sebastian Obando is a reporter covering the construction industry for Construction Dive, based in Washington D.C. Prior to Construction Dive, Sebastian covered the commercial real estate industry for the National Real Estate Investor, based in New York City, as well as contributing to Forbes, covering personal investment topics. He has also appeared in Adweek, New York Post, Washington Post, among others, and interned with The Daily Caller in our nation's capital. Sebastian is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
770 articles by Sebastian Obando
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Tariffs lifted nonresidential construction costs 3.2% in 2025
Jan. 30, 2026 -
Last-minute deal spares federal construction from government shutdown
Jan. 30, 2026 -
Construction tech leaders highlight how AI can improve tracking, reduce scope surprises
Jan. 29, 2026 -
Navy taps Stantec-AECOM JV for $150M Maine shipyard job
Jan. 28, 2026 -
Hudson Tunnel faces Feb. 6 work stoppage if funding halt continues
Jan. 27, 2026 -
Construction starts ended 2025 on an upswing
Jan. 27, 2026 -
After years of stability, construction materials costs are heating up again
Jan. 23, 2026 -
Garney expands west with Emery & Sons acquisition
Jan. 23, 2026 -
Jacobs wins $200M California wastewater treatment project
Jan. 22, 2026 -
Nonresidential construction spending loses momentum as factory builds falter
Jan. 22, 2026 -
Moody’s sees $3T in data center spending by 2030
Jan. 20, 2026 -
Texas contractor wins first phase of $473M infrastructure project
Jan. 20, 2026 -
Construction project stress cools after ‘turbulent year’
Jan. 16, 2026 -
Labor, tariffs collide with data center boom
Jan. 15, 2026 -
Tariffs push construction input prices higher
Jan. 14, 2026 -
Data center developer invests $6B in Arkansas campus
Jan. 14, 2026 -
Data centers drive lopsided backlog gains
Jan. 13, 2026 -
McCarthy hits milestone on $168M Arizona water treatment plant expansion
Jan. 13, 2026 -
Mortenson tops out Oregon pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
Jan. 13, 2026 -
Kansas DOT awards $288M contract, its largest ever
Jan. 12, 2026 -
Construction planning jumped 7% to close 2025 strong
Jan. 9, 2026 -
Construction job openings bounce back
Jan. 8, 2026 -
Micron to break ground on $100B New York semiconductor fab
Jan. 8, 2026 -
New England Revolution advance $500M Massachusetts soccer stadium project
Jan. 7, 2026 -
5 construction trends to watch in 2026
Jan. 7, 2026