Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Villas completes $100M renovation

The multiyear project brings a new waterfront event space to the Texas property along with a 2.2-acre human-made lagoon.

By Noor Adatia • March 12, 2026

Bryan Construction names new CFO

With the appointment, the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based contractor will look to bolster its work in the federal and commercial construction markets.

By Matthew Thibault • March 12, 2026

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Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

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Backlog rebounded in February, remained lopsided across construction

Larger contractors and those with data center contracts had the most work on their books, while smaller builders and firms not focused on artificial intelligence builds languished.

By Joe Bousquin • March 11, 2026

CSL breaks ground on $1.5B Illinois immunoglobulin plant expansion

The Kanakee project builds on the biopharma company’s efforts to increase its U.S. footprint, where it has already spent more than $3 billion, and will focus on producing plasma-derived therapies.

By Jeffrey Kinney • March 11, 2026

Sociable: Meta says its AI-optimized data centers support the US economy

The company touted an uptick in construction jobs and infrastructure support, while also committing to the White House’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 10, 2026

What early 2026 economic data shows for the construction industry

Several key construction indicators showed a slow start to building activity to kick off the new year.

By Sebastian Obando • March 9, 2026

Chicago Fire FC kicks off construction of $750M soccer stadium

The privately funded venture, bankrolled by Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto, will become the first major professional stadium built in the Windy City in more than three decades.

By Matthew Thibault • March 9, 2026

Economy unexpectedly sheds 92,000 jobs as war spurs inflation worries

Construction lost 11,000 net jobs month to month in February, but saw an increase of 0.5% year over year.

By Jim Tyson • March 9, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays unveil designs, plans for $2.3B ballpark

The Major League Baseball franchise has long sought a new home. Last week it published video renderings that depict a sprawling mixed-use development.

By Zachary Phillips • March 9, 2026

Penzance to invest $4B for West Virginia data center build

Once complete, the Berkeley County campus, about an hour northwest of Virginia’s Data Center Alley, will total about 1.9 million square feet and deliver 600 megawatts of power output.

By Sebastian Obando • March 9, 2026

The case for building modular, repeatable data centers

Speed to market drives data center construction. That creates a ripe opportunity for modular construction, writes one construction executive.

By Johnny Clemmons • March 6, 2026

NRC approves construction of advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming

The construction permit to a subsidiary of Bill Gates’ TerraPower for a 345-MW commercial nuclear power plant project is the NRC’s first commercial reactor construction approval in nearly 10 years.

By Diana DiGangi • March 6, 2026

Building a better future: How girls can reshape the construction industry

Girls Garage teaches design and construction skills while closing the labor gap and strengthening the future of the field, write two nonprofit leaders.

By Emily Pilloton-Lam and Miriam Warren • March 6, 2026

Data centers remain standout industry for Schneider Electric

The company saw steady growth from building technology customers amid a renewed push for efficiency and sustainability.

By Brian Martucci • March 4, 2026

How Glavovic Studio leverages adaptive reuse to design affordable homes

Margi Glavovic Nothard believes the Southern Florida affordable housing market is strong. Repurposing older buildings can help make the financials work.

By Danielle McLean • March 4, 2026

Data centers propelled Turner to record $29.2B in revenue in 2025

Backlog reached $44.3 billion as hyperscaler data center projects, sports stadiums and healthcare jobs buoyed the contractor’s results.

By Matthew Thibault • March 3, 2026

Apartment sales volume fell 25% YOY in January

Prices fell 0.1% year over year, though they have been rising steadily over the past four months, according to an MSCI report.

By Leslie Shaver • March 2, 2026

NLRB reverts to joint employer rule it crafted in Trump’s first term

The board said it maintains the “substantial direct and immediate control” it articulated in 2020.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 27, 2026

American Express taps Turner to build new global HQ in NYC

The contractor will start construction on the final commercial tower of the World Trade Center rebuild in Lower Manhattan this spring.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 26, 2026

Immigration raids are hitting multifamily operators. Here’s how they’re responding.

Managers report negative occupancy impacts from ICE in states like Florida and Texas, which could be the “straw that breaks the camel's back” for class C properties, according to one expert.

By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 26, 2026

Light rail moves forward in Austin, Texas

With a construction team named, work on the 10-mile line is expected to begin next year and finish in 2033.

By Dan Zukowski • Feb. 25, 2026

Amazon plans $12B Louisiana data center build

Construction on the tech titan’s first data center in the state will begin in the coming weeks.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 24, 2026

States sue Energy Department for terminating $8B in clean energy funding

The Trump administration unlawfully bypassed Congress and made politically motivated cuts to programs created through the IRA and IIJA, the lawsuit claims.

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Feb. 24, 2026

Construction is a ‘relationship business’: Suffolk executive

As leader of the contractor’s Florida Gulf Coast and Las Vegas offices, Pete Tuffo sees promotions as valuable to building an executive leadership team.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 23, 2026

US led global hotel construction pipeline in Q4 as luxury drove growth

The U.S. represented 39% of projects in the global pipeline last quarter, with the number of luxury projects worldwide reaching a new record, per Lodging Econometrics.

By Jenna Graber • Feb. 23, 2026