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.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 24, 2026

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.

By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 21, 2026

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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.

By Jenna Graber • Aug. 21, 2026

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.

By Construction Dive Staff • Aug. 21, 2026

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. 

By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 19, 2026

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.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 19, 2026

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.

By Noor Adatia • Aug. 19, 2026

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.

By Matthew Thibault • Aug. 18, 2026

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.

By Matthew Thibault • Aug. 18, 2026

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.

By Shirleen Laubenthal • Aug. 17, 2026

Punch List: Stanley Black & Decker invests $1B in manufacturing, Jacobs expands in Atlanta

Plus Cumming Group acquires an NYC project management firm, and Tutor Perini and Granite announce project wins.

By Construction Dive Staff • Aug. 14, 2026

Construction backlog plummeted to lowest level since January

Data center strength in July masked “the depth of this weakness” around bookings for contractors, said Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 12, 2026

AECOM touts data center pipeline amid fiscal Q3 loss

A $337 million charge dragged on revenue and profitability in the quarter despite record backlog, the firm reported.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 11, 2026

Commanders pick JV for reported $3.8B NFL stadium

A JV that includes Clark Construction and Mortenson will collaborate on the 65,000-seat venue in Washington, D.C.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 11, 2026

Bally’s slows $1.7B casino build after Chicago expands gambling rules

The casino giant contends the city’s recent approval of betting terminals at other sites goes against its 2022 Host Community Agreement.

By Matthew Thibault • Aug. 11, 2026

Fluor targets energy over data centers

Electricity projects better fit Fluor’s project profile than the data centers they power, CEO Jim Breuer said during the firm’s second-quarter earnings call.

By Keith Loria • Aug. 10, 2026

Caterpillar sales surpass $20B as data center generators take off

The industrial equipment maker saw stronger-than-expected North American construction sales and continued momentum for AI-related infrastructure. A $392 million tariff refund also bolstered profits.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 10, 2026

Punch List: Gilbane starts $322M hospital expansion, McCarthy promotes new COO

Plus, Tutor Perini wins a Death Valley job and ASHRAE awards scholarships.

By Construction Dive Staff • Aug. 7, 2026

Texas data center pause puts 20% of US pipeline at risk of delay: BNEF

The longer the moratorium stays in place, the greater the risk to Texas’ data center boom, analysts at Bloomberg NEF said.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 7, 2026

Jacobs’ data center pipeline triples as backlog hits $28.9B

The Dallas-based contractor said customers are accelerating data center and semiconductor work during its fiscal third-quarter earnings call Tuesday.

By Keith Loria • Aug. 6, 2026

25 states sue Trump over Section 301 forced-labor tariffs

The suit claims the tariffs are a workaround for a Supreme Court decision that revoked sweeping duties imposed by President Donald Trump.

By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 5, 2026

NYC DOB wraps first wave of construction safety sweeps after partial collapse in July

After inspecting 180 jobsites, the agency found no immediate public safety concerns, nor evidence that the East 42nd Street failure was “inherent to office-to-residential conversion projects.”

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 5, 2026

Construction spending dropped 3.2% in June

Excluding data centers, private nonresidential construction spending was down 7.9% year over year in June, according to ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 4, 2026

‘Impossible’ to find building in NYC without a violation: Engineer

As office-to-residential conversion work gets halted, experts say rigorous inspections are predictable, even if the scale is staggering.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 3, 2026

Balfour Beatty hits milestone on $385M Miami Beach hotel

The Grand Hyatt Miami Beach will connect to the city’s convention center via a climate-controlled skyway and open the doors for larger events in the city.

By Matthew Thibault • Aug. 3, 2026