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    AECOM sees profit boost from data centers, defense spending

    The Dallas-based infrastructure firm’s high-tech business is now one of its fastest-growing sectors in the U.S., according to its second-quarter earnings call Tuesday.

    By • May 12, 2026
  • Boston-based startup Tutor Intelligence has launched its Data Factory 1, a fleet of 100 robots autonomously learning how to manipulate physical objects.
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    Massachusetts startup launches ‘largest robot data factory in the US’

    Manufacturing Dive recently visited Tutor Intelligence's new headquarters in Watertown, where the firm is seeing growing demand for its autonomous robots.

    By Nathan Owens • May 12, 2026
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    Preconstruction

    Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Chicago’s construction market buoyed by infrastructure, entertainment builds

    Large expansions on the Red Line and at O’Hare International Airport are capturing attention. A stadium, a casino and an M&A deal mark other Windy City building news. 

    By • May 12, 2026
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    Lilly to invest extra $4.5B across Indiana manufacturing

    The Indianapolis-based company expanded its spend to ensure it can meet growing demand for genetic therapies and weight-loss drugs.

    By Nathan Owens • May 11, 2026
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    Skanska says its work unimpacted by major economic headwinds

    The firm continues to manage risk and deliver profits on the back of U.S. construction work, the contractor reported in its first-quarter earnings.

    By • May 8, 2026
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    Punch List: Adaptive reuse and Safety Week in the Big Apple

    Plus, the Empire State will invest $78 million across four infrastructure projects and other news builders should know about.

    By • May 8, 2026
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    Data center investment cycle ‘still in early stages’: Jacobs CEO

    The Dallas-based company’s data center business grew by more than 100% in the second quarter, according to a Tuesday earnings call.

    By • May 6, 2026
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    Construction’s labor market stayed stagnant in March

    The industry has seen the number of layoffs remain steady as hiring slows, indicating contractors are in a holding pattern due to soft demand.

    By • May 6, 2026
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    Bally’s $1.7B Chicago casino development tops out

    A host of local contractors have placed the final beam on the project, which will feature a 500-room hotel and 3,000-seat theater.

    By • May 6, 2026
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    Drugmaker AbbVie chooses North Carolina for $1.4B manufacturing campus

    The 185-acre site will be the company’s largest single investment to date, with a focus on small-volume parenteral products like vials and prefilled syringes.

    By Nathan Owens • May 5, 2026
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    AECOM Hunt, Turner JV launch $2.4B Cleveland Browns stadium project

    Shovels hit dirt April 30 on the new NFL venue despite a lingering class-action lawsuit challenging $600 million in state funding.

    By • May 4, 2026
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    Senators introduce bill to enforce Buy America compliance

    The legislation follows an Office of Inspector General audit that found the FAA failed to include required Buy American-related clauses in contracts funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

    By Sara Samora • May 4, 2026
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    Lessons from Maine’s data center moratorium debate for construction

    Data center partners at K&L Gates, a Pittsburgh-based law firm, discuss statewide limits, the 20-megawatt cap and construction activity. 

    By • May 1, 2026
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    Multifamily housing starts rose in March, but permits fell

    The Northeast region showed the greatest strength in overall new residential construction, per a new report from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.

    By Julie Strupp • May 1, 2026
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    Punch List: McCarthy tops out laser facility, Miami firm names first new CEO in 58 years

    Plus, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $30 million highway and bridge projects and California’s proposed water tunnel took a step forward.

    By Construction Dive Staff • May 1, 2026
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    US hotel construction pipeline down roughly 5% YOY in Q1 2026

    Despite the decline, the luxury segment reached a record 102 projects in the quarter, up 16% year over year, per a Lodging Econometrics report.

    By Jenna Graber • April 29, 2026
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    Traylor, Walsh, Skanska JV wins $1.29B Hudson Tunnel work package

    After a funding battle threatened the project, the latest award advances the final tunneling segment beneath the Hudson River and pushes the $16 billion program closer to completion.

    By • April 28, 2026
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    Opinion

    What’s really driving volatility in construction cost estimates

    Clients often take early projections as gospel. Instead, builders should educate them on how the numbers can change, write two consultants.

    By Michael Feeney and Charles Cleary • April 28, 2026
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    Small, connected data centers will power AI, a builder says

    The days of big facilities are over because computing is transitioning from training to inferencing, which requires a decentralized model, according to Pete Sacco of PTS Data Center Solutions.

    By Robert Freedman • April 27, 2026
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    Water, sewer contractor and major homebuilder make ‘Dirty Dozen’ list

    Revoli Construction and D.R. Horton were among major safety offenders highlighted in a list by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.

    By • April 24, 2026
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    Messer Construction breaks ground on $280M university health building

    The 257,000-square-foot health education facility in Louisville, Kentucky, will feature modular teaching spaces for multiple professions.

    By • April 24, 2026
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    Punch List: Biden-era PLA mandate upheld, prices rise and Skanska delivers healthcare project

    Federal project labor agreements are here to stay, Turner sees costs going up nearly 5% year over year and more of this week’s news for builders.

    By Construction Dive Staff • April 24, 2026
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    Sociable: Meta breaks ground on 28th US data center

    The new artificial intelligence-optimized project in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be the company’s first in the state and its 32nd globally.

    By Andrew Hutchinson • April 23, 2026
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    Q&A

    New CIRT chief is ready to coach construction’s all-stars

    Corey Clayborne, the new president of the Construction Industry Round Table, says issues ranging from workforce development to mental health and tariffs are at the top of the organization’s agenda.

    By • April 23, 2026
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    Consigli CIO sees biggest AI impacts in estimating

    At the Milford, Massachusetts-based construction company, AI is useful for tracking revisions and trade-offs. Its use has become an expectation for workers, says Anthony Chiaradonna.

    By • April 22, 2026