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    Carrier Global to spend more than $600M on campus in Fort Worth, Texas

    The new manufacturing and engineering center will expand the company's U.S. production capacity for advanced thermal management systems, Carrier said. 

    By Jeff Kinney • Oct. 28, 2026
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    Turner-led JV completes $300M Cleveland higher ed facility

    The five-story, 189,000-square-foot research facility at Case Western Reserve University includes labs that can adapt to evolving tech and methods across a range of scientific disciplines.

    By • Oct. 27, 2026
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

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

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Courtesy of Suffolk
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    Q&A

    Suffolk sees hospital construction crunch ahead of California’s earthquake rule

    Two Suffolk executives say the state’s 2030 seismic deadline presents multiple challenges on hospital builds, including strained equipment lead times and pricing.

    By • Oct. 27, 2026
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    Trump tweaks Canada tariffs, removing certain goods while adding others

    Plywood and certain packaging materials are among the products that will no longer face the 50% tariff, effective Oct. 30. 

    By Phil Neuffer • Oct. 27, 2026
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    Construction’s promotion structure breeds impostor syndrome

    Elevating field leaders to executive roles makes sense for the business, but often puts them in a spot where they feel they still need to prove themselves, writes the co-founder of a therapy provider.

    By Martha Fernandez • Oct. 26, 2026
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    Q&A

    Modular playbook: Inside constructing an NFL facility in under 3 months

    Sven Louis, WillScot’s senior director of fleet operations, detailed the build’s features, its complex timeline and intense jobsite coordination.

    By • Oct. 26, 2026
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    Courtesy of Turner Construction
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    Gilbane-Turner JV tops out $1.7B New York health lab

    Once complete, the Wadsworth Center Laboratory will house five different New York State Department of Health labs within the campus.

    By • Oct. 23, 2026
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    Courtesy of Legends Global
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    Punch List: $3B MLB project picks owner’s rep, Skanska nabs $163M NYC contract

    Plus, the Seattle Aquarium wins an ASCE award, Accenture acquires a startup and Balfour Beatty makes an executive change in its Southeast building segment.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Oct. 23, 2026
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    Data center sustainability presents an opportunity, USGBC official says

    Community pushback against data centers might be alleviated by sustainable construction and operations, a U.S. Green Building Council executive said at the 2026 Greenbuild conference.

    By Joe Burns • Oct. 21, 2026
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    Multifamily starts fell in September amid high construction costs

    High financing costs, elevated fuel prices and tariffs are driving up homebuilding prices, according to experts.

    By Julie Strupp • Oct. 21, 2026
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    Courtesy of GlobalFoundries.

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    GlobalFoundries building $21B New York fabs under US-Japan trade deal

    The multibillion-dollar agreement will accelerate U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, strengthen critical supply chains and support growing automotive and industrial demand, GlobalFoundries said.

    By Jeff Kinney • Oct. 20, 2026
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    Courtesy of Halmar
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    Halmar completes Yankee Stadium stop on $965M subway upgrade

    The contractor expects construction at the remaining 12 stations to finish in early 2027, according to a company statement sent to Construction Dive.

    By • Oct. 19, 2026
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    Flintco-Mortenson JV begins concrete deck at $900M Oklahoma City NBA arena

    The construction team on the future home of the Oklahoma City Thunder also started work on the loading dock walls on the east side of the venue.

    By • Oct. 16, 2026
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    13-year, $2B NYC bridge rehab completes latest project

    Skanska’s $452 million contract to replace the bridge’s 592 suspender ropes included the 1.5-mile pedestrian pathway rebuild.

    By • Oct. 16, 2026
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    NYC’s Plaza Hotel to close in 2027 for multiyear facade restoration

    Commencing in January, the New York icon will shut down for at least four years to undergo repair to its landmark-protected building exterior.

    By Jenna Graber • Oct. 16, 2026
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    Courtesy of Amtrak
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    Punch List: HNTB wins 2 Maryland bridges, AECOM names global transportation chief

    Plus, Turner saw costs rise 5.5% year over year in the third quarter, and CMAA picked a new board of directors chair.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Oct. 16, 2026
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    Turner-FH joint venture breaks ground on Colorado hospital

    The build for AdventHealth in Louisville carries a price tag of $475 million, according to Becker’s Hospital Review.

    By • Oct. 15, 2026
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    Courtesy of University of Tennessee
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    University of Tennessee breaks ground on $350M health studies build

    Flintco will lead construction on the new health sciences building, which represents the largest ever capital investment by the Tennessee General Assembly in a higher education institution.

    By • Oct. 15, 2026
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    Q&A

    ‘I’ve lived it’: How HITT’s CEO brings trade experience to her role

    HITT Contracting’s Kim Roy discusses the company’s key markets, future M&A plans and changes in data center construction.

    By • Oct. 14, 2026
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    Courtesy of Northrop Grumman / U.S. Air Force
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    Northrop Grumman, Air Force start on $4.5B expansion

    With cash from the One Big Beautiful Bill, the California build will add more than 1 million square feet to produce B-21 Raider machines.

    By • Oct. 13, 2026
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    DPR breaks ground on $230M Kaiser Permanente project in Colorado

    The contractor will use prefabricated and modular construction to build the offices, cutting down on jobsite complexity.

    By • Oct. 12, 2026
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    Blue Origin, PPG and more invest in manufacturing facilities

    Additionally, Cleveland-Cliffs provided an update on its Butler Works expansion in Pennsylvania, Xingyu announced its first U.S. facility in North Carolina and Re:Build is tripling production in South Carolina.

    By Nathan Owens • Oct. 12, 2026
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    JE Dunn-Alberici JV breaks ground on $3.2B Texas shipyard

    The greenfield shipyard under construction for military contractor Saronic is the first in the U.S. since World War II, according to the JV.

    By • Oct. 12, 2026
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    Punch List: Bechtel teams with Ted Danson, Hensel Phelps breaks ground on new HQ

    Plus, Sakrete brings back “Concrete Combat,” McCarthy appoints a new exec, HUD taps NIBS for multifamily modular and Rosendin touts its nonprofit’s grants.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Oct. 9, 2026
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    HITT breaks ground on $500M solid rocket motor manufacturing site

    The new manufacturing plant for Avio USA in Hurt, Virginia, will support tactical missile programs under Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

    By • Oct. 8, 2026