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    Trump escalates Canada trade war with new tariffs, import bans

    The U.S.’ latest measures came the same day Canada started charging retaliatory tariffs matching levies the Trump administration installed last month.

    By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 9, 2026
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    Analyzing the US data center construction boom

    Construction Dive explores the top developers, the most active construction locations and the overall data center project pipeline.

    By , • Sept. 9, 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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    Bally’s CFO resigns weeks after going concern warning

    To boost its liquidity, the casino operator said in August that it was exploring selling assets, an equity sale and debt financings.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Construction costs have moderated, but apartment development remains challenging

    Multifamily firms are mixed on whether greater contractor competition and more stable materials prices have opened up opportunities in new markets.

    By Danielle McLean • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Opinion

    The trades need better training to spot other trades’ jobsite hazards

    Tighter timelines and labor shortages mean more crews working simultaneously. That can reduce jobsite safety for workers unfamiliar with other trades’ hazards, writes a safety platform founder.

    By Cory Sherman • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Opinion

    Let’s make Labor Day 2026 all about employee ownership

    ESOPs in construction create an ownership mentality that helps with everything from surfacing new ideas to having other colleagues’ backs, writes Swinerton’s national retirement manager.

    By Lana Smith • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Punch List: Turner delivers $112M school, NYC DOB targets overdose rates

    Plus, Associated Builders and Contractors, McCarthy and Cadell make executive moves.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Chobani to spend $1.2B to buy and invest in Pennsylvania plant

    The Greek yogurt maker is buying the facility from Keurig Dr Pepper, which it will convert into a “major new hub” for growth.

    By Christopher Doering • Sept. 3, 2026
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    Data center market faces all-time low vacancies despite record-breaking construction

    Power capacity available for lease fell to 1.4% in the first half of 2026, even as under-construction capacity surged 25%, according to CBRE.

    By Nidhi Sharma • Sept. 2, 2026
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    Skanska names new US infrastructure CFO

    Antonia Junelind will succeed Jari Mäntylä as CFO of Skanska USA Civil on Jan. 1. The sector has been a major area of success for the contractor in recent years.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Suffolk wins $278M California university dental school project

    Using progressive design-build, the builder will deliver new educational, clinical and collaborative spaces on UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    ‘Not just a hope and a wish’: How contractors can tap underrepresented communities

    Industry leaders cited accommodations for transit and daycare schedules as ways to make the industry attractive to a wider labor pool during a Construction Dive virtual event.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Walmart to build $1.3B fulfillment center in Georgia

    The 1.5-million-square-foot automated facility is slated to break ground later this year.

    By Kelly Stroh • Sept. 1, 2026
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    JE Dunn launches power generation unit, names leader

    As data centers, onshoring and aging infrastructure create new opportunities, JE Dunn aims to capitalize beyond the 220 power projects already within its portfolio.

    By • Aug. 31, 2026
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    Opinion

    We need to start tracking buildings like Carfax tracks vehicle histories

    The two failing columns on a Manhattan adaptive reuse project are emblematic of the lack of continuity in tracking a structure’s entire lifecycle, writes the CEO of a software development firm.

    By Trevor Vick • Aug. 31, 2026
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    Fluor to wrap $5B Alabama plant construction

    Novelis, an aluminum manufacturer, expects the aluminum recycling facility in Bay Minette to begin commissioning this year.

    By • Aug. 28, 2026
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    Punch List: Maryland accepts bids for Key Bridge demo work

    Plus, an Irish subsidiary of Turner hits a data center milestone and Zachry Construction wins a San Antonio airport contract.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Aug. 28, 2026
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    SpaceX plans $100B spaceport in Louisiana

    The investment includes a propellant production facility and vehicle processing. The land was previously owned by ExxonMobil, which was sued for allegedly polluting the state’s coastal marshes.

    By Sara Samora • Aug. 27, 2026
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    Mortenson, Bartlett Cocke win $1.3B NBA Spurs’ arena

    The San Antonio Spurs’ new home will anchor the city’s sports and entertainment district, which includes a new convention center and infrastructure improvements.

    By • Aug. 26, 2026
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    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
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    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 • 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
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    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
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    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 • Aug. 19, 2026
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    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 • Aug. 19, 2026