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    Retrieved from Google on January 05, 2026
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    Want insights on your city’s infrastructure? Now you can Google it.

    New Ask Google Earth feature allows users to see everything from the number of stop signs to storm drains in a city.

    By Ryan Kushner • Jan. 6, 2026
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    Construction Champions 2026 call for entries kicks off

    Submit your nominations for outstanding women builders for our annual showcase, which will run during this year’s Women in Construction Week, slated for March 1 to 7.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Jan. 6, 2026
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    Trendline

    Preconstruction

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

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Opinion

    How contractors can navigate cost pressures, labor shortages and regulatory hurdles in 2026

    Despite widespread challenges, companies that embrace digital tools and pursue diverse project portfolios will have a strategic edge over the competition.

    By Danielle Kaiser • Jan. 5, 2026
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    Data center construction rolls into 2026

    2025 may have come to an end, but the data center construction boom continued. 

    By Construction Dive Staff • Jan. 5, 2026
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    Holiday lights bring seasonal cheer to the construction world

    Cranes, trees and construction-mobiles share the spotlight in Construction Dive’s 2025 Holiday Lights contest.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Jacobs starts $10B Louisiana data center

    Energy infrastructure provider Hut 8 tapped the Dallas-based contractor for engineering, procurement and construction management.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    $15B Stargate data center breaks ground in Wisconsin

    Crews officially began the first phase of construction on the Oracle, OpenAI and Vantage Data Centers facility and expect to complete the project, dubbed Lighthouse, in 2028.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
  • A rendering of Bally’s Corporation's 3 million-square-foot integrated resort in Ferry Point, the Bronx.
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    Retrieved from Bally's Corporation on December 18, 2025
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    3 hotel casinos approved for New York City

    The winning bids went to the Hard Rock, Genting Group’s Resorts World and Bally’s and will see resorts and complexes come to Queens and the Bronx.

    By Lara Ewen • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Opinion

    Project decisions, not personal productivity, should be AI’s focus

    While getting emails out faster or summarizing meetings is useful, the true game changer from the technology comes down to presenting choices for leaders to make, write two consultants. 

    By Marjan Gholamalipour & Markus Bernhardt • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Minneapolis Fed survey: Nonresidential builders face tighter pipelines, rising costs

    “Uncertainty isn’t going away quickly,” an official said, but data centers and healthcare projects are providing a lifeline.

    By Keith Loria • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Construction disputes in the Americas more about scope than time, money

    Consultancy HKA’s 2025 CRUX report found the region is doing better compared to its global counterparts when it comes to claims arising from schedule and budget.

    By Keith Loria • Dec. 18, 2025
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    As EPA moves to fast-track data centers, some cities are moving to slow them down

    The EPA is streamlining Clean Air Act permitting to accelerate development. Will local communities pay the price?

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Dec. 18, 2025
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    The top construction technology news of 2025

    Artificial intelligence, data centers, technology adoption and alternative building materials ruled conversations in 2025.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Foxconn and Anthro Energy among latest companies to invest in US facilities

    Beverage maker Swire Coca-Cola and tractor firm Bad Boy Mowers are also investing in manufacturing facilities to expand domestic production.

    By Nathan Owens • Dec. 16, 2025
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    Tropicana Field repairs hurricane-damaged roof with fiberglass panels

    The new roof on the Tampa Bay Rays’ home stadium had to integrate into the existing structure while meeting wind and safety requirements, a contractor says.

    By Joe Burns • Dec. 16, 2025
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    Cement producer pauses factory construction after funding pullback

    Sublime Systems, a Somerville, Massachusetts-based low-carbon cement manufacturer, also laid off staff due to the cancellation of an $87 million government grant.

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Lilly to build $6B weight-loss drug factory in Alabama

    This is the third of four planned U.S. manufacturing sites the pharmaceutical giant has unveiled this year, set to bring 450 factory jobs to the Huntsville area.

    By Nathan Owens • Dec. 12, 2025
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    As demand grows, Swinerton taps new mass timber lead

    William Silva, a 15-year Swinerton veteran, will helm the contractor’s new center of excellence focused on the building material.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Efficient buildings attract high prices, but agent knowledge is low: NAR

    Hard costs like utilities and operations are a top buying and leasing consideration, but not all agents see value in promoting those, according to an August survey.

    By Joe Burns • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul
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    Gilbane, DPS top out $614M New York NanoFab project

    The milestone advances a $10 billion effort to bolster nanotech and semiconductor construction in the Empire State.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Courtesy of Turner Construction
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    7 construction project milestones from November 2025

    Contractors notched up progress on water, infrastructure and stadium projects.

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Fed’s rate cut boosts existing construction projects, more needed to spur new builds

    The central bank’s 25-basis-point cut adds to a steady easing cycle, but contractors say it’s unlikely to stimulate a surge in new nonresidential construction starts.

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Garco lands $200M semiconductor expansion project

    The job, which recently broke ground in Spokane Valley, Washington, will enlarge Solstice Advanced Materials’ production capacity by the end of 2029.

    By • Dec. 9, 2025
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    Courtesy of Alberici
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    Alberici, JE Dunn land $300M Louisiana shipyard job

    The project, which broke ground in November, will add more than 300,000 square feet for the production of autonomous ships.

    By • Dec. 9, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why strategy trumps process in pursuing construction bids

    Most contractors have trusted go/no-go criteria. But looking at the bigger picture is also important for jobs that create new opportunities, a consultant writes. 

    By Chad Prinkey • Dec. 8, 2025