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

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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

Texas approves AI data center co-location next to wind farm, with curtailment caveats

A final order in the case could offer an early template for other large behind-the-meter loads, requiring rapid curtailment during grid emergencies while limiting participation in demand response programs.

By Marlene Wilden • Aug. 3, 2026

Construction’s warning lights are blinking. Most firms aren’t looking at the dashboard.

Climbing interest rates and high inflation have resulted in slowing demand despite the data center boom, writes a construction accountant. 

By Chris Coleman • Aug. 3, 2026

Punch List: Sundt delivers $34M dam, NYC library reno breaks ground

Plus, Granite opens a new aggregate yard and Amtrak awards contracts on a New Jersey bridge job.

By Construction Dive Staff • July 31, 2026

Ryan Cos. execs discuss data center headwinds

Two senior vice presidents at the Minneapolis-based contractor talk about client relationships, project schedules and the direction of the construction boom.

By Sebastian Obando • July 29, 2026

Amazon to add supply chain facilities in New York, Texas

The e-commerce giant is in the early stages of building a distribution center in the Lone Star State while prepping a Long Island operations site, the company told Supply Chain Dive.

By Kelly Stroh • July 29, 2026

NFL’s Giants to upgrade New Jersey HQ

The franchise tapped original builder Natoli Construction for the project, which will add 93,500 square feet of new construction.

By Zachary Phillips • July 28, 2026