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  • The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ceremony on Oct. 15, 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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    Preconstruction

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

    By Construction Dive staff
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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
  • A rendering depicts a future AdventHealth hospital in Louisville, Colorado.
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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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    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
  • A group of people in suits and military fatigues stand in front of a black box featuring the name "Northrop Grumman."
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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
  • Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital rocket sits on a launch pad at LC-36 ahead of the N-3 mission on April 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
  • A skyshot of two cranes holding a large American flag while people gather on a large plot of dirt.
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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
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    Anduril, US Navy to build $6.6B shipyard in Maryland

    The facility, dubbed Arsenal-2, will manufacture components for Virginia-class submarines. The new project follows DOD’s new Project Meridien initiative, which Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey is co-leading.

    By Sara Samora • Oct. 8, 2026
  • Construction Continues On River Bend, Hut 8's New Artificial Intelligence Data Center In Louisiana
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    Q&A

    A $6 trillion question hangs over the AI construction boom

    Four factors will need to go right to justify eye-popping investments into the sector, said Peter Hanbury, a partner at global management consulting firm Bain.

    By • Oct. 8, 2026
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    Skanska goes back to school with $418M in education builds

    The Sweden-based contractor announced three wins with a collective value of $351 million as it began a fourth project worth $67 million.

    By • Oct. 7, 2026
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    Suffolk targets sports, stadiums with new division

    The contractor tapped a former Nike exec to lead the unit as clients continue to ask builders to deliver more features in less time on these venues.

    By • Oct. 6, 2026
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    Megaprojects grab 1 in 4 nonresidential construction dollars

    Construction appears strongest in areas connected to infrastructure, power, advanced manufacturing and data centers, economists say. Other segments, not so much.

    By • Oct. 6, 2026
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    2027’s top construction trade shows

    Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry conferences and expos on tap for 2027 with events focused on emerging technologies and innovative building methods.

    By • Updated Oct. 12, 2026
  • Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on "Rightsizing Federal Government," on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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    Iowa governor signs bill allowing $1.4B in tax incentives for steel project

    While a majority of lawmakers moved the legislation through Friday, several raised concerns that the project was being rushed and without public input.

    By Nathan Owens • Oct. 6, 2026
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    Tutor Perini unit, Skanska land Coast Guard jobs worth a combined $586M

    Perini Management Services has started work at Base Kodiak in Alaska, and Skanska has begun replacing the agency’s homeport pier in Newport, Rhode Island.

    By • Oct. 6, 2026
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    Constellation, Google strike 890-MW nuclear deal to meet data center power demand

    Constellation Energy has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with both Google and Amazon in the last week, supporting almost 1.1 GW of nuclear expansions.

    By Robert Walton • Oct. 6, 2026
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    Data center contractors learn to live with the backlash

    Contractors strive to be “active listeners” to community concerns, but say scrutiny has done little to cool demand.

    By • Oct. 5, 2026
  • Caterpillar's compact telehandler raises its industrial arm above a house during a construction project.
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    Caterpillar and Ultium Cells make $1B facility investments

    Additionally, Genentech and Avio USA broke ground on separate projects this week including a device fill-finish expansion and a solid rocket motor factory.

    By Nathan Owens • Oct. 5, 2026
  • Microsoft, Mount Pleasant, Wis., data center noise, lawsuit, low-level hum, dBA monitors
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    4.5-foot-thick walls needed to absorb data center noise: researcher

    Ultra-thick walls aren’t practical, so setbacks should be at least 1,500 feet, says Kasey Fowler-Finn of Saint Louis University.

    By Robert Freedman • Oct. 2, 2026
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    Punch List: Skanska breaks ground on $750M biotech project, Nvidia taps Jacobs for data center digital twin

    Plus, Turner delivers a $29 million substance use treatment center, CMAA names a new CEO and a British engineering firm crosses the pond.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Updated Oct. 5, 2026