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    Deep Dive // 2026 Outlook

    5 construction trends to watch in 2026

    Contractors will be keeping tabs on material costs, data center demand, interest rates and more this year.

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    Type II helmets are changing construction safety. Here’s what North American contractors should know.

    Type II safety helmets are reshaping construction head protection across North America.

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    What construction leaders need to know for 2026

    It’s anyone’s guess what the next 12 months will look like. Here, nonresidential building pros share insights on data centers, immigration and more to bring the year into focus.

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    FlatironDragados-Sukut JV lands $1.8B California dam project

    The construction team will upgrade the Anderson Dam near San Jose, which is operating at limited capacity due to seismic concerns.

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    Granite targets rail, roads and data centers amid growing backlog

    A more than threefold increase in data center backlog helped the company raise overall revenue guidance, but debt restructuring resulted in a loss, according to the firm's Q2 earnings report.

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    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.

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    Boston’s $10B coastal resilience infrastructure plan wins access to billions in federal funding

    The city qualifies for a 65% federal cost share following a U.S. Army Corps feasibility study, paving the way for more than 20 flood-protection projects expected to prevent $41 billion in damages.

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    Trump reveals plans for $22.5B Dulles airport overhaul

    DOT's planned upgrade will remove the above-ground people movers and replace them with a U-shaped train.

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    Fed holds benchmark rate steady in vote with three dissents

    The central bank held the main interest rate steady in a 9-3 vote after a two-day meeting.

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    Turner’s cost benchmark surged 5.2% in Q2

    The annual increase compared to a 1.4% jump quarter over quarter. Rising demand for skilled labor continues to drive inputs, the contractor said.

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    Amtrak updates $6B Baltimore tunnel project

    The megaproject — Amtrak’s largest-ever single infrastructure investment — seeks to curb congestion caused by the 153-year-old B&P Tunnel.

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    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.

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    Massachusetts DOT seeks bids for $1B mixed-use development

    The agency is planning a district for residential, commercial and entertainment use on the 20-acre parcel adjacent to the waterfront in Fall River.

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    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.

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    Q&A

    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.

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    Granite wins $50M California dam project

    The spillway replacement at PG&E’s Tiger Creek Regulator Dam in Amador County will rebuild a crest structure and chute for the slab and buttress dam, originally constructed in 1931.

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    Gilbane names new CFO

    Robert Dillard, who most recently held the chief financial role at KB Home, will join the parent company of Gilbane Building and Gilbane Development.

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    Dotted Line: What a recent Massachusetts ruling means for prompt payments in construction

    The state’s highest court underscored how contractors need to follow the letter of the law when withholding disputed payments.

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    Skanska delivers $380M LAX project, touts small business partnerships

    The contractor said it surpassed all of its targets for inclusion of small, local and veteran-owned businesses on the roadways and utility work at the airport.

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    Maryland issues RFQ for Key Bridge main span

    The procurement follows an announcement from the Maryland Transportation Authority that it will split the rebuild into four contracts.

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    US hotel construction pipeline down in Q2, but higher-tier segments saw growth

    While the total pipeline was down nearly 5% year over year, the luxury and upper upscale segments saw notable gains, per Lodging Econometrics.

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    Builders capitalize on flood of water projects

    Water projects across the U.S. picked up to end 2025. They’ve shown no signs of slowing down.

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    Google hikes capital expenditures to $205B, citing demand growth

    The tech provider will continue to expand compute in response to capacity constraints, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said during a Wednesday earnings call.

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    FlatironDragados names 2 US C-suite members

    Building on the momentum from the Flatiron-Dragados merger two years ago, the firm’s U.S. arm has named a new president and chief operating officer.

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    Groundbreakings cooled in June after megaproject boom eased

    Construction starts “came back down to earth” after strong activity in May, said Sarah Martin, director of economic research at Dodge Construction Network.

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    Column

    What new construction leaders get wrong

    A good captain on the jobsite or in the office is a good listener, keen observer and frequent communicator, writes a construction consultant.