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    Feds flow $889M to Western states for water infrastructure

    California will receive $540 million of the funds allocated via President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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    City officials urge federal grant application reform

    The “mind-numbing” grant application process could be improved through preparation, intention and building connections, city leaders said during a National League of Cities panel. 

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    New York City’s data center opportunity may lie on the ‘edge’: panel

    Demand for data center construction is colliding with the city’s aging power grid, according to a New York Build 2026 panel session.

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    Q&A

    AI doesn’t know what your safety experts know: data application specialist

    Grounded, confined questions and strong data can help make AI a much more useful tool for identifying safety trends, said Adam Logan, executive vice president of application and data at ISN.

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    Messer-Sundt JV starts $900M Nashville airport infrastructure work

    The job, which will create a road loop and six-level consolidated rental car facility, is part of a broader $3 billion capital plan for the busiest airport in Tennessee.

    Updated March 24, 2026
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    Skanska scores $165M Texas A&M biology building

    The Stockholm-based builder will begin construction on the 185,000-square-foot facility next year for the college, a repeat client.

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    Office-to-housing conversion initiatives proliferate in California

    State policymakers have been pursuing policy changes that remove barriers to converting older commercial buildings into housing, with mixed success.

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    Opinion

    To make housing more affordable, invest in infrastructure

    Homes need roads, water systems and power to serve them. A good start is renewing the federal surface transportation funding set to expire in September, writes a building materials executive.

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    Construction prices spiked at ‘staggering’ rate to begin 2026

    The latest data — prior to the war in Iran — shows prices rose on an annualized basis of 12.6% through February. 

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    Barton Malow makes C-suite, executive changes

    The shifts and additions in responsibility for four executives align with the contractor’s strategy of pursuing new businesses, according to a Barton Malow spokesperson.

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    Opinion

    Why late-stage cost overruns are symptoms of a larger problem

    It’s easy to blame ballooning budgets on jobsite errors. But project stakeholders need to own decisions earlier in the planning stages to actually avoid them, writes a consultant.

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    Urban rail transit construction in the US trails population growth

    Cities are opting for less costly bus rapid transit projects over subways and light rail.

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    Swinerton taps NYC leader to head Northeast region

    Jay Quackenbush, former market head for the builder’s New York City region, plans to expand his new market’s reach into New England.

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    Terawulf taps Fluor for preconstruction on $3B Kentucky data center

    The agreement covers master planning and preconstruction services for the large-scale brownfield data center campus, according to a company news release.

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    Georgia advances $4.6B SR400 P3 infrastructure project

    SR400 Peach Partners, a consortium of Acciona Concessions, ACS Infrastructure and Meridiam, will deliver and maintain the 16-mile toll project under a 56-year public-private partnership.

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    Opinion

    4 bonus depreciation tax tips for construction firms

    With IRS staff under pressure, developing internal processes and documenting fixed assets can avoid extended reviews and additional information requests, writes a construction accountant.

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    Purdue-backed concrete sensor firm wins $500K federal grant

    Wavelogix will use the funding to refine and scale its IoT concrete strength sensors ahead of the pending highway bill.

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    Opinion

    When AI chatbots hallucinate, infrastructure pays

    Chatbots can create authoritative-sounding reports based on flawed inferences, which can lead to liabilities that outlive a project, writes a senior lecturer at Georgia Tech.

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    Turner goes vertical on $900M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

    The Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre will have an 11-story, 600,000 square foot patient facility and an expanded emergency department.

    Updated March 18, 2026
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    Revolution Wind comes online, Vineyard Wind 1 completes construction

    The 700-MW Revolution Wind offshore Rhode Island is the third offshore wind project to start delivering power, and the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore Massachusetts is the largest so far to complete physical construction.

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    Construction’s latest jobs data shows slow start to 2026

    U.S. contractors had 231,000 open positions on the last day of January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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    Multifamily starts jump in January

    New apartment construction rose on a monthly and yearly basis, buoying residential building overall.

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    Q&A

    Builders face uncertainty without new highway bill: association exec

    After meeting with congressional committee members during CONEXPO, the government affairs lead for Associated Equipment Distributors is hoping for a bill in the $550 billion range. 

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    Opinion

    How to tell if you should switch from bidding to negotiated work

    Deciding how to pursue contracts can vary depending on clients and sectors, writes the CEO of a construction consulting firm.

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    AI, highway bill dominate builders’ focus

    In the most recent earnings calls and financial reports, contractors focused on the frenzy around data center construction and potentially higher transportation funding.