Sebastian Obando
Reporter | @Sgo96Sebastian Obando is a reporter covering the construction industry for Construction Dive, based in Washington D.C. Prior to Construction Dive, Sebastian covered the commercial real estate industry for the National Real Estate Investor, based in New York City, as well as contributing to Forbes, covering personal investment topics. He has also appeared in Adweek, New York Post, Washington Post, among others, and interned with The Daily Caller in our nation's capital. Sebastian is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
643 articles by Sebastian Obando
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Construction costs rise as tariff clock ticks
July 17, 2025 -
Backlog rebounds off data center construction boom
July 16, 2025 -
Builders say One Big Beautiful Bill Act will fuel construction activity
July 15, 2025 -
Tariffs keep contractors guessing on material costs
July 14, 2025 -
Construction planning climbs again on core sector momentum
July 10, 2025 -
Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm
July 9, 2025 -
Construction Dive’s June 2025 economic roundup
July 8, 2025 -
Swinerton scales up with public work
June 30, 2025 -
Yale pauses 10 projects as funding worries grow
June 30, 2025 -
Contractors back New York’s Scaffold Law update
June 26, 2025 -
The 9 largest commercial construction starts of May 2025
June 23, 2025 -
On site: Checking in at the Waldorf Astoria’s $2B renovation
June 20, 2025 -
Contractors say data center demand still growing, despite bubble fears
June 18, 2025 -
Construction costs jump at a 6% annualized rate
June 16, 2025 -
Gilbane launches procurement division
June 16, 2025 -
Construction backlog slips from 2-year high
June 12, 2025 -
Boeing taps Jacobs for $1.8B St. Louis campus expansion
June 12, 2025 -
Warehouse, hotel construction lift commercial planning
June 11, 2025 -
Construction Dive’s May 2025 economic roundup
June 10, 2025 -
Private project abandonments hit record highs
June 9, 2025 -
Clayco CEO sees cautious clients, smarter investments
June 6, 2025 -
New steel, aluminum tariffs will push construction costs higher
June 5, 2025 -
Private construction pullback drags down overall spending
June 3, 2025 -
Top states for commercial construction spending
June 2, 2025 -
Massachusetts GC taps former Suffolk exec as CFO
May 28, 2025