Sebastian Obando
Senior Reporter | @Sgo96Sebastian Obando is a senior reporter covering the construction industry for Construction Dive, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to Construction Dive, Sebastian covered commercial real estate for the National Real Estate Investor, based in New York City, as well as contributed to Forbes, covering personal investment topics. He has also appeared in Adweek, New York Post and The Washington Post, among others. Sebastian is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
850 articles by Sebastian Obando
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Judge halts Google data center project in Minnesota
June 5, 2026 -
Walbridge breaks ground on $16B Stargate data center
June 4, 2026 -
Data center construction spending rocketed 28% in the last year
June 3, 2026 -
Seattle’s Sound Transit adopts new ST3 plan despite $34.5B funding gap
June 2, 2026 -
GDC awards $711M Hudson Tunnel Project contract
June 2, 2026 -
Construction shows signs of life beyond data centers
May 28, 2026 -
Digital permitting, AI tools top of mind for NIBS panelists
May 27, 2026 -
Port Authority kicks off $200M in upgrades at Newark Liberty airport
May 26, 2026 -
How a $2.3B Florida highway project turned into an $80M courtroom fight
May 26, 2026 -
Construction starts jumped in April as more project types broke ground
May 22, 2026 -
Latest construction data shows activity hinges on AI buildout
May 20, 2026 -
AI boosted backlog to 10-month high in April, but only for biggest contractors
May 14, 2026 -
Construction prices ‘surged’ in April, up 6.2% year to date
May 14, 2026 -
Construction spending slipped again in March despite data center strength
May 13, 2026 -
AECOM sees profit boost from data centers, defense spending
May 12, 2026 -
Skanska lands $1B Massachusetts rail bridge project
May 12, 2026 -
Data centers remain ‘largest driver behind growth’ in construction planning
May 11, 2026 -
Fluor posts ‘messy’ Q1 with drop in awards, revenue
May 8, 2026 -
Construction Safety Week signs new OSHA alliance at DC event
May 6, 2026 -
Data center investment cycle ‘still in early stages’: Jacobs CEO
May 6, 2026 -
AECOM Hunt, Turner JV launch $2.4B Cleveland Browns stadium project
May 4, 2026 -
Lessons from Maine’s data center moratorium debate for construction
May 1, 2026 -
Garney breaks ground on $1.2B Florida wastewater treatment facility
April 29, 2026 -
ASCE flags risks after Trump administration fires National Science Foundation board
April 29, 2026 -
Traylor, Walsh, Skanska JV wins $1.29B Hudson Tunnel work package
April 28, 2026
