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Multifamily housing starts rose in March, but permits fell
Construction Dive (USA): The Northeast region showed the greatest strength in overall new residential construction, per a new report from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Punch List: McCarthy tops out laser facility, Miami firm names first new CEO in 58 years
Construction Dive (USA): Plus, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $30 million highway and bridge projects and California’s proposed water tunnel took a step forward.
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Border, data center work drive Granite’s revenues higher
Construction Dive (USA): Federal contracts now represent about 15% of the infrastructure builder’s business, while site prep for data centers is approaching 10% of its total work.
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Fed holds main rate steady, notes risks to jobs, inflation from Iran war
Construction Dive (USA): Jerome Powell said after the end of his term as Federal Reserve chair in May he will remain on the board as a governor to help ensure the Fed is free of political interference.
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$1.45B Chicago airport project goes vertical
Construction Dive (USA): The AECOM Hunt Clayco Bowa JV has reached a milestone on the job, which will add 19 gates to Concourse D at O’Hare International Airport.
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Garney breaks ground on $1.2B Florida wastewater treatment facility
Construction Dive (USA): The Kansas City, Missouri-based contractor expects the facility to begin treating initial flows by September 2028, with full project completion slated for 2030.
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How the trades figured out the best use for AI
Construction Dive (USA): Builders working on jobsites have had to leverage the tech out of necessity, leading to surprising advantages, a tech exec writes.
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US hotel construction pipeline down roughly 5% YOY in Q1 2026
Construction Dive (USA): Despite the decline, the luxury segment reached a record 102 projects in the quarter, up 16% year over year, per a Lodging Econometrics report.
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Granite scoops up Utah infrastructure contractor
Construction Dive (USA): The California-based firm bought Kenny Seng Construction, which focuses on earthwork and site preparation as well as managing a gravel pit and recycling yard.
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ASCE flags risks after Trump administration fires National Science Foundation board
Construction Dive (USA): The NSF's research supported resilient building for withstanding natural disasters, ASCE President Marsha Anderson Bomar said in a statement.
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Kiewit ‘off-ramped’ from Baltimore’s Key Bridge rebuild
Construction Dive (USA): The Maryland Transportation Authority informed the firm Tuesday that it would not be retained for the next phase of the project’s construction, which has seen its cost balloon.
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Chicago breaks ground on $5.7B Red Line transit extension
Construction Dive (USA): The addition, the largest capital project in the Chicago Transit Authority’s history, will give the city’s Far South Side area access to rapid rail transit for the first time.