Industry News & Trends February Expansion Index Grows 6 Percent, Continues Streak for the Seventh Straight Month
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Industry News & Trends February 2026 Data Center Report: After Record Growth, the Outlook for the Year Ahead 2025 saw a 190% surge in data center construction starts, soaring costs. $88B in 2026...
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Industry News & Trends January Expansion Index Shows Steady Growth in Ideated Construction Investment
Industry News & Trends February Expansion Index Grows 6 Percent, Continues Streak for the Seventh Straight Month By Devin Bell, Associate Economist February 6, 2026
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Sees Minimal Uptick in January By Devin Bell, Associate Economist February 6, 2026
Industry News & Trends February 2026 Data Center Report: After Record Growth, the Outlook for the Year Ahead By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist February 3, 2026
Industry News & Trends How Disciplined Will Kevin Warsh Be As Fed Chairman? By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist February 3, 2026
Industry News & Trends FDA Launches PreCheck Pilot to Boost U.S. Drug Manufacturing Facilities By Marshall Benveniste February 2, 2026
Industry News & Trends January Expansion Index Shows Steady Growth in Ideated Construction Investment By Devin Bell, Associate Economist January 29, 2026
Industry News & Trends Fed Stays Put as 2026 Opens, Keeping Cuts on a Short Leash By Marshall Benveniste January 28, 2026
Industry News & Trends Regional Nonresidential Construction Starts: 2025 Analysis By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist January 28, 2026
Industry News & Trends Data Center Boom Faces Political and Community Resistance in Augusta, GA By Devin Bell, Associate Economist January 27, 2026
Industry News & Trends Data Center Construction Starts Continue to Blow Past Expectations By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist January 27, 2026
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Update - January 2026 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist January 27, 2026
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - December 2025 By Marshall Benveniste January 27, 2026
Industry News & Trends Canada's $1 Trillion Infrastructure Boom: Possible Opportunities for U.S. Contractors By Devin Bell, Associate Economist January 26, 2026
Construction Starts ConstructConnect: Nonresidential Construction Starts Rise to $61.8 Billion in December By Marshall Benveniste January 26, 2026
Industry News & Trends Navigating Labor Challenges: Construction Employment Stalls Amid Rising Wages and Immigration Pressures By Devin Bell, Associate Economist January 21, 2026
Industry News & Trends Megaprojects Capture $197 Billion and One-Quarter of 2025 Nonresidential Construction Starts By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist January 20, 2026
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Drops 18.7% in December, Led by Decline in Abandonments By Devin Bell, Associate Economist January 12, 2026
Industry News & Trends January 2026 Data Center Report: Spending Surges Fivefold in Two Years By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist January 8, 2026
Project Spotlight $6.6B Korea Zinc, Department of War Project Lands in Tennessee By Johnny Bradigan January 7, 2026
Industry News & Trends How Will Construction Face Its Third Margin Squeeze In a Decade? By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist December 29, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Update: Construction Labor Demand Bucks National and Seasonal Trend By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist December 28, 2025
Industry News & Trends U.S. Put-in-Place Construction Forecast Report: Winter 2025 Highlights By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist December 22, 2025
Construction Starts ConstructConnect: November Construction Starts Dip to $47.5 Billion Amid Seasonal Cooling By Marshall Benveniste December 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends U.S. Steel to Restart Granite City Works Amid Rising Steel Demand By Marshall Benveniste December 16, 2025
Industry News & Trends The Economics of Steel in Construction: Materials Management to Keep from Getting Bent Out of Shape By Devin Bell, Associate Economist December 15, 2025
Project Spotlight Clarksville, Tennessee's Business Boom Grows with New $90 Million Investment By Johnny Bradigan December 11, 2025
Industry News & Trends Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates for Third Consecutive Time, Signals Potential Pause Ahead By Marshall Benveniste December 10, 2025
Industry News & Trends Expansion Index Posts Fifth Consecutive Month of Expansion in December By Devin Bell, Associate Economist December 5, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - October 2025 By Marshall Benveniste December 4, 2025
Industry News & Trends The Construction Economy Brief for December 2025 By Marshall Benveniste December 4, 2025
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Rises Sharply in November By Devin Bell, Associate Economist December 3, 2025
Industry News & Trends December Data Center Report: Starts Spending Gains, But Costs Do, Too By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist December 2, 2025
Industry News & Trends Gulf Coast LNG Boom Brings Billion-Dollar Construction Surge By Devin Bell, Associate Economist November 28, 2025
Industry News & Trends Winter 2025 US Construction Forecast: Starts Remain Mixed Across Sectors By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 25, 2025
Economy What’s Next for Construction? Economic Insights for 2026 By Johnny Bradigan November 24, 2025
Construction Starts Nonresidential Construction Starts: Regional Analysis Paints a Mixed Picture Through October By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 24, 2025
Industry News & Trends The Race to Fill Arizona’s Construction Job Openings By Devin Bell, Associate Economist November 21, 2025
Industry News & Trends After Six-Week Shutdown Delay, September Jobs Data Shows Mixed Picture By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends Texas Department of Transportation Plan Targets Growing Infrastructure Demands By Devin Bell, Associate Economist November 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Update: Managing the Jobs Picture While (Still) Flying Blind By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends How Much Room Does Industrial Spending Have Left to Run? By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 19, 2025
Construction Starts US Nonresidential Construction Starts: October Spending Surge Revives Year-to-Date Spending By Marshall Benveniste November 18, 2025
Industry News & Trends Expansion Index Up for Fourth Consecutive Month in November, Amid Divergent State and Sector Results By Devin Bell, Associate Economist November 12, 2025
Project Stress Index October Project Stress Index Climbs 1% Amid Rise in Bid-Date Delays By Devin Bell, Associate Economist November 10, 2025
Industry News & Trends The Construction Economy Brief for November 2025 By Marshall Benveniste November 6, 2025
Industry News & Trends November Data Center Report: Spending Surges 92.8% as Southern States Dominate Construction By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 4, 2025
Construction Starts Regional Disparities Define 2025 Nonresidential Construction Starts through September By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 3, 2025
Industry News & Trends Private Credit Making Its Mark on Construction Industry Financing By Devin Bell, Associate Economist October 31, 2025
Industry News & Trends Fed Cuts Rates by One-Quarter Percent: Impacts and Insights for Construction By Marshall Benveniste October 29, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - September 2025 By Marshall Benveniste October 28, 2025
Industry News & Trends Is the US Economy “Thinning Out”? By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 27, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Update: Managing the Jobs Picture While Flying Blind By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 27, 2025
Construction Starts US Nonresidential Construction Starts: Weak September Results Point to Third Quarter Slowdown By Marshall Benveniste October 27, 2025
Industry News & Trends Louisiana’s Liquid Natural Gas Expansion Brings Opportunities and Expectations to the Construction Industry By Devin Bell, Associate Economist October 21, 2025
Industry News & Trends October Expansion Index Up for Third Consecutive Month, Reflects Planned Megaprojects By Devin Bell, Associate Economist October 20, 2025
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Drops in September as Abandonments and Bid-Date Delays Retreat By Devin Bell, Associate Economist October 8, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Enters New Territory—Here’s What It Means By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 3, 2025
Industry News & Trends October Data Center Report: Spending Reaches $13B as Costs Rise By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 2, 2025
Industry News & Trends What a Government Shutdown Might Mean for Construction By Marshall Benveniste September 30, 2025
Industry News & Trends Power Infrastructure Construction Activity Surges Despite Supply Chain Constraints By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 26, 2025
Construction Starts Regional Construction Starts: Growth Scattered through August By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist September 25, 2025
Industry News & Trends The Construction Economy Brief for October 2025 By Marshall Benveniste September 25, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - August 2025 By Marshall Benveniste September 23, 2025
Industry News & Trends Megaproject Momentum Cools in August as Year-To-Date Growth Remains Strong By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 22, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment: Revisions to Jobs Data Show Job Growth Drastically Slower in Recent Months By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist September 19, 2025
Industry News & Trends Grand Canyon University Pre-Apprenticeship Program Targets Critical Workforce Gap By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 19, 2025
Construction Starts US Nonresidential Construction Starts Slide in August After Record Surge By Marshall Benveniste September 18, 2025
Industry News & Trends Federal Reserve Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point Amid Cooling Economy By Marshall Benveniste September 17, 2025
Featured Northeast US Construction Forecast: Region Poised for Sustained Growth Through 2027 By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 17, 2025
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Declines as On-Hold Projects Drop, Abandonments Normalize By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 16, 2025
Featured Southern US Construction Market Set for Steady Gains Through 2027 By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 16, 2025
Featured Western US Construction Market Forecast: Realignment Follows Record 2025 Starts By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 15, 2025
Economy Midwest Construction to Peak in 2025 Before Market Realignment By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 12, 2025
Featured August Jobs Report Highlights Weak Growth, Construction Pressures Persist By Alex Carrick September 10, 2025
Industry News & Trends Expansion Index Shows Selective Growth Amid Concentrated Megaproject Activity in September By Devin Bell, Associate Economist September 5, 2025
Tariffs Georgia's Gwinnett County $75M Police HQ Project On Hold as Tariff-Driven Costs Surge By Marshall Benveniste September 4, 2025
Industry News & Trends September Data Center Report: Record Construction Spending Surges to $14B By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist September 3, 2025
Industry News & Trends AGC Survey Finds Construction Workforce Shortages as Leading Cause of Project Delays By Marshall Benveniste September 2, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume for July 2025 By Marshall Benveniste August 27, 2025
Construction Starts Regional Construction Spending Shows Divergence, Megaprojects Drive Gains By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 26, 2025
Industry News & Trends Infrastructure Construction Facing Major Cost Increases By Devin Bell, Associate Economist August 26, 2025
Construction Starts Construction Employment Update: BLS Revisions Slash Construction Job Gains By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 25, 2025
Construction Starts Exceptional Megaproject Growth Is Supporting Nationwide Growth Figures By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 22, 2025
Industry News & Trends How CUSMA Compliance Could Shield Some Construction Materials from Tariff-Related Cost Increases By Devin Bell, Associate Economist August 22, 2025
Construction Starts US Nonresidential Construction Starts Slow in July, Megaprojects Keep Sector Elevated By Marshall Benveniste August 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends How the China Trade Truce Extension Effects the US Construction Industry By Devin Bell, Associate Economist August 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends Autumn Construction Starts Forecast: Civil Construction to Lead, Megaprojects Lift Outlook By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 19, 2025
Tariffs The Construction Economy Brief for August 2025: Tariffs and Navigating Rising Costs By Marshall Benveniste August 18, 2025
Industry News & Trends How States Are Competing for The Multibillion-Dollar Data Center Construction Market By Devin Bell, Associate Economist August 18, 2025
Industry News & Trends Tariffs Drive Largest Construction Materials Price Spike Since Early 2023: AGC By Marshall Benveniste August 14, 2025
Tariffs Tariffs as a Driver in the Evolution of Alternative Building Materials By Alex Carrick August 13, 2025
Industry News & Trends US Expansion Index Rebounds to 1.05 in August, Signaling Construction Market Resilience and Year-End Growth Potential By Devin Bell, Associate Economist August 12, 2025
Industry News & Trends Austin, Texas’ Growth Brings Both Potential and Pressure to Construction By John Bleasby August 12, 2025
Industry News & Trends August Data Center Report from ConstructConnect By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 8, 2025
Industry News & Trends AI-Driven Infrastructure is Coming – Who's Paying for It? By Jordan Siegwarth August 8, 2025
Project Stress Index July 2025 Sees Drop in Project Stress Index, Echoing Recovery Pattern from Year Ago By Devin Bell, Associate Economist August 6, 2025
Industry News & Trends New Tariffs Set to Reshape Construction Costs and Supply Chains By Marshall Benveniste August 1, 2025
Construction Starts Nonresidential Construction Starts, US Regional Analysis July 2025 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist July 31, 2025
Industry News & Trends America's AI Action Plan and Construction By Marshall Benveniste July 28, 2025
