Industry News & Trends President Trump Invokes Defense Production Act Aiming to Tackle Rising Energy Needs President Trump Invokes Defense Production Act Aiming to Tackle Rising Energy Needs
Construction Starts Nonresidential Construction Starts Regional Analysis - April 2026 ConstructConnect Chief Economist Michael Guckes reports on U.S. construction nonresidential...
Construction Starts Higher Energy Costs Will Hurt Everyone, But Not Equally Higher energy costs are historically tied to higher construction costs. The picture is complicated...
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - March 2026 ConstructConnect reports the top ten nonresidential construction starts monthly in the Construction...
Construction Starts Nonresidential US Construction Starts: March Rebound Offsets Prior Month Weakness
Industry News & Trends President Trump Invokes Defense Production Act Aiming to Tackle Rising Energy Needs By Devin Bell, Associate Economist April 29, 2026
Construction Starts Nonresidential Construction Starts Regional Analysis - April 2026 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist April 28, 2026
Construction Starts Higher Energy Costs Will Hurt Everyone, But Not Equally By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist April 27, 2026
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - March 2026 By Marshall Benveniste April 27, 2026
Industry News & Trends May 2026 Data Center Report: The Growth Story Continues By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist April 27, 2026
Construction Starts Construction Employment Update: Volatile Employment Figures Extend Into 2026 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist April 27, 2026
Construction Starts Nonresidential US Construction Starts: March Rebound Offsets Prior Month Weakness By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist April 24, 2026
Construction Starts Construction Opportunities Diversify Across Subcategories through 1Q 2026, Data Centers Maintain Lead By Devin Bell, Associate Economist April 23, 2026
Industry News & Trends Arizona’s Megaproject Boom Spurs 2026 Forecasted Surge in Civil Construction Starts By Devin Bell, Associate Economist April 21, 2026
Industry News & Trends U.S. Put-in-Place Construction Forecast Report: Spring 2026 Highlights By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist April 16, 2026
Industry News & Trends The Construction Economy Brief for April 2026 By Julie Riley, Social Media Manager April 10, 2026
Industry News & Trends April Expansion Index Hits Ninth Consecutive Month of Growth, While Significant Expansion Remains Concentrated By Devin Bell, Associate Economist April 9, 2026
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Ticks Up in March, Yet Improves Year-Over-Year By Devin Bell, Associate Economist April 8, 2026
Industry News & Trends Louisiana’s Construction Market Shows Broad Growth Beyond Data Centers By Devin Bell, Associate Economist April 6, 2026
Industry News & Trends April 2026 Data Center Report: Extraordinary Growth Continues By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist April 2, 2026
Industry News & Trends Nonresidential Construction Starts Regional Analysis - March 2026 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 27, 2026
Project Spotlight Iran War to Push U.S. Inflation to 4.2%, Slow Economic Growth, OECD Report By Marshall Benveniste March 26, 2026
Industry News & Trends What $5 Diesel Means for the Construction Economy By Devin Bell, Associate Economist March 26, 2026
Industry News & Trends Bankruptcies Are Rising, and Construction Should Pay Attention By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 25, 2026
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - February 2026 By Marshall Benveniste March 24, 2026
Construction Starts Construction Employment Update: Are Volatile Construction Readings About to Settle Down? By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 24, 2026
Construction Starts How the Construction Industry is Performing without Data Center Starts By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 20, 2026
Construction Starts Nonresidential US Construction Starts: Sluggish February Spending Doesn’t Disappoint By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 20, 2026
Industry News & Trends How Nonbank Lenders Are Reshaping Construction Project Funding By Devin Bell, Associate Economist March 17, 2026
Industry News & Trends Powered Land Offers Potential Energy Solution Amid Data Center Boom By Devin Bell, Associate Economist March 16, 2026
Industry News & Trends Spring 2026 US Construction Forecast: Modest Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 16, 2026
Industry News & Trends Data Center Survey: Growing Industry Has Mixed Public Perception By Marshall Benveniste March 13, 2026
Industry News & Trends America First Refining Announces Construction of the First New US Oil Refinery in 50 Years By Marshall Benveniste March 12, 2026
Industry News & Trends BlackRock’s $100M Initiative to Address Skilled Trades Shortage By Marshall Benveniste March 11, 2026
Industry News & Trends March Expansion Index Reaches Eighth Straight Month of Growth By Devin Bell, Associate Economist March 9, 2026
Industry News & Trends Seeing Nonresidential Building Growth and Data Centers Clearly By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 6, 2026
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Eases in February as Bid-Date Delays and On-Hold Activity Drops By Devin Bell, Associate Economist March 6, 2026
Industry News & Trends What Oil Price Shocks Mean for US Construction After the Start of Operation Epic Fury By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 5, 2026
Industry News & Trends March 2026 Data Center Report: Year Begins with Record Construction Starts By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist March 4, 2026
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - January 2026 By Marshall Benveniste February 27, 2026
Industry News & Trends Nonresidential Construction Starts Regional Analysis - February 2026 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist February 26, 2026
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Update - February 2026 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist February 25, 2026
Industry News & Trends Megaprojects Continuing to Add Market Share By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist February 25, 2026
Construction Starts January 2026 Nonresidential Construction Starts Surge to $80.3 Billion By Marshall Benveniste February 24, 2026
Industry News & Trends Construction’s Margin Squeeze Remains After Supreme Court Strikes Down Emergency Tariffs By Marshall Benveniste February 23, 2026
Economy AI, Data Centers, and Tariffs Define the 2026 Put-in-Place Outlook By Johnny Bradigan February 20, 2026
Industry News & Trends Alphabet’s $32 Billion Bond Sale: A Bold Bet on AI’s Future By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist February 12, 2026
Featured Construction Material Prices Rise Faster than Bid Prices By Devin Bell, Associate Economist February 11, 2026
Industry News & Trends The Construction Economy Brief for February 2026 By Julie Riley, Social Media Manager February 9, 2026
Industry News & Trends Contractors Face Squeeze as Material Prices Surge, New AGC Analysis Shows By Marshall Benveniste February 9, 2026
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
