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Construction Dive provides news and analysis for construction industry executives. We cover commercial and residential construction, focusing on topics like technology, design, regulation, legal ...

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Construction Dive’s July 2025 economic roundup The data center boom remains hot but tariffs and labor concerns are casting doubt over the construction outlook.

Construction Dive’s sixth annual awards program for Women in Construction Week honors 30 outstanding leaders across five different categories.

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The top construction technology news of 2025 Artificial intelligence, data centers, technology adoption and alternative building materials ruled conversations in 2025.

Dive deep into construction industry research, insight and analysis from our team of journalists.

Construction Dive’s May 2025 economic roundup Building activity softened last month as tariff impacts and project delays began to ripple through contractors’ pipelines.

Construction’s new worker demand drops to 350,000 in 2026: report Down from half a million in recent years, the estimate could prove conservative as construction workers retire and political ...

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5 construction trends to watch in 2026 Contractors will be keeping tabs on material costs, data center demand, interest rates and more this year.

Construction planning fell 6.3% to kick off 2026 Weakness in January showed up across most commercial and institutional project types, including warehouse, office and healthcare, per Dodge ...

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