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Construction Economics for October 26, 2026
ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
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Industry at a Political Crossroads: This Time, Capitol Hill is a Toss-up
Construction groups are describing upcoming congressional, state and local elections on Nov. 3, including 41 ballot measures impacting data centers, as the most important midterm vote in recent history—a sentiment shared by a broad swath of voters.
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ENR Top 600: AI Boom Tests Talent Pipelines
Data centers drive Top 600 revenue growth and growing pains, but will rising risks stunt efforts to build contractor capacity?
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Miami Supertall Tower's Daring Design Takes Builders to New Heights
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences' nine offset cubes create unusual structural and concrete construction challenges for builders as it approaches topping out.
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Why Automation Could Be the Key to Fixing America’s Broken Housing Market
Vikas Enti of Reframe says automation must change the way we deliver home construction.
Topics: Housing
Entities: Housing
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Procore Unveils AI Agents for Submittals, Procurement Logs at Groundbreak Conference
Software maker announced Oct. 21 it is introducing artificial intelligence agents for construction processes such as submittals and updating of project procurement logs.
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Mountain States & Southwest People News: October/November
Updates about construction professionals in the Mountain States & Southwest region.
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Obama Presidential Center Reaches $1B in Total Costs
The total cost is more than twice its original estimate.
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Judge Affirms $383M Verdict Against Toshiba America Energy Over Faulty Hydro Plant Upgrades
A $560-million contract to overhaul and restore a 50-year-old pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in Michigan resulted in accusations of defective work and subpar engineering.
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GAO Audit Finds Federal Office Data Omitted 20 Million Sq Ft of Vacant Space
GAO says omitted federal vacancy data could alter utilization rates as agencies decide whether aging buildings warrant costly upgrades, consolidation, relocation or eventual disposal nationwide.
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Blattner is Contractor for $750M Wind Energy Project in South Dakota
Completion is set for 2028 of 333-MW Philip Wind Energy Center, the state's largest onshore wind project being developed by an Invenergy company with 87 turbines.
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Top Young Professionals Named for ENR's Mountain States & Southwest Region
Construction project and people news from the editor of ENR Mountain States & Southwest.