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Fluor targets energy over data centers
Electricity projects better fit Fluor’s project profile than the data centers they power, CEO Jim Breuer said during the firm’s second-quarter earnings call.
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Caterpillar sales surpass $20B as data center generators take off
The industrial equipment maker saw stronger-than-expected North American construction sales and continued momentum for AI-related infrastructure. A $392 million tariff refund also bolstered profits.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Data centers lifted July’s construction planning momentum
After a brief brake tap in June, data centers elevated construction planning on both a monthly and annual basis, according to the Dodge Momentum Index.
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How to build a safety habit that starts when your crew clocks in
Instead of asking crews to do something new, make safety part of something they're already doing.
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Tutor Perini rides megaprojects to record revenue, higher profits in Q2
The heavy civil contractor said it sees $200 billion in bidding opportunities, but will be selective to pursue the most profitable jobs.
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Punch List: Gilbane starts $322M hospital expansion, McCarthy promotes new COO
Plus, Tutor Perini wins a Death Valley job and ASHRAE awards scholarships.
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Senator introduces bill to prevent construction worker suicide
The bill, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, authorizes HHS to study risk factors for construction workers and form policy recommendations on how to reduce deaths by suicide.
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Texas data center pause puts 20% of US pipeline at risk of delay: BNEF
The longer the moratorium stays in place, the greater the risk to Texas’ data center boom, analysts at Bloomberg NEF said.
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Jacobs’ data center pipeline triples as backlog hits $28.9B
The Dallas-based contractor said customers are accelerating data center and semiconductor work during its fiscal third-quarter earnings call Tuesday.
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Stopgap transportation funding fails to advance in Senate
A Senate reconciliation bill would cut public transit funding by 20% and passenger rail funding by 83%. Without a bill, another government shutdown looms.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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‘Trust but verify:’ How Novo Construction compares drawing packages with AI
Colin Stoner, chief information officer for Novo Construction, describes the time saved in comparing drawings, traditionally a tedious process, with a new tool.
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25 states sue Trump over Section 301 forced-labor tariffs
The suit claims the tariffs are a workaround for a Supreme Court decision that revoked sweeping duties imposed by President Donald Trump.