Month: September 2026

Caterpillar partners with FieldAI for equipment automation

The heavy equipment manufacturer will combine its construction industry expertise with the startup’s tech to…

The Lowe’s Foundation wants to train 1 million craft workers

The tool and DIY retailer’s foundation has partnered with NVIDIA, General Motors and other U.S.…

Let’s make Labor Day 2026 all about employee ownership

ESOPs in construction create an ownership mentality that helps with everything from surfacing new ideas…

Data center employers face acute shortage of skilled workers, report finds

Recruiting from adjacent sectors like telecommunications and utility grid operations can help build a sustainable…

Chobani to spend $1.2B to buy and invest in Pennsylvania plant

The Greek yogurt maker is buying the facility from Keurig Dr Pepper, which it will…

Balfour Beatty names new strategy chief

Emma Loxton, who held previous positions at consulting firm McKinsey and the U.K. government, will…

Data centers drove all nonresidential spending growth in July

Not counting data centers, nonresidential spending fell to its lowest level since September 2023, said…

Virginia Tech coalition plans Reddit-like digital commons for builders

Andrew McCoy, interim managing director of the Coalition for Smart Construction at Virginia Tech, says…

‘It’s about taking care of people’: How top contractors staff data center jobs

Firms are sweetening the deal for workers with benefits on and off the jobsite, panelists…

Data center market faces all-time low vacancies despite record-breaking construction

Power capacity available for lease fell to 1.4% in the first half of 2026, even…