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Army Awards $2.2B for Nuclear Microreactors at Five U.S. Bases

The Army's Project Janus program will pay up to $2.2 billion combined to five companies to build and operate nuclear microreactors at bases in North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Georgia and New York, with first power required by September 2028.

Bernalillo County Approves $1.2B DESRI Solar-Storage Project

Bernalillo County approved $1.2 billion in industrial revenue bonds for a 400 MW solar and 400 MW battery storage project on Albuquerque's West Side, with DESRI starting construction late this year and 1,622 direct and indirect construction jobs projected.

SpaceX's $100B Louisiana Spaceport Plan Signals Years of Field Work Ahead

SpaceX's proposed 10-pad, $100 billion Starbase Louisiana complex could generate over 34,000 construction jobs on Gulf Coast marshland, but contractor selection, workforce breakdowns and phasing remain undisclosed.

OSHA Fatality Data Highlights Ongoing Risks for Drilling and Excavation Crews

ISHN, via sister publication The Driller, reports on 2024-2025 OSHA and NIOSH fatality data showing drilling and trenching remain among construction's deadliest activities, with heat stress flagged as a growing hazard.

GameChange Builds 500-kV Transformer Plant in India for U.S. Buyers

GameChange Energy is building a 300,000-sq-ft factory near Mumbai to produce extra-high-voltage transformers, with 75% of output earmarked for U.S. utilities and developers facing multi-year lead times.

Fluor Nears Finish on $5B Novelis Plant in Alabama

Fluor is close to wrapping construction on Novelis' $5 billion aluminum recycling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama, with commissioning set to begin before year's end, Construction Dive reports.

Pipeline Operators Fold Cybersecurity Into Safety Programs, Raising Bar for Controls Subs

Five years after Colonial Pipeline, TSA security directives and industry frameworks are pushing pipeline operators to treat cybersecurity as a core safety layer, with direct implications for SCADA and controls subcontractors.

EIA Tracks 8 Completed, 14 Announced US Liquids Pipeline Projects

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports eight petroleum liquids pipeline projects completed since January 2025 and 14 new projects announced, mostly concentrated in Texas NGL and crude infrastructure.

Blue Point One JV Breaks Ground on $3.7B Louisiana Ammonia Plant

CF Industries, JERA, and Mitsui broke ground on a $3.7 billion low-carbon ammonia plant in Modeste, Louisiana, expected to create 3,900 construction jobs over four years, Chemical Engineering reports.

Truck Strikes Line 5 Valve Site in Wisconsin, Triggers Gas Plume and Evacuation

Texas Approves $138B Decade-Long Transportation Investment Plan

Enbridge, KKR, Apollo Form C$2.7B JV for BC Pipeline Expansions

Aging NDE Inspector Pool Puts Turnarounds and QC Sign-Offs at Risk

Sempra Files Federal Permit for 27 MTPA Port Arthur LNG North Expansion

Process Engineer Talent Gap Widens as Boomers Retire, Control Global Finds

Canada's 50% Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods Take Effect Sept. 8

Ames Construction Wins $290M South Dakota Bridge Replacement

NYC Sets $4B Plan to Rebuild BQE's Triple Cantilever Starting 2030

Enbridge Buys Salt Creek's Permian Crude Gathering Assets for $600M

DC Circuit Upholds FERC Approval, Clearing Path for Venture Global's CP2 LNG

Contractor Injury Rates Persist as Safety Culture Gaps Remain Unaddressed

Pennsylvania Data Center Rules Shift Infrastructure Costs to Developers

Kentucky's Approval of TeraWulf's $4B AI Campus Signals a Brownfield Power Playbook

Cadiz Breaks Ground on $403M Mojave Pipeline Amid Legal Challenges

Kiewit Exec Sees $1B-a-Year Opportunity in Nuclear Construction

NCCCO Report Finds 9 in 10 Crane Pros Back Certification

Mora Energy Buys Two Midland Basin Gas Systems to Build Permian Platform

Brazos Midstream Sets 2027 Startup for Cassidy II Gas Plant in Glasscock County

Wisconsin Food Plant Fined $364K After Kettle Blasts Kill Three Workers

Exxon Expands Automated Drilling Rigs in Permian, Aiming for Half Its Fleet by 2028

Court Upholds NY Water Permit for Williams' $1B Gas Pipeline

Tesla Eyes $10B Solar Cell Plant in Fort Bend County, Texas

Tennessee's $9.2B I-24 Toll Lanes Deal Signals Decade of Heavy-Civil Work

OSHA Extends Warehouse Safety Inspection Program Through 2031

Data Center Power Deals Spark Ratepayer Fights in Wisconsin, Illinois

Texas RRC Fines Operators $3.1 Million in Latest Enforcement Round

PPE Study Finds Confidence Doesn't Equal Compliance on the Jobsite

BLM Lease Sales Net $139 Million Across OK, TX and NM

Cleveland-Cliffs' $1B Middletown Works Overhaul Locks In $500M DOE Grant

Private Equity Moves Into Utilities as AI Power Demand Reshapes the Grid

Permian Pipeline Gains May Hit a Processing Wall by 2028

Hanford Nuclear Cleanup Ramps Up Waste Removal, Adds Grouting Option

Continental Resources Buys FireBird Energy in Permian Expansion

US Clean Energy Investment on Pace for Record $180B in 2026

New Wave of US LNG Terminals Set to Add Nearly 8 Bcf/d by 2028

July Construction Starts Jump 25.6% as Megaprojects Drive Volatility

EPA Opens $10.8M Grant Round for Water Sector Workforce Training

Permian Power Crunch Signals Boom Time for West Texas Electrical Contractors

Crossing Group Sets HDD Record on Athabasca River Pipeline Bore

Micron Plans $10B Boise Research Facility as Semiconductor Push Expands

$905M I-70 Floyd Hill Widening Project Reaches Halfway Point in Colorado

Miners' Union Presses MSHA to Restore Silica Dust Rule Enforcement

Amtrak Launches $242M Dock Bridge Rehab on Northeast Corridor

$79M Contract Advances Alexandra Bridge Replacement Ahead of 2028 Build

Prysmian Pours $1B Into North Carolina Fiber Optic Plant Expansion

OSHA Probes Electrician's Death at Mizzou Stadium Renovation Site

Duke Energy Plans 18.5 GW Solar Buildout in Carolinas Through 2041