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Brasfield & Gorrie Named ENR Southeast's 2026 Contractor of the Year

Brasfield & Gorrie posted record $7.7 billion revenue in 2025, driven by an internal joint-venture model and more than $2 billion in data center and hyperscale campus work.

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Industry

Turner Industries Wins 2026 ENR Texas Contractor of the Year Award

ENR Texas & Southeast named Turner Industries its 2026 Contractor of the Year, citing the firm's expansion beyond refining into carbon capture, life sciences, and nuclear fabrication.

Jul 2, 2026

Editorial image: fabrication bay at dusk - Turner Industries Wins 2026 ENR Texas Contractor of the Year Award

Industry

Senate Bill Targets Federal Permitting Overhaul to Unlock Energy Infrastructure Construction

Senator Alan Armstrong has introduced the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan package that would streamline FERC authority, reform Clean Water Act Section 401, and curb NEPA delays for energy and mineral projects.

Jun 26, 2026

Editorial image: Capitol night, permitting reform - Senate Bill Targets Federal Permitting Overhaul to Unlock Energy Infrastructure Construction

Industry

HRSG Desuperheater Failure After Seven Years Offers Maintenance Contractors a Hard Lesson

A case study from Inspectioneering Journal examines an attemperator desuperheater failure at a facility running five HRSG units, highlighting the risks of long-cycle equipment degradation in combined cycle and industrial power plants.

Jun 26, 2026

Industry

NIST Findings Reveal Surfside Collapse Began Weeks Before Failure, Cite Design and Construction Deficiencies

NIST's June 2026 technical report on the Champlain Towers South collapse found that design flaws, construction deviations, added loads, and long-term corrosion combined to fatally narrow the building's structural safety margins.

Jun 24, 2026

Editorial image: Dawn concrete collapse investigation - NIST Findings Reveal Surfside Collapse Began Weeks Before Failure, Cite Design and Construction Deficiencies

Industry

Boardwalk's Kosciusko Junction Pipeline Project Eyes Early 2028 Completion

Boardwalk Pipeline's Kosciusko Junction project may come online ahead of schedule in 2028, potentially accelerating midstream construction activity across the Southeast.

Jun 23, 2026

Workforce

Construction Compensation Growth Cooling in 2026, Survey Data Shows

Salary increases for construction staff are trending back toward pre-pandemic norms, with average increases forecast to fall below 4% for the first time since 2020, according to ENR's Q2 2026 Cost Report.

Jun 18, 2026

Editorial image: Quiet yard, workforce plateau - Construction Compensation Growth Cooling in 2026, Survey Data Shows

Industry

Data Center Construction Claims Are Surging — Here's What the Loss Data Shows

A Zurich analysis of more than 500 insured data center projects identifies the top loss drivers hitting contractors and owners, with lessons for managing risk during construction and phased handovers.

May 30, 2026

Editorial image: Data center phased handover risk - Data Center Construction Claims Are Surging — Here's What the Loss Data Shows

Industry

Skanska and Granite Win $80M Ruling Against Lane in Florida I-4 Megaproject Dispute

A federal appeals court has affirmed an $80 million judgment stemming from the troubled $2.3 billion I-4 Ultimate P3 project in Florida, offering a rare look at how joint venture disputes can spiral when partner incentives diverge.

May 27, 2026

Editorial image: Disputed JV contract documents - Skanska and Granite Win $80M Ruling Against Lane in Florida I-4 Megaproject Dispute

Industry

Infra Pipes Adds Five US Plants with Atkore HDPE Acquisition

Infra Pipes acquires Atkore's HDPE manufacturing business, adding five US facilities and $28 million in capitalization to expand its North American pipe supply network.

May 26, 2026

Editorial image: HDPE pipe yard expansion - Infra Pipes Adds Five US Plants with Atkore HDPE Acquisition

Industry

NextEra-Dominion $67B Merger Would Create World's Largest Electric Utility

NextEra Energy's proposed $67 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy would create the world's largest regulated electric utility by market capitalization, triggering a massive wave of transmission, substation, and grid infrastructure work across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.

May 19, 2026

Editorial image: Substation night dramatic contrast - NextEra-Dominion $67B Merger Would Create World's Largest Electric Utility

Compliance

Attorney Warns Construction and Trucking Industries to Act on Work Zone Safety Before Crashes Happen

A Miami-based injury attorney says predictable work zone dangers create legal responsibility for trucking companies and construction crews, not just accident statistics to acknowledge.

May 16, 2026

Industry

Duke Energy Signs 2.7 GW in New Data Center Agreements, Total Pipeline Hits 15.4 GW

Duke Energy added 2.7 GW of contracted data center agreements in Q1 2026, bringing its total executed deals to 7.6 GW — nearly two-thirds already under construction, signaling a major buildout across six states.

May 7, 2026

Editorial image: Massive substation powering data centers - Duke Energy Signs 2.7 GW in New Data Center Agreements, Total Pipeline Hits 15.4 GW

Industry

White House Extends Jones Act Shipping Waiver Through Mid-August

The Trump administration has granted a 90-day extension to a Jones Act waiver, keeping foreign-flagged vessels authorized to move oil, fuel, and fertilizer between US ports through mid-August.

Apr 25, 2026

Compliance

OSHA's Revised Heat NEP Puts Outdoor Field Crews Directly in the Inspection Crosshairs

OSHA released an updated Heat National Emphasis Program on April 10, 2026, maintaining aggressive enforcement targets for outdoor worksites. Here's what oil and gas and heavy civil subcontractors need to know before inspectors show up.

Apr 14, 2026

Editorial image: Pumpjacks dusk aerial heat - OSHA's Revised Heat NEP Puts Outdoor Field Crews Directly in the Inspection Crosshairs

Industry

LNG Terminals and Data Centers Are the Biggest Construction Stories in Texas and the Southeast

A new ENR report confirms LNG export terminals and hyperscale data centers are dominating construction activity across Texas and the Southeast, with individual projects surpassing the entire prior year's top 10 combined.

Apr 6, 2026

Editorial image: Mega LNG terminal at dawn - LNG Terminals and Data Centers Are the Biggest Construction Stories in Texas and the Southeast

Compliance

Aggregates Leaders Flag MSHA Changes and Highway Bill Timing at 2026 Pit & Quarry Roundtable

Industry executives gathered in Naples, Florida to discuss MSHA regulatory developments, infrastructure funding, and market conditions affecting the aggregates sector.

Apr 3, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial quarry aggregates operations - Aggregates Leaders Flag MSHA Changes and Highway Bill Timing at 2026 Pit & Quarry Roundtable

Industry

US Aggregate Production Edged Up in Q4 2025, but Full-Year Output Slipped

USGS data shows US aggregate production rose 1% in Q4 2025, capping a full year that finished down 0.8% at 2.33 billion metric tons. Here's what the numbers mean for subcontractors tied to construction material supply chains.

Mar 18, 2026

Editorial image: Aggregate conveyor belt at dawn - US Aggregate Production Edged Up in Q4 2025, but Full-Year Output Slipped

Industry

Skanska Reaches Topping Out on $435 Million Florida Hospital, Employs 56 Trade Partners

The Swedish contractor completed the structural phase of Lee Health's Fort Myers hospital project, working with dozens of subcontractors on the 400,000-square-foot healthcare facility.

Mar 14, 2026

Editorial image: Hospital topping out construction panorama - Skanska Reaches Topping Out on $435 Million Florida Hospital, Employs 56 Trade Partners

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