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Oil & gas and construction news for subcontractors working in Georgia — 28 stories and counting.

T5 Construction Rebrands as EverOn After Growing to $1.7B in Revenue

Atlanta-based data center contractor T5 Construction has split from parent T5 Data Centers to become independent firm EverOn Data Center Services, ENR reports, following four years of rapid revenue growth.

Sep 1, 2026

Workforce

PG&E Crew Wins HDD Rodeo Showcase, Advances to 2026 Nationals

A PG&E crew completed a 200-ft directional bore in just over 50 minutes to win the 2025 HDD Rodeo Showcase, earning a spot at the December 2026 HDD Rodeo nationals, Trenchless Technology reports.

Aug 30, 2026

Industry

July Construction Starts Jump 25.6% as Megaprojects Drive Volatility

Dodge Construction Network reports total construction starts rebounded 25.6% in July after a June slump, with data centers, manufacturing, and utility projects fueling a "disjointed" market.

Aug 22, 2026

Industry

Skanska Wins $1.2B Deal for Four Data Centers in Southeast US

Skanska will build four data centers totaling 808,000 square feet in the southeastern US under a $1.2 billion contract, with construction running from Q3 2026 through Q3 2028, ConDig reports.

Aug 20, 2026

Editorial image: Data center shells under construction dusk - Skanska Wins $1.2B Deal for Four Data Centers in Southeast US

Industry

DOE Cancels Three Federal Grid Corridor Designations

The Department of Energy has withdrawn plans to designate three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, cutting a batch of long-haul transmission routes from the federal permitting pipeline.

Aug 18, 2026

Industry

Southern Co.'s Contracted Large Load Hits 17 GW on Data Center Boom

Southern Company's contracted large load reached 17 GW after adding 6 GW since Q1 2026, including a 3.2-GW OpenAI data center near Savannah, Georgia, with more projects in advanced contracting.

Aug 4, 2026

Industry

Data Center Boom Fuels Record Revenue for Texas, Southeast Contractors

ENR's 2026 Texas & Southeast Top Contractors list shows data center and civic work driving double-digit revenue growth, with DPR, HITT Contracting and Turner posting major gains.

Aug 4, 2026

Industry

Westinghouse Files for IPO Amid $17.5B Nuclear Loan Push

Westinghouse Electric has confidentially filed for an IPO as the DOE backs $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new AP1000 reactors, pointing to a multi-year construction pipeline for field service trades.

Aug 1, 2026

Industry

C3M Power Systems Named ENR MidAtlantic's 2026 Specialty Contractor of the Year

ENR East reports that Maryland-based C3M Power Systems will hit $200 million in projected revenue this year, a 75% jump in two years, driven by transportation, government, and power work.

Jul 17, 2026

Industry

Gas-Fired Power Boom for AI Data Centers Sparks Clean Energy Pushback

An AP report via Power Engineering details how the AI-driven data center boom is fueling a wave of new natural gas plants, prompting clean energy advocates and lawmakers in states including Pennsylvania to fight for renewable energy mandates and grid access.

Jul 15, 2026

Editorial image: Gas plant versus renewables, aerial - Gas-Fired Power Boom for AI Data Centers Sparks Clean Energy Pushback

Industry

Data Center and Megaproject Boom: What's Actually Bid-Ready for Trades Now

Construction Today outlines eight trends behind the US data center and manufacturing megaproject wave; here's which ones translate into near-term subcontract work in MEP, civil, and electrical trades.

Jul 14, 2026

Industry

DOE Draft Report Ties $12B Congestion Costs to Transfer Capacity Gaps

A DOE draft study finds transmission congestion cost $12 billion in 2024 and identifies interregional transfer capacity as the top fix, flagging ERCOT, the Southeast, and Northeast links as priority zones.

Jul 10, 2026

Compliance

$130 Billion in Blocked Data Centers Signals New Risk for Subcontractors

Communities and lawmakers blocked or delayed more than $130 billion in AI data center projects in early 2026, a shift OilPrice.com says should push subcontractors toward financed, permitted builds over speculative ones.

Jul 9, 2026

Editorial image: compliance general - $130 Billion in Blocked Data Centers Signals New Risk for Subcontractors

Revenue

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.

Jul 2, 2026

Industry

FERC Issues Final EIS for Nearly 500 Miles of Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipelines in the Southeast

FERC staff has cleared the final environmental review for two major Kinder Morgan pipeline projects — 199 miles through Mississippi and Alabama, and 291 miles looping through Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia — moving both closer to a Commission certificate decision expected in July.

Jun 30, 2026

Editorial image: Pipeline corridor Deep South - FERC Issues Final EIS for Nearly 500 Miles of Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipelines in the Southeast

Industry

Skanska Lands $580M in New US Contracts Across Hotel and Data Center Work

Skanska secured two contracts worth a combined $580 million this week, covering a Cincinnati hotel and a Georgia data center, signaling continued momentum in major commercial construction.

Jun 27, 2026

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

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

Industry

Infrastructure and Data Center Megaprojects Drive 34% Surge in May Construction Starts

Total construction starts jumped 34.1% month over month in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.78 trillion, led by nonbuilding infrastructure and data center activity, according to Dodge Construction Network.

Jun 22, 2026

Industry

FHWA Directs $908M to North Carolina as Part of $1.86B Disaster Road and Bridge Package

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released $1.86 billion in emergency relief funding for disaster-damaged transportation infrastructure, with $908 million going to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene repairs. Heavy civil subcontractors in the Southeast should expect a near-term surge in road and bridge work.

Jun 19, 2026

Editorial image: Bridge repair, Appalachian disaster recovery - FHWA Directs $908M to North Carolina as Part of $1.86B Disaster Road and Bridge Package

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

Williams Targets End-of-2027 In-Service Date for $1.2B Southeast Supply Enhancement Project

Williams is targeting an end-of-2027 in-service date for its $1.2 billion Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement project, adding 1.6 million dekatherms per day of gas transport capacity across Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama.

Jun 13, 2026

Editorial image: Pipeline lowered into trench - Williams Targets End-of-2027 In-Service Date for $1.2B Southeast Supply Enhancement Project

Industry

OPAL Fuels and GFL Partner on Two Landfill Gas-to-RNG Projects in Alabama and Georgia

OPAL Fuels and GFL Environmental have agreed to jointly develop renewable natural gas facilities at landfills in Tallapoosa County, Alabama and Polk County, Georgia, representing nearly 2 million MMBtu of combined plant design capacity.

Jun 7, 2026

Editorial image: Landfill gas processing facility - OPAL Fuels and GFL Partner on Two Landfill Gas-to-RNG Projects in Alabama and Georgia

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

Workforce

Virginia Transformer's New Alabama Plant to Employ 1,100, Adds Training Center and Rail Access

Virginia Transformer announced plans to build its seventh North American manufacturing facility in Colbert County, Alabama, creating 1,100 jobs and expanding power transformer production capacity.

May 20, 2026

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