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Repricing Risk: How Inflation and Tariffs Are Reshaping Construction Insurance

by Tyler Ahrenold | Feb 6, 2026
Business | Business Risk | Departments | Economy | Finance | Insurance | Risk | Risk Management

Inflation isn’t just raising prices on materials and labor—it’s changing how risk is priced.

Construction Futures: January 2026

by Construction Executive | Jan 27, 2026
Business | Construction Futures | Economy

Construction spending and hiring slow while prices and backlog rise. Is this setting a precedent for the rest of the year?

Construction Marketing in 2026: Strategy First, Execution Second

by Brian Gallagher | Jan 21, 2026
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Economy | Finance | Productivity

The most important change in construction marketing heading into 2026 is mindset.

Tariffs Push Construction Materials Prices Higher in November

by ABC | Jan 14, 2026
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Economy | Productivity | Project Delivery

Tariffs seem here to stay, along with the subsequent rising materials prices.

Data Centers, Tariffs, Inflation, Oh My: Anirban Basu on Construction Economy at Year’s End

by Construction Executive | Dec 12, 2025
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Economy | Productivity | Project Delivery

According to audience poll responses, contractors today are worried about insufficient demand for their construction services—a stark contrast from just a couple months ago.

Construction Job Openings Remain ‘Extraordinarily Low’ in October

by ABC | Dec 10, 2025
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Economy | Productivity

Recent JOLTS data reveals and decrease in construction job openings by 18,000 this month.
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The Road Ahead: Forecasting Construction Spending in 2026

by David McMillin | Dec 3, 2025
Cover Story | Economy | Features

What’s in store for spending on construction in 2026? Economists sift through the good, the bad and the ugly signals for the new year.

Construction Materials Prices Continue To Rise, Up 3.5% Since Last September

by ABC | Dec 1, 2025
Business | Business Development | Business Risk | Economy | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery

With pre-shutdown data still trickling, numbers for September reveal rising materials prices.
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