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Fabrication Shops Should Be Operating Like High-Performance Manufacturers

by Trent Leinenbach | Apr 28, 2026
Markets | Commercial | Industrial | Manufacturing

Strategic fabrication boosts efficiency, reduces waste and helps contractors overcome the skilled-labor shortage.

New Survey Reveals Three Trends Reshaping MEP Contracting

by Jake Olsen | Apr 21, 2026
Top Story | Commercial | Industrial | Infrastructure | Manufacturing | Markets

Stratus reveals its findings from the 2025 State of MEP Annual Report.

Powering Up: How Sentry Equipment Has Lasted 100 Years in Manufacturing and What It Has Planned for 100 More

by Construction Executive | Mar 24, 2026
Technology | Heavy Equipment | Manufacturing

Never tell Sentry Equipment the odds—the 100-year-old manufacturer is breaking into new sectors, buying into new tech and building itself up on a base of old-world values.

Old Military Parachutes Repurposed in Wyoming Monastery Project

by Damon Carson | Mar 12, 2026
Markets | Commercial | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing | Multifamily | Public | Residential

This company is redefining construction sustainability by building second chances.

Modular Construction’s Big Boom: New Risks Outpacing Standard Contracts in Industrial Projects

by Chad Theriot, Jack Mayo | Feb 20, 2026
Markets | Commercial | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing

Modular construction is gaining popularity, and so are the risks associated with it.

Adaptive Reuse Projects Abounded in 2025

by Sean Grasby | Feb 12, 2026
Markets | Commercial | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing | Multifamily | Public | Residential

The buildings of some the country's most iconic companies were once used for something else.

Nonresidential Construction Spending Remained Stagnant in October

by ABC | Jan 23, 2026
Markets | Commercial | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing | Public

On a monthly basis, nonresidential spending was up in 9 of 16 categories, but still lacks momentum overall.

Construction Backlog Indicator Inches Higher in December, Fueled by Data Center Momentum

by ABC | Jan 13, 2026
Markets | Commercial | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing

Two weeks into the new year and data centers are still bolstering backlogs.
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