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Construction Labor Costs Strike Back
The price of the electrician going up
Sep 9 • Anirban Basu and Zack Fritz
The Data Center Boom Booms Even Harder
Data centers, so hot right now
Sep 2 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
The All-Devouring Data Center Boom
Construction Trend Tuesday covers one (hopefully) interesting industry trend in a quick, two-minute read.
Jul 7 • Anirban Basu and Zack Fritz
Construction's Amusement Boom
Movie theaters, gyms, stadiums, & more
Jun 23 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
Religious Construction Rebounds
Don't call it a comeback
Jun 18 • Anirban Basu and Zack Fritz
Construction's Boom of all Booms
The megaprojects wind down
Jun 4 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
A Multifamily Construction Rundown
Signs of stability?
May 28 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
Highway Spending Boomed. Highway Building Didn't.
Higher costs ate the infrastructure bill
May 5 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
Construction's Scarce Momentum
Renovations, data centers, & that's it
Apr 7 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
Construction Wage Escalation Reaccelerates
What's fueling the rise?
Mar 31 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
Does Contractor Optimism Check Out?
Sunny outlook does not extend to *other* contractors
Feb 10 • Zack Fritz and Anirban Basu
Contractors Cut Men in 2025
Women account for 86% of the year's construction job growth
Feb 3 • Zack Fritz
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