Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 15 Oct 2026
A $21bn New York chip-fab initiative and $4bn Wyoming energy project lead US construction developments, with fresh headquarters filings and industrial investments.
2026
Data-center cooling specialists merge as AI infrastructure demand grows
3C and Datalec Precision Installations have merged, with the combined business planning new facilities including an Austin, Texas, location.
SEMI forecasts rise in US semiconductor fab construction starts in 2027
SEMI expects the number of US 300mm semiconductor fab and production-line construction starts to rise from three in 2026 to four in 2027.
CurTec plans $10m South Carolina manufacturing expansion
CurTec USA plans a $10 million expansion of its Westminster operations, adding production and warehouse capacity.
Kansas City prepares I-670 closures for $164m deck park first phase
The first phase of Roy Blunt Luminary Park will begin this winter, with major I-670 closures and tunnel construction scheduled through 2028.
Ozinga opens 1m-ton low-carbon cement mill in East Chicago
Ozinga has opened a low-carbon slag cement mill in East Chicago, Indiana, with capacity to produce 1 million tons of cementitious material annually.
DOE outlines $581m grid investment across eight states
DOE plans to support 84 TVA transmission and distribution projects worth $581 million, subject to final agreements and approvals.
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 14 Oct 2026
DOE backs $581m in grid upgrades, Ozinga opens a new cement mill, and Kansas City prepares major highway deck-park work.
Philadelphia’s Somerset Phase II secures $35.8m construction financing
Riverwards Group’s 170-unit Somerset Phase II apartment project has secured $35.83 million in construction financing, supporting a roughly $46 million development.
PERC Water secures $39.8m California water purification design-build contract
Pismo Beach has awarded PERC Water a $39.8 million contract for the Central Coast Blue advanced water purification facility, with construction expected in 2027.