Cardinal agrees $357.5m acquisition of Florida civil contractor Hughes Brothers
Cardinal Infrastructure Group plans to acquire Hughes Brothers Construction, expanding its heavy civil and site-development operations into Central Florida.
2026
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 13 Oct 2026
A $357.5m Florida civil-contractor takeover leads the latest US construction news, with water infrastructure, residential financing and modular data centers also in focus.
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 9 Oct 2026
Con Dig (09-Oct-26) — Friday’s US construction roundup leads with Skanska’s $136 million railroad improvement contract in the Northeast, a $67 million Miami aviation development, new Caterpillar equipment and further project groundbreakings. Skanska wins $136m…
Caterpillar launches five compact machines for tight jobsites
Con Dig (09-Oct-26) — Caterpillar has unveiled five compact equipment models aimed at contractors working in confined spaces, grading and light excavation, with the machines scheduled for hands-on demonstrations at Equip Exposition in Louisville on…
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 8 Oct 2026
Con Dig (08-Oct-26) — Federal highway funding, a $324.8 million Ohio sewer tunnel award and new research and headquarters construction lead today’s US construction briefing. US DOT awards $426m for freight and highway improvements in…
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 7 Oct 2026
Con Dig (07-Oct-26) — A $3.7 billion shipyard investment in Maryland leads today’s US construction news, alongside new defense manufacturing, healthcare and technology construction, a major Illinois studio development and progress on one of Louisiana’s…
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 6 Oct 2026
Con Dig (06-Oct-26) — Major marine infrastructure, manufacturing expansion and new residential construction lead today’s US construction news. Construction Dig’s overnight sweep also found fresh state highway awards, progress on a major inland waterways project…
Skanska lands $110m contract for new Renton High School
Con Dig (05-Oct-26) — Skanska has secured a $110 million contract from the Renton School District to construct a new high school in Renton, Washington, adding to a fresh wave of US education work announced…
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 5 Oct 2026
Con Dig (05-Oct-26) — The next phase of Golden Gate Bridge seismic work leads a deliberately lean Monday briefing after a quiet weekend for major US construction announcements. Also on the radar: California’s potentially significant…
Construction Dig Daily Briefing – 2 Oct 2026
Nearly $272m of new CBP checkpoint construction awards leads today’s Construction Dig Daily Briefing, alongside a $550m Texas data center, Skanska healthcare work and fresh US construction-spending data.