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arstechnica.com - Ashley Belanger - New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry
New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry
Ars Technica

New York became the first state to pause all construction of massive new data centers after Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul announced a one-year moratorium on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The state-wide ban applies to data centers using 50 megawatts…

wwd.com - Arthur Zackiewicz - Retail Construction Holds Steady
Retail Construction Holds Steady
WWD

According to new data from CoStar, retail construction in the U.S. remained “relatively steady” in the second quarter of 2026, but it remains stagnant at a post-pandemic low. The report found that where there was retail construction…

cnbc.com - Samantha Subin - SpaceX alumni building remote-controlled construction equipment land $115 million fund round
SpaceX alumni building remote-controlled construction equipment land $115 million fund round
CNBC

TerraFirma, a construction tech company founded by two former SpaceX engineers that's looking to build on Mars, raised $115 million. SpaceX's historic $86 billion IPO last month and NASA's push to establish a lunar base on the Moon and Mars has…

wsj.com - Bob Tita - AI Data-Center Construction Is Booming-but Not Much Else Is
AI Data-Center Construction Is Booming-but Not Much Else Is
Wall Street Journal

When Mitchell Metal Products decided to invest in a line of robotic welders and other automated assembly equipment, the company expected to build an addition to its metal-stamping plant in northern Wisconsin. Mitchell had ordered a similarly sized…

thehindubusinessline.com - Mining, construction equipment industry posts 3% rise in domestic sales; exports surge 31.5%
Mining, construction equipment industry posts 3% rise in domestic sales; exports surge 31.5%
BusinessLine

The domestic mining and construction equipment industry recorded gross total sales of more than 140,000 units in the last fiscal year, representing a year-on-year rise of three per cent, supported by sustained public investment in infrastructure…

fortune.com - Anthony Izaguirre - New York, a state without nearly any data centers, becomes first to ban their construction
New York, a state without nearly any data centers, becomes first to ban their construction
Fortune

New York blocked the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year on Tuesday while the state creates rules to protect the environment and the energy grid from power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence. Gov. Kathy…

nbcnewyork.com - Gov. Hochul enacts moratorium on data center construction in New York
Gov. Hochul enacts moratorium on data center construction in New York
NBC New York

New York has become the first state to put a moratorium on building massive data centers. It's not permanent, but critics say it could make the state less competitive, and the tech industry calls it a job killer. But Hochul's order is actually less…

nbcdfw.com - Allie Spillyards - Family seeks answers after construction worker is struck and killed by police vehicle
Family seeks answers after construction worker is struck and killed by police vehicle
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A 22-year-old construction worker died after Mesquite police say he was struck by an off-duty police vehicle that was providing traffic control at a highway work zone. The investigation is ongoing, and police say they do not anticipate criminal…

nbcdfw.com - Allie Spillyards - Family seeks answers after construction worker is struck and killed by police vehicle
Family seeks answers after construction worker is struck and killed by police vehicle
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The family of a 22-year-old construction worker is searching for answers after he was struck and killed by a police vehicle at a highway work zone in Mesquite. Edwin Valdez died after the crash on June 23 while working at a construction site along…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Construction automation startup TerraFirma raises $115M
Construction automation startup TerraFirma raises $115M
SiliconANGLE

TerraFirma Inc., a startup with a platform that enables construction teams to remotely operate heavy machinery, has raised $115 million in funding. The bulk of the capital arrived in the form of a $100 million Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins.

nypost.com - Mary K. Jacob - Exclusive | Buffalo Bills star Larry Ogunjobi asks $15.9M for newly constructed Miami home
Exclusive | Buffalo Bills star Larry Ogunjobi asks $15.9M for newly constructed Miami home
New York Post

Larry Ogunjobi is used to knocking quarterbacks off their feet on Sundays. Now, the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle is hoping to floor buyers with his Miami compound. The 32-year-old lineman is set to put his residence at 1141 N Biscayne Point on…

axios.com - Chelsea Naso - DeepSeek's $71B valuation, Francisco Partners' construction software talks, Cribl's CardinalOps buy
DeepSeek's $71B valuation, Francisco Partners' construction software talks, Cribl's CardinalOps buy
Axios

• DeepSeek, a Chinese large language model developer, is seeking to raise $1.5b at a $71b valuation, per Bloomberg. It may file for an IPO as soon as this year. Go deeper • Brinc, a Seattle-based 911 drone maker, raised $125m.

enr.com - Alisa Zevin - ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Falls in June
ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Falls in June
Engineering News-Record (ENR)

Associated Builders and Contractors' Construction Backlog indicator fell by 0.3 of a month, when compared to May, reaching 8.8 months in June. Year-over-year, the backlog grew by 0.1 of a month. “While backlog declined in June, it's still…

nbcchicago.com - NBC Chicago Staff - Construction on Buc-ee's Travel Center and gas station between Milwaukee and Chicago begins
Construction on Buc-ee's Travel Center and gas station between Milwaukee and Chicago begins
NBC Chicago

Editor's Note: The video in this report is from a previous story. Welcome to Wisconsin, Buc-ee's. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The wildly popular convenience store and gas station chain with a loveable beaver mascot appears to…

indianexpress.com - Dheeraj Mishra - Ashwini Vaishnaw announces eight reforms to increase freight movement, improve construction quality
Ashwini Vaishnaw announces eight reforms to increase freight movement, improve construction quality
The Indian Express

3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday announced eight reforms to increase freight transportation and improve the construction quality of the projects. These reforms pertain to fly…

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