HITT Contracting broke ground on a $500 million solid rocket motor manufacturing plant, a reminder that defense-adjacent industrial work is pulling major GC capacity away from commercial bidding right now. constructiondive.com
Anduril and the U.S. Navy are planning a $6.6 billion shipyard in Maryland, another data point in the defense-manufacturing construction wave competing for the same labor pool as NYC metro work. constructiondive.com
Construction Dive flags a widening uncertainty premium — estimated near $6 trillion globally — tied to the AI data-center construction boom, relevant to any contractor pricing long-lead materials right now. constructiondive.com
Toll Brothers bought a West Chelsea development site on 10th Avenue for $45 million, a fresh Manhattan land assembly worth tracking for upcoming permit filings. commercialobserver.com