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Archive · October 2026
Construction news · Friday, October 16, 2026
The 40 construction stories that mattered on October 16, 2026, ranked by how many trade outlets covered them, their beat and how new they were. Headlines are the outlets' own; every story links to the original reporting.
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Google's DeepMind hiring for nuclear expert
DCD · Power & grid
Flintco-Mortenson JV begins concrete deck at $900M Oklahoma City NBA arena
$900M · Oklahoma · Venues
Construction Dive · Venues
Nexans begins subsea cable output for TenneT’s LanWin2 project
Power Technology · Power & grid
Carrier Connect leases 4MW data center in Alpharetta, Georgia
4 MW · Georgia · Data centers
DCD · Data centers
Successful project handover for data centers
DCD · Data centers
Sunrun: Residential VPPs for data centers are nearing reality
Latitude Media · Data centers
Stranded natural gas could power offshore data centers
DCD · Data centers
Nscale's Glomfjord data center delayed, site suffers leaks in cooling system and a fire
DCD · Data centers
Cary School District 26 solar project projected to save $103,000 annually
American School & University · Schools
Patent lawsuit points to 10 GW ingot and wafer equipment import for Tesla’s $10 billion Texas solar factory
$10B · 10 GW · Texas · Manufacturing
pv magazine USA · Manufacturing
Entergy Texas’ 1.2 GW CCGT plant is now online
1.2 GW · Texas · Power & grid
Power Engineering · Power & grid
METLEN and Karatzis launch 330MW energy storage facility in Thessaly
330 MW · Power & grid
Power Technology · Power & grid
VicGrid selects ACCIONA for 2GW Gippsland wind transmission project
2 GW · Power & grid
Power Technology · Power & grid
Northland Power commissions 1GW Hai Long offshore wind farm
1 GW · Power & grid
Power Technology · Power & grid
Closing the Skills Gap in Data Center Facilities Management
Data Center Knowledge · Data centers
Could the Societal Value of Workloads Shape Data Center Policy?
Data Center Knowledge · Data centers
Flatiron Energy closes US$850 million financing for 1.2GWh Massachusetts BESS project
$850M · Massachusetts · Power & grid
Energy-Storage.news · Power & grid
Nightpeak Energy brings second 300 MWh phase of Texas project online
Texas · Power & grid
pv magazine USA · Power & grid
Westinghouse, Poland Begin Long-Lead Item Procurement for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant
POWER · Power & grid
UK council launches heat network feasibility study for proposed data centers near Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire
DCD · Data centers
Vietnam's CMC and Korea's Lotte partner to develop data centers
DCD · Data centers
$552M Award Advances San Diego Border Wastewater Plant Expansion
$552M · California · Makers
ENR · Makers
Build-to-rent now eligible for Federal Housing Administration financing
Multifamily Dive · Real estate
University of Hawai’i system expands direct admissions to all 10 campuses
Higher Ed Dive · Schools
Pearlmark Provides $81M for Apartment Project in Coral Gables
$81M · Real estate
Commercial Observer · Real estate
McWane Plant & Industrial opens glass lining facility in Alabama
Alabama · Makers
WaterWorld · Makers
Vikram Solar subsidiary to build 7.5GWh BESS assembly plant in Tamil Nadu, India
Energy-Storage.news · Manufacturing
Rozema Boat Works wins contract to build new Tampa Bay pilot boat
Florida · Transportation
Marine Log · Transportation
Fraport Secures €8.7 Million to Expand Electric Ground Power at Frankfurt Airport
AviationPros · Transportation
More housing completed, new park breaks ground at Jordan Downs
Urbanize LA · Real estate
Permits issued for development at 2053 W. Irving Park
Urbanize Chicago · Real estate
PLS greenlights P2000 project as it aims for ~2 Mt/y of spodumene production capacity
International Mining · Mining
13-year, $2B NYC bridge rehab completes 8th of 11 projects
$2B · New York · Transportation
Construction Dive · Transportation
GlobalFoundries Advances New York Chip Fab With Initial $10B Japanese Investment
$10B · New York · Manufacturing
ENR · Manufacturing
DCN Warsaw 2026: Poland deserves a greater share of global data center capacity
DCD · Data centers
India's Odisha gov't approves $18.62m data center project
$19M · International · Data centers
DCD · Data centers
Punch List: HNTB wins 2 Maryland bridges, AECOM names global transportation chief
Maryland · Transportation
Construction Dive · Transportation
Smart Compaction Data Wins Client Trust and Contracts
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Rich Development Trades Newly Built Shopping Center
Connect CRE · Real estate