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TheJobWalk E.70

CNBC reports the data center boom is fueling a surge in demand for skilled trade workers, Mercedes-Benz commits $4 billion to its Alabama plant, and Metrobloks moves forward on converting a former drive-in theater into a data center. Austin lands a new $180 million healthcare tower, AWS acquires 1,300 acres for its first “exascale” data center campus, a joint venture forms to build the Texas Critical Data Centers Campus, and ETH Zurich finds a new career for sawdust in fire protection. Let's dive in!

Apr 9, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.69

The $400M White House Ballroom project is ordered to pause, Oklahoma City gets a new $900M stadium, Metrobloks announces a $1.4B data center coming to Missouri and Valeo breaks ground on a $225M manufacturing plant for General Motors. Burns & McDonnell break ground on a 260MW battery storage facility, UCB announces a $2B pharma plant in Georgia and Suffolk Construction introduces Arrowsight’s safety technology to their workforce. Lets dive in!

Apr 2, 2026

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TheJobWalk Premium E.3

Have to say this has been the biggest month for TheJobWalk so far...

Mar 31, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.68

Trump targets $4 trillion for semiconductors, Elon Musk announces a $25 billion chip fab in Austin, and the Messer-Sundt JV breaks ground on a $900 million expansion. Google is confirmed as the operator behind Project Cannoli, Skanska picks up a $165 million contract in Texas, and SoftBank launches a $30+ billion data center campus in Ohio. Meanwhile, Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a new start-up, let's dive in!

Mar 26, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.67

Google closes Intersect Power acquisition for $4.75B, Tampa Bay Rays unveil $2.3B stadium plan, Babybel break ground on a $200M expansion in South Dakota and Google also commits $1B to their Lenoir campus expansion. Niron Magnetics begin a site search for their new $1.8B manufacturing plant, Skanska tops out a $435M hospital, and Hensel Phelps deploys a new AI program, let's dive in!

Mar 19, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.66

GE Aerospace is investing $1 billion into U.S. manufacturing, Miami International Airport is expanding Concourse D for $1 billion, and xAI has filed permits for a $659 million Memphis data center. T1 Energy is pushing ahead with an $850 million Texas solar plant, a $1 billion hospital replacement has been approved in Memphis, Chicago Fire FC is breaking ground on a $750 million stadium, and Nvidia and ABB are partnering on a new robotics simulation platform. Let’s dive in!

Mar 12, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.65

OpenAI closes a landmark $110B funding round, Turner is tapped to deliver American Express's new global headquarters, and Google commits $880M to its fifth Midlothian data center. EBS Realty breaks ground on a 1.35M square foot industrial park, while Google also moves forward with a major 403 acre data center campus in Minnesota. MP Materials advances its $1.25B plant in Texas, and NVIDIA makes a telling hire, bringing on a orbital data center architect. Let's dive in.

Mar 5, 2026

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TheJobWalk Premium E.2

What a month for construction news! Been a lot to stay on top of but I’d say we’ve done a great job... 116 total articles published in February. Almost 50 of those being premium articles. And man do we go into depth in those! So here's a quick run down on the premium articles you may have missed this month.

Feb 27, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.64

WSP closes its TRC acquisition, AWS commits $12B to Louisiana data centers, Smithfield advances a $1.3B Sioux Falls plant, and UC Davis Health tops out its $3.7B tower. Google plans a 480-acre Minnesota data hub, SUNY moves on a $1.1B hospital modernization, and Autodesk invests $200M in World Labs. Let’s dive in!

Feb 26, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.63

Meta and NVIDIA announce a long term infrastructure partnership, Transwestern advances 1.3 million square feet of industrial space in Houston, and Swire Coca-Cola commits $475 million to a 620,000 square foot Colorado Springs plant. Chicago Fire unveils its $650 million stadium at The 78, Google confirms the 500 acre Project Mica data center campus in Kansas City, and XTEND moves forward with a Florida construction merger, let’s dive in!

Feb 19, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.62

Siemens Energy commits $1B to expand U.S. manufacturing, Basin Electric taps PCL for Bison Generation Station, Google advances an 800 acre Oklahoma data center and Sutter Health breaks ground on a $380M Modesto cancer center. Meta scales Hyperion toward $27B, Trammell Crow plans a 1,600 acre Georgia data hub, and Bedrock Robotics raises $270M, let’s dive in!

Feb 12, 2026

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TheJobWalk E.61

Oracle lays out a financing plan for 2026, Eli Lilly selects Pennsylvania for a new manufacturing facility, and Nammo moves ahead with a new rocket motor plant in Florida. Crow Holdings plans a 245MW flagship data center campus in Dallas, Skanska completes demolition at Johns Hopkins Eisenhower Library, and QumulusAI clears final approvals for a data center campus in Denton, Texas. Palomar College tops out its new Athletics Fieldhouse in San Marcos, and Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX, let’s dive in!

Feb 5, 2026