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

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered construction to halt on President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project. U.S. District Senior Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday, blocking any physical development at the former East Wing site. The order takes effect in 12 days, giving the administration time to appeal.

Judge Leon ruled that no statute grants the president authority to proceed without congressional approval and appropriated funds, despite the project being privately funded. The ruling is a victory for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued over the project. Leon wrote bluntly that the president is a steward of the White House, not its owner.

Trump pushed back on Truth Social, defending the ballroom as under budget, ahead of schedule, and costing taxpayers nothing.

Clark Construction is leading construction and AECOM is leading engineering on the project.

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Oklahoma City broke ground on Continental Coliseum on March 26, 2026, kicking off a $900 million project to replace Paycom Center in downtown OKC. MANICA Architecture is the design architect, with TVS as architect of record. The exterior features a 360-degree glass curtain wall, with the main entrance on an elevated podium facing the Myriad Botanical Gardens.

A joint venture between Tulsa based Flintco and Minneapolis based Mortenson is leading construction. Flintco previously built Paycom Center, while Mortenson brings major arena credentials including Chase Center and Allegiant Stadium.

Of the $900 million total, $850 million comes from public funding, with the Thunder ownership group contributing $50 million. Continental Resources secured a 15-year naming rights deal, and the Thunder have committed to Oklahoma City for 25 years upon moving in, keeping the franchise in OKC through at least 2053.

Metrobloks has announced a $1.4 billion data center campus in Liberty, Missouri, totaling 568,800 square feet across three buildings. Designed for cloud and AI workloads, the Clay County facility leverages the Kansas City region's fiber network and cost-effective power. The project will create at least 30 permanent positions and hundreds of construction jobs.

Valeo broke ground March 24 on a $225 million manufacturing facility in McAllen, Texas, which will be phased over five years. The 337,000 square foot plant will produce GM's central compute unit, a liquid-cooled system powered by next-generation processors, tied to General Motors' next-generation electrical architecture. Production is targeted to begin in late 2027, with up to 500 jobs expected to come to the McAllen region.

Georgia Power has broken ground on a 260 MW battery energy storage system in Jefferson County, Georgia, near Wadley. Approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission and built by Burns & McDonnell, the system will capture renewable energy during low-demand periods and discharge it over four hours when demand rises. Completion is targeted for 2027.

UCB, a Brussels based biopharmaceutical company, has selected Gwinnett County's Rowen innovation campus for a new $2 billion U.S. biologics manufacturing facility. It is projected to generate $5 billion in regional economic impact. The 460,000 square foot campus spans 79 acres and will create 330-plus permanent jobs. Design and construction will run for six to seven years, with Gwinnett County committing $174 million in incentives.

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At 828 meters, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai remains the world's tallest building since its completion in 2010. Construction began in 2004 and took six years, with Samsung C&T, Besix, and Arabtec forming the primary construction joint venture. Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) served as lead architect.

The structural engineering was unprecedented. The building required 192 foundation piles driven more than 50 meters into the ground to support its weight. A buttressed core structural system, combined with a high performance concrete mix developed specifically for the project, allowed the tower to withstand Dubai's extreme heat and wind loads.

The mixed-use tower houses residential apartments, the Armani Hotel, corporate offices, and an observation deck. At peak construction, over 12,000 workers were on site daily. The project cost approximately $1.5 billion and transformed Dubai's skyline.

Suffolk has become the first major construction company in the U.S. to implement Arrowsight's video based safety system across all contractor controlled insurance program projects.

The partnership follows a multiyear pilot conducted by Zurich North America, which reported a 50 plus percent reduction in workers compensation claim frequency.

Arrowsight uses fixed-point cameras and human-led video reviews to flag risky and exemplary safety behaviors daily, enabling timely coaching alongside Suffolk's safety teams. The system runs on battery-powered cameras that operate without electricity or internet, making it viable for complex job sites.

Suffolk reported approximately four times fewer claims and ten times lower incurred losses during the pilot. The full rollout has raised safety compliance to 97-100 percent and decreased workers compensation claims by more than 70 percent across Suffolk's U.S. projects.