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Project Kilby: Microsoft goes off the grid

Project Kilby: Microsoft goes off the grid

Microsoft and Chevron ink a 20-year deal for a 2.67 GW off-grid power plant in West Texas. Plus: hiring hits a 25-year low.

Virginia's 659-foot tower breaks ground

Virginia's 659-foot tower breaks ground

The world's tallest cable tower starts vertical construction today. Plus: input prices up 9.7% YoY.

Amazon drops $10B on Missouri corn fields

Amazon drops $10B on Missouri corn fields

AI data centers are rewriting the map. Here is where construction labor is heading next.

Oracle's $165B desert bet changes everything

Oracle's $165B desert bet changes everything

A 120-day union clock, and the biggest private build in US history.

The $1.8B labor drain in Ohio

The $1.8B labor drain in Ohio

AWS’s liquid-cooled data center just cleared permits. How massive Midwest projects are rewriting your trade rates.

$16B Stargate breaks ground in Michigan

$16B Stargate breaks ground in Michigan

AI's biggest build yet just started, copper hit a 42% YoY run, and labor has nowhere left to flex.

Who won the $8B Penn Station contract? (And why it's a logistical nightmare)

Who won the $8B Penn Station contract? (And why it's a logistical nightmare)

Halmar-Skanska takes the lead on NYC’s live-rail rebuild. Plus: IBM’s $2B quantum plant and a frozen labor market.

Input Prices Up 7.4% YoY in April

Input Prices Up 7.4% YoY in April

Costs rose more in four months than in three years. Your bids need escalation clauses now.

Oracle Goes Grid-Free. Copper at $13,604.

Oracle Goes Grid-Free. Copper at $13,604.

Oracle is building its own power plant on-site, and it could be the blueprint every stalled data center is waiting for.


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