Tag: backlog

  • Backlog slips as small construction firms lose ground

    Backlog slips as small construction firms lose ground

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog fell to 8.5 months in August, down from 8.8 months in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Aug. 20 to Sept. 3. Contractors with under $30 million in annual…

  • Backlog slips as small construction firms lose ground

    Backlog slips as small construction firms lose ground

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog fell to 8.5 months in August, down from 8.8 months in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Aug. 20 to Sept. 3. Contractors with under $30 million in annual…

  • Data centers, public works boost backlog, but confidence cracks

    Data centers, public works boost backlog, but confidence cracks

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog increased to 8.8 months in July, up 0.4 months from a year ago, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted July 24 to Aug. 4. Backlog increased year-over-year in every region…

  • Granite continues buying spree as backlog hits $6.1B

    Granite continues buying spree as backlog hits $6.1B

    Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Granite Construction continued paving a profitable path in the second quarter while racking up a record amount of backlog and buying two aggregate suppliers. The Watsonville, California-based road builder, materials supplier and infrastructure firm purchased Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based…

  • Tutor Perini fends off tariff impacts as backlog doubles

    Tutor Perini fends off tariff impacts as backlog doubles

    Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. For years, Tutor Perini executives have asked investors for patience as the company worked through dispute resolutions on older projects and ramped up new, multibillion-dollar jobs.  That patience is now paying off.  The Los Angeles-based contractor had…

  • Turner hits record $39B in backlog, buoyed by data center work

    Turner hits record $39B in backlog, buoyed by data center work

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New York City-based Turner Construction, the largest contractor in the U.S. by revenue, is having a very good year.  The privately held company announced in a news release that its 2025 first half results included more than…

  • Turner hits record $39B in backlog, buoyed by data center work

    Turner hits record $39B in backlog, buoyed by data center work

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New York City-based Turner Construction, the largest contractor in the U.S. by revenue, is having a very good year.  The privately held company announced in a news release that its 2025 first half results included more than…

  • Tariffs sap Fluor’s backlog, trigger project cancellations

    Tariffs sap Fluor’s backlog, trigger project cancellations

    Fluor reported three months ago that clients were forging ahead with projects despite trade headwinds. Now, many are hitting pause, the company said on its Friday second quarter earnings call. “Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen more clients continue to take a wait-and-see approach due to a variety of reasons, including ongoing trade…

  • Council takes ‘critical action’ to reduce planning backlog

    Council takes ‘critical action’ to reduce planning backlog

    Councillor Mike Rigby, portfolio holder for economic development, planning and transportation, said: “This is an incredibly complex problem to solve, and we recognise that this critical action will impact on our residents. But it is necessary to bring work in progress down to a more manageable and sustainable standard and to make Somerset’s planning service a…

  • Backlog rebounds off data center construction boom

    Backlog rebounds off data center construction boom

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog rebounded to 8.7 months in June due to a strong flow of data center projects, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted June 20 to July 7. The largest contractors now…