JLL Report Live: 70% of Facilities Employers Hit by Labor Shortages Last Year

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how organizations operate and maintain offices, manufacturing plants, data centers and other commercial real estate properties, according to JLL’s Global State of Facilities Management 2026 Report. Key highlights include: Based on responses from 1,321 organizations in the Americas, EMEA and APAC, JLL research shows AI adoption in facilities management is accelerating globally, with 45% of organizations already scaling or optimizing AI and 86% expected to do so by 2030. Nearly 70% of organizations experienced disruptions from skilled trades labor shortages and AI or technical skills gaps during the past year, making talent availability the most […]

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One-Half of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs Over Past 12 Months

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Construction employment increased in half — 180, or 50% out of 360 — of metro areas between September 2025 and September 2026, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials noted that a few types of projects — particularly data centers, power projects and some types of manufacturing plants — are driving demand for construction. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas added the most construction jobs over the year (13,800 jobs or 5%), followed by Baton Rouge, La. (12,300 jobs, 27%); St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. (10,700 jobs, 13%) and Columbus, Ohio (10,700 jobs, 17%). […]

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ABC Launches Cybersecurity Roadmap for Federal Contractors

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Associated Builders and Contractors announced the launch of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Roadmap for Contractors. This free roadmap helps any U.S. Department of Defense contractor or subcontractor within the Defense Industrial Base that handles Federal Contract Information or Controlled Unclassified Information become CMMC certified for Phase 1. “Any federal contractor or builder that needs CMMC will find value in this roadmap because it will help them win more work and deliver that work securely,” said Matt Abeles, ABC vice president of construction technology and innovation. “Right now, this cybersecurity certification is limited to the DOD, but we expect it […]

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Longwood University’s New Music Education, Performance Venue Tops Out

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Skanska celebrated the topping out of Whitehead Hall, Longwood University’s new music education and performance venue in Farmville, Virginia. The milestone marks significant construction progress on the 63,800-square-foot building, which will serve as a hub for Longwood’s music department. The project includes the demolition of the existing Bristow Building and the construction of a new facility that will relocate the music department from Wygal Hall. In June, the future building was named Lettie Pate Whitehead Hall by Longwood’s Board of Visitors. The decision honors the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation and the legacy of Lettie Pate Whitehead, a businesswoman and philanthropist […]

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Gilbane | Turner Joint Venture Marks Topping Out of $1.7 Billion Wadsworth Center Laboratory in Albany, New York

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The Gilbane | Turner joint venture, in association with design partner HOK, joined New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, the New York State Department of Health and project partners to celebrate the topping out of the new $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center Laboratory in Albany, New York. The milestone marks the completion of structural steel for the five-story, 663,000-square-foot laboratory at the W. Averell Harriman State Office Campus. Skilled tradespeople, project partners and state and local officials signed the final steel beam before it was lifted into place, recognizing the teamwork and […]

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