Business & Industry

In a landmark right-to-repair lawsuit settlement, tractor giant John Deere settled with plaintiffs regarding the company’s practice of not allowing access of critical diagnostic software to the owners of Deere tractors and other machines. The complaint alleges that by tying exclusive repair rights to authorized Deere dealers, the company monopolized the market and violated anti-trust laws by unfairly increasing prices. Now it's the construction industry's turn. Here’s what you need to know...

According to a press release from the Associated Builders and Contractors, construction materials increased in February, primarily due to increasing prices in copper, lumber, and steel. These increases were further exasperated by the ongoing conflict in Iran, which is likely to increase the cost of diesel and natural gas further. Here’s what you need to know...

ConEquip is back from ConExpo 2026 in Vegas, and we’re here to let you in on the new machines, upgrades, and other shenanigans from the show. We spoke with Lauren from John Deere about their P-Teir Motor Grade Machines, and here is what she had to say....

As we’ve reported on before, 2025 ended with uncertainty. While the overall picture showed a steady supply of projects in the near future, many of those were limited to specific industries such as data centers or infrastructure projects. Meanwhile the value of other industries like institutional planning (hospitals, schools, government facilities etc) was down. This downturn in planning combined with an increase in costs due to tariffs and labor increases meant that the industry was on uncertain ground.

But does this outlook carry into 2026? Yes and no. In an article with Construction Drive, experts in multiple fields weighed in on the future of the construction industry into the new year...

Earlier this year, retail giant Walmart and 3D printing construction company Alquist 3D completed a 5,000 square-foot 3D printed concrete expansion to the Owens Cross Roads, Alabama store. Here’s what you need to know about this innovation....

As 2025 heads toward its close, the U.S. nonresidential construction industry continues to grapple with conflicting signals: planning activity dipped again in November, yet the surge in large-scale data center and healthcare projects is bolstering the overall pipeline. Here’s what you need to know going into 2026....

On August 21st, 2025, Caterpillar Inc. announced a long-term partnership with Hunt Energy Company to focus on building and powering data centers with the ultimate goal of independent energy production. Here’s what you need to know about the project....