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Data center projects extend construction backlogs

Trade group members cite rising labor scarcity alongside stronger booking activity
Building data centers are keeping the nation's contractors and construction companies busy these days, a new survey suggests. (Getty Images)
Building data centers are keeping the nation's contractors and construction companies busy these days, a new survey suggests. (Getty Images)
CoStar News
September 15, 2026 | 7:44 P.M.

More U.S. construction companies are landing contracts to build data centers, expanding backlogs across the industry even as activity slows in other construction work.

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