data centers

A construction worker is shown on the job site at a multi-unit residential housing project in Encinitas, California, on July 28, 2025. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File)
Jun 1, 2026

US construction spending rises 0.4% in April despite mortgage rate pressures

U.S. construction spending rose 0.4% in April, driven by single-family homebuilding, despite rising mortgage rates amid geopolitical tensions.

Jay Larsen shares an update on the progress of the future Meta data center in Kuna during the recent BOMA monthly meeting. (PHOTO: STEVE LOMBARD, IBR)
Aug 11, 2025

As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act

But more than a dozen states have begun taking steps as data centers drive a rapid build-out of power plants and transmission lines.

photo of involta data center
Nov 14, 2019

Data center sales tax exemption to get another try

WASHINGTON, D.C.―U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in April, boosted by single-family homebuilding, though rising mortgage rates amid the war with Iran continued to cast a shadow over the ...

photo of involta data center
Jan 30, 2019

Industry takes another shot at data center sales tax exemption

WASHINGTON, D.C.―U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in April, boosted by single-family homebuilding, though rising mortgage rates amid the war with Iran continued to cast a shadow over the ...


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