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Pennsylvania Construction Recap – The Top Stories for the Week Ending March 13, 2026

Here are the top Pennsylvania construction stories this week:

Growing Pushback Against Massive Data Center Construction: Plans to build dozens of large data centers across Pennsylvania are drawing increasing public scrutiny. Community groups and environmental advocates are raising concerns about power demand, water consumption, and land use tied to the rapid expansion of AI and cloud infrastructure facilities.

Key details:

  • More than 50 potential data center projects have been proposed statewide.
  • Communities worry about electric grid strain and environmental impacts.
  • Lawmakers from both parties are beginning to weigh regulatory responses.

Construction impact:

  • Potential billions in commercial construction work
  • Large opportunities for MEP contractors, site development, and heavy civil firms

Pushback on Data Center Construction, Read More.

Pennsylvania Funding New EV Charging Construction: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced funding for 12 new electric-vehicle charging station construction projects along major highway corridors.

Details:

  • Part of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program
  • Builds on $54 million already invested in charging infrastructure statewide
  • 30 stations already built with 53 more in planning or construction.

Construction impact:

  • Electrical contracting work
  • Site preparation and utility upgrades
  • Highway-adjacent commercial development

New EV Charging Construction, Read More.

$45 M Special Education School Building Project Breaks Ground: A $45 million school construction project for students with disabilities recently broke ground in eastern Pennsylvania. The project is funded with KeyBank financing, built by a partnership including Haverford Development Partners and North Star Construction, and expected completion of August 2027, with the school opening that fall. READ MORE.

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Pennsylvania Construction Recap – Top Stories for the Week Ending January 9, 2026

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This week’s top stories in Pennsylvania:

Massive Southern Berks Industrial Park Breaks Ground: Construction officially began on the 5.5 million-square-foot Southern Berks Industrial Park in New Morgan Borough, Berks County — one of the largest industrial developments in the state. Phase 1 includes four buildings (~2.65 M sf) scheduled to be complete by late 2026. Expected to create about 450 jobs in Phase 1 and ~2,750 jobs overall. Could generate roughly $2 billion in economic activity and includes a favorable tax abatement incentive (LERTA). READ MORE.

Construction Begins on Silver Spring Logistics Park (Central PA): Rockefeller Group and MBK Real Estate have started building the first two distribution facilities at the Silver Spring Logistics Park near Mechanicsburg — part of a planned ~2 million-square-foot three-building logistics campus. Enhances Pennsylvania’s industrial real estate footprint. Helps absorb demand for distribution and supply-chain space in central Pennsylvania. READ MORE.

Pa. Poised for Continued Data Center & Tech Campus Growth: Pennsylvania’s push to grow data center and tech infrastructure remains a major construction theme — including massive planned projects and site developments: JLL markets a huge data center site in Washington County (1,500 acres targeted for development). These digital infrastructure projects translate into significant construction activity and long-term economic development. READ MORE.

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Pennsylvania Construction Recap – Top Stories for Week ending October 31, 2025

This week’s top stories in Pennsylvania:

Data Center Building Surge & Regulation: Pennsylvania is being positioned as a major data center and AI-infrastructure hub, with private & public investment in the tens of billions. Because of this boom, state legislators have introduced several bills (e.g., the “Data Center Act” and “Data Center Siting & Permitting Act”) to regulate siting, permitting, environmental and community impacts of large data-center builds in Pennsylvania. Key construction-themes: Brownfield & former power-plant sites being reused, requiring remediation; large utility / water / power infrastructure upgrades; workforce & trades implications (lots of construction jobs). READ MORE.

U.S. Government Pledges $80 B to Westinghouse to Build Nuclear Reactors: The U.S. government, together with the owners of Westinghouse, entered into a strategic partnership to construct a new fleet of nuclear reactors worth at least $80 billion. The technology to be used is the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design (and possibly similar large reactor types). The deal was announced in the context of an energy/industrial push: the administration wants to ramp up U.S. nuclear capacity and meet rising electricity demand (including from large data-centers/AI). READ MORE.

Delays & Freezes on Major Infrastructure/Federal Projects: With funding legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate, the government shutdown is causing certain federal projects to freeze: new solicitations are delayed, contract awards are put on hold because federal agency staff (contracting officers, inspectors) are furloughed or unpaid. Example: About $18 billion in funding pending for two large NYC projects (Hudson Tunnel Project & Second Avenue Subway Phase 2) has been put “on hold” amid the shutdown and related investigations. Example: In Chicago, ~$2.1 billion of federal infrastructure funding was paused, affecting the extension of the Red Line in the city’s South Side. READ MORE.

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Pennsylvania Construction Recap – Top Stories for Week Ending October 24, 2025

This week’s top construction stories in Pennsylvania:

Construction, Government & Military Promote Drug Take Back Day: The KCA joined forces with state government agencies and the Department Military & Veterans Affairs to raise awareness for this year’s Drug Take Back Day, which is tomorrow, October 25, 2025. READ MORE.

Big Manufacturing Relocation & HQ Move to Pittsburgh: Eos Energy  Enterprises is committing $353 million to relocate its headquarters to Pittsburgh (North Shore) and expand manufacturing operations in Allegheny County. This is a major industrial / commercial development story: large-scale building/ expansion, new jobs, and sizeable investment in built infrastructure. The HQ will be 40,000 sq ft. The manufacturing expansion is in a 432,000 sq ft facility in Marshall Township, PA. READ MORE.

Data Center Siting Legislation Could Shape Large Commercial Builds: Senate Bill 991, the “Data Center Siting and Permitting Act”, is moving in Pennsylvania and may significantly affect how large-scale data‐center buildings are developed in the state. A “commercial” building sector angle: data centers are large industrial/commercial facilities with high power, cooling and structural build requirements. The draft legislation aims to reduce red tape and attract data‐center investment. READ MORE.

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