North Carolina Construction News staff writer
The July/August 2026 issue of North Carolina Construction News has been published.
Features include coverage of:
- Construction begins on new North Carolina SBI campus in Raleigh;
- Final beam placed on Fayetteville Civil War history center in milestone topping-out ceremony;
- Google to invest $1 billion in North Carolina, expanding data centers and community programs;
- Amazon, Corning announce multi-billion dollar agreement that will support hundreds of construction jobs in North Carolina;
- Corning, Meta break ground on $267 Hickory expansion to support AI data centers;
- Charlotte City Council approves 120-day moratorium on data centers as officials weigh long-term impacts;
- Topping off marks major milestone for ECU’s $265 million medical education center;
- Bob Williams brings 35+ years of design-build experience to Dewberry’s leadership role;
- WEAVERCOOKE joins partners to break ground on 120-unit affordable housing community in Woodfin
- JetZero building 8-million sq. ft. factory in Greensboro; and
- Special Feature: Five Accounting Issues Drawing Greater Scrutiny in Construction.
You can view the issue at www.ncconstructionnews.com.
By Mark Buckshon in Carolinas
16 pages, published 7/2/2026
News and information for North Carolina’s architecture, engineering and construction community

