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Headlines from across the division.
Orbia's HDPE conduit business grew Q3 revenue 47% to $373M, citing US data centre and telecom demand. EBITDA rose 68% and plants ran at high utilisation.
Read the full story →91 grants in 37 states, led by $72M for a Kansas City grade separation. A day earlier, USDOT put $1.01B into 297 road safety projects.
Read the full story →Q3 revenue rose 28.8% to $5.54bn. Data centre RPOs of $8.74bn are now close to half the order book.
Read the full story →Q3 orders rose 10% organically but revenue was flat, so 2026 guidance came down. Xylem will divest two businesses and move to three segments from January.
Read the full story →September construction unemployment was 3.5% nationally, and all but three states were under 6%. Maryland hit a record-low 1.7%. ABC says data centres are absorbing a big share of skilled labour.
Read the full story →Q3 revenue hit $3.77bn and backlog reached $17.81bn. Management says labour, not demand, is what limits growth.
Read the full story →FHWA disaster money goes to 34 states plus DC and four territories. North Carolina gets $873M for Hurricane Helene repairs.
Read the full story →Q3 sales held at $235.9M and utility water was flat, but gross margin rose to 41.9%. Management expects revenue to improve into 2027 as awarded utility projects ramp.
Read the full story →Supplemental SRF funding ended on 30 Sept, and contractors are pushing Congress to reauthorise at IIJA levels. Without that, federal water funding could fall by about 60% in FY27.
Read the full story →Westlake Pipe & Fittings finished a 190,000 sq ft molecular-oriented PVC pressure pipe plant in Wichita Falls, Texas, on time and on budget. More competition for municipal pressure mains.
Read the full story →Work has started on the JV's $2.43B East San Fernando Valley job for LA Metro: 6.7 miles, 11 stations and a 26-acre yard. Completion is targeted for early 2032.
Read the full story →Americas commercial HVAC backlog is up about 80%, and more than $8bn of the total is for 2027 and beyond.
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