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At the Innovate 2026 conference, Stratus announced the formation of Stratus Labs, a division led by co-founder Jonathan Umscheid, with initial offerings including Agentic Spooling (Assembly Matcher, Assembly Designer, Assembly Agent) and Big Data MCP Server experiments, available for customer trial requests.
JRM Construction Management announced that its interior construction work for JPMorgan Chase's new global headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York has received the ENR New York 'Best Project in the Interior Category' award. The project spans 28 floors with a total area exceeding 1.3 million square feet, making it one of the most ambitious office projects in New York City.
Wilson Connectivity announced the addition of two new enterprise products: the Enterprise 3300 three-port broadband bidirectional amplifier (BDA) and the Enterprise 4330 mobile kit. The former targets small and medium-sized businesses, while the latter is a portable coverage solution suitable for construction sites and remote work locations. Both products can simultaneously amplify 4G LTE and 5G signals from major North American carriers and are scheduled to be available through authorized channels in the U.S. and Canada in August 2026.
United Contractors (UCON) released the 2025 R.E.A.L. Safety Award winners on August 17, 2026, covering multiple work-hour categories, the most distinctive safety project, the Safety Improvement Award, the Safety Hero of the Year, and the Team Zero Achievement Award.
Motive launches AI-driven maintenance system Motive Maintenance, integrated into its platform to help fleets prevent breakdowns, increase uptime, and reduce repair costs.
On August 21, 2026, Illoca launched Plamo in beta, an agentic 3D modeling workspace designed to bring the concept of "vibe modeling" to the AEC industry. Plamo transforms sketches, reference images, drawings, and natural language into editable BREP geometry, with support for parametric logic, reducing manual modeling and coordination efforts.
Catamount announced its industrial group leadership succession plan on August 24, 2026. Scott Reynolds will transition to Chief Planning Officer, and Stephanie Martinez will be promoted to Senior Vice President, responsible for leading the national industrial team. The transition will be completed by the end of the year.
K&E Excavating, founded in 1998, has been sold to an ESOP with BaseRock Partners advising. The deal transfers ownership to over 400 employees across six states.
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) has opened applications for its 2026 Building for Growth (BFG) program in Greater Los Angeles. The free, 18-week hybrid executive education course, starting October 15, is designed to help local contractors compete for wildfire mitigation, rebuilding, and major-event projects. Eligible firms must be independent, for-profit construction companies headquartered or significantly operating in the area, and located in or representing under-resourced communities. Applications are rolling until all seats are filled.
On September 2, 2026, Datumate announced the launch of the Progress Tracking module for the DatuBIM platform, which links project schedule, design, and actual construction status to generate defensible completion measurement data, replacing traditional manual estimation.