Your daily construction market briefing covering CONEXPO 2026 breaking announcements including Caterpillar's first autonomous compactor and AI Assistant, AGC's America's Moving Forward $2M campaign to save IIJA funding before September expiration, data center construction starts hitting $25.2B record in January, AI estimating tools cutting takeoff time by 60%, construction cybersecurity threats from Qilin and SafePay ransomware groups targeting BIM files, California's new 5% retention cap now in effect, and Tutor Perini posting its best year ever with $20.6B backlog. Data-driven intelligence for contractors scaling in 2026.