Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure

Lubbock – – October 15, 2026 -- SIMFLO, the Texas-based pump maker, has been selected to supply high-efficiency vertical turbine pump bowl assemblies across all four key regions of El Salvador for municipal well construction and scheduled water system maintenance.

SIMFLO equipment will serve El Salvador's Western, Central, Eastern and San Salvador Metropolitan regions

The equipment is being distributed across Zona Occidental, the Central region, Zona Oriental and the San Salvador Metropolitan area. It will support municipal water services in various departments. The source does not disclose the contract value or the number of units.

SIMFLO supplied 1800 RPM models with stainless steel impellers for 10- to 14-inch wells

To meet specific well requirements, SIMFLO provided 1800 RPM vertical turbine models fitted with stainless steel impellers and conical strainers. The assemblies are engineered for well diameters of 10 to 14 inches.

Jeddah – October 14, 2026 -- The rooftop pool at the Hilton Garden Inn in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, passed post-commissioning testing with walls on the floor below found almost entirely dry and no leakage detected beneath the slab, according to The Penetron Group. PENETRON ADMIX performed as a standalone waterproofing system, with no membrane required.

Penetron Middle East specified three integrated systems for the pool structure

The brief called for protecting the below-grade concrete structures and delivering a pool that stays watertight for the life of the building without a surface membrane, said Sam Annous, Director and Partner of Penetron Middle East. The team specified an integral approach combining three product groups:

Wenatchee – October 14, 2026 -- Weidner Apartment Homes is building a seven-story, 212-unit apartment community in downtown Wenatchee, Washington, and restoring the city's 1910 jailhouse as a commercial space, with both projects due for completion in summer 2027.

The Majestic adds 212 units and 100 public parking stalls downtown

The Majestic Apartments, designed with Milbrandt Architects, will have a brick exterior, arched entries and Art Deco detailing inspired by downtown Wenatchee's architecture. The underground garage will include 100 public parking stalls. Weidner says the added parking will expand downtown capacity and encourage foot traffic to nearby businesses.

The project builds on the 1,626 residential units Weidner has already developed in Moses Lake, Leavenworth and Wenatchee.

CHICAGO – October 14, 2026 -- Ozinga has opened a slag cement mill in East Chicago, Indiana, with capacity of 1 million tons per year. The company calls it the largest of its kind in North America. Its blends are designed to cut embodied carbon by up to 80% compared with traditional Portland cement mixes.

Mill targets 700,000 metric tons of annual CO2 offsets

At full operation, the plant is projected to offset more than 700,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions a year. Ozinga equates that to taking more than 150,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles off the road for a year.

The facility will produce ASTM C989-compliant slag cement. It will also make proprietary blends under the CarbonSenseTM brand that meet ASTM C1157 performance standards. The process recycles slag, a by-product of steelmaking. Traditional Portland cement accounts for nearly 7% of global CO2 emissions.

Birmingham – October 14, 2026 -- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results before the NYSE opens on Thursday, October 14, 2026, and hold its earnings conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. CT (10:00 a.m. ET).

Vulcan schedules live webcast and dial-in access for the October 29 call

Investors and other interested parties can follow the call through a live webcast on the company's website. Phone participants can dial in about 10 minutes before the 9:00 a.m. CT start, using separate numbers for U.S. and international callers and a conference ID of 5524133. A webcast replay will be posted on the company's website after the call.

Atlanta – October 14, 2026 -- RangeWater Real Estate and Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co. (NSKRE) have broken ground on Ellory House, a 274-apartment community with 39,000 square feet of integrated retail, at the center of the 73-acre Lulah Hills redevelopment in the Atlanta area.

Ellory House anchors EDENS' redevelopment of the former North DeKalb Mall

Lulah Hills is EDENS' mixed-use project on the site of the former North DeKalb Mall. Ellory House is co-sponsored by EDENS and will sit directly on Lulah Avenue, the development's main street, across from Lemon Park, its largest green space.

The building adds a residential offering to a broader plan that includes 320,000 square feet of grocery-anchored, high-end retail, along with for-sale and rental housing oriented around a walkable Main Street.

Orlando – October 14, 2026 -- Land id, a proptech mapping platform with more than 50,000 users and more than three million maps created, will present its AI-powered property insights to land brokers at two industry events in October, starting October 14 at United Country's annual conference.

Roberson presents AI Insights, Map Tours and CarPlay at United Country on October 14

Founder Steve Roberson will speak at the Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Florida, on the session "What's New in Land id: AI Insights, Map Tours & CarPlay." He will then travel to the Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas to speak at Keller Williams's 2026 Land Summit on October 21-23.

United Country has operated for more than a century. Keller Williams was founded in 1983. Both events draw land and ranch professionals to discuss brokerage strategies, emerging technologies and growth opportunities.

GRAND RAPIDS – October 14, 2026 -- Deckorators, a brand of UFP Industries (Nasdaq: UFPI), introduced Meridian and Elevate decking as the first collections launched since it acquired MoistureShield decking assets, alongside a new aluminum railing system built to cut installation labor.

Meridian and Elevate extend the decking range with two new collections

Meridian carries proprietary CoolDeck technology, which Deckorators says absorbs less heat than conventional composite decking. It launches in four colors: Hudson, Sonoma, Catalina and Newport. Its full 1-inch profile is approved for dock and waterfront applications.

Elevate targets active outdoor spaces and resists moisture, rot and insect damage. It can be installed anywhere, including ground and water applications, and launches in Basin Brown and Ridge Gray.

Houston – October 14, 2026 -- Hilltop Residential, a Houston-based multifamily investor and operator, ranked No. 8 among 100 companies on the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Real Estate list in the Small and Medium category.

Ranking draws on more than 28,000 employee survey responses

Great Place To Work evaluated more than 28,000 Trust Index Survey responses from employees at eligible companies. To qualify, a company must be Great Place To Work Certified, employ at least 10 people in the U.S. and operate in the real estate industry.

Rankings reflect confidential employee feedback on trust in management, connection with colleagues, pride in work, fairness, and opportunities to contribute and grow.

Phoenix – October 14, 2026 -- D.R. Horton, America's largest homebuilder by volume, has signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Promise Robotics to produce more than 1,250 homes through the company's Factory-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform.

D.R. Horton is the first major U.S. homebuilder to use Promise Robotics' production platform. The deal comes as Promise expands its U.S. manufacturing network.

FaaS lets builders add automated capacity without owning factories

FaaS takes a builder's existing home designs and converts them into a coordinated production process. The process spans robotic manufacturing, factory operations and onsite installation. Builders gain access to automated production capacity without developing and operating their own factories. Promise Robotics says this improves cycle times, increases capacity and allows more predictable scaling across communities and markets.