Daily market intelligence covering Volvo’s closure of Rokbak articulated haulers due to tariff pressure, the Trump administration’s DBE program overhaul threatening 50,000 minority contractors’ access to $1.2 trillion in infrastructure funding, Turner’s $900M Pennsylvania hospital going vertical, Georgia’s $4.6B SR400 P3 highway project, CompanyCam acquiring Beam Finance, Tennessee E-Verify bill, Kennedy Center $257M rehab, and global intel.
March 18, 2026 2 min read
Construction Market Intelligence: March 18 - Tariffs Kill First Major Equipment Brand as DBE Rollback Threatens 50,000 Minority Firms
Daily market intelligence covering Volvo's closure of Rokbak articulated haulers due to tariff pressure, the Trump administration's DBE program overhaul threatening 50,000 minority contractors' access to $1.2 trillion in infrastructure funding, Turner's $900M Pennsylvania hospital going vertical, Georgia's $4.6B SR400 P3 highway project, CompanyCam acquiring Beam Finance, Tennessee E-Verify bill, Kennedy Center $257M rehab, and global intel.
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