Meanwhile, Wyoming contractors “continue to feel and work through the pinch of a severe workforce shortage, especially in the skilled trades workforce. Inflation concerns and tariff fears are also adding to market volatility and are things that contractors must do their best to factor into jobs,” Benford says.

The Richardson Construction-led McCormick Junior High renovation has been in full swing this summer, and data center work for both Meta and Microsoft is ongoing with Fortis Construction and Hensel Phelps leading those projects, respectively. Other projects to watch include the Knife River-led 3rd Street Reconstruction in Laramie and a power transmission project led by Brink Constructors to tie the wind farms and solar farms into the data centers.