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Ryan Cos. execs discuss data center headwinds

Published

29 July 2026

Topic

operational-macro

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Cloud Infrastructure

Geography

United States

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Read at constructiondive.com

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Fusion42 · 30 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

A major Minneapolis-based contractor, Ryan Cos., is highlighting significant "headwinds" in the data center construction market, citing issues with project schedules and questioning the ongoing direction of the building boom. These challenges point to growing physical constraints like power availability and supply chain bottlenecks for critical equipment.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

General contractors are now on the front line of the data centre bottleneck, facing power shortages and equipment delays. If you sell novel cooling, power management or construction scheduling tech, the builders are your new, most urgent customers.

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