ENR Top 400 Review +: Data Center Boom Raises Stakes

Propelled by a surge in data center projects that has intensified power generation and infrastructure needs, ENR’s Top 400 Contractor revenue rose 11.8% to $671.4 billion in 2025. With an estimated nearly $7 trillion that cloud service providers will spend to bring artificial intelligence operations up to speed, contractors say the ongoing AI boom is a big opportunity for construction.

In the short term, however, Top 400 contractors say today’s realities in workforce development and other construction arenas are intensifying, resulting in a growing disconnect between constructibility and tangible resources needed to move projects to completion.