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One of the largest construction companies in Chicago is still entrusted to the data center and the advanced channeling of the manufacturing project, according to its CEO.
In May, Clayco made a Slike of key leadership promotionsIncluding Ryan McGuire as construction president and new national roles for various division leaders, according to a statement. According to the company, the movements aim to strengthen the delivery of projects between key sectors, including life sciences, e -commerce and institutional work.
In the meantime, Clayco continues to increase its data center construction efforts with its new business unit, Clayco Compute, said CEO Anthony Johnson. The design design firm generated $ 3.6 billion by 2024 since Data Center ProjectsAccording to Clayco, counting half of the company’s total revenue.
Here, Johnson talks about the immersion of construction on Clayco’s growth prospects for the second half of 2025, cost pressures and general uncertainty in the construction industry.
This interview was edited by brevity and clarity
Construction Division: What market trends or shifts are you seeing more closely to the second half of 2025 and how Clayco is positioned to answer?
Anthony Johnson: In the second half of 2025, we are closely seeing the volatility of persistent costs, high demand and continuous restrictions on loans.
Anthony Johnson
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These forces make customers more cautious and right. Our goal is to help them understand and manage their exposure to risk so that they can ensure funding and advance with confidence. We are doubling collaboration during the planning and prices phases, ensuring that decisions are based on data, not reactive.
These are smarter investments, not just faster.
Which of the Clayco sectors do you see promoting the highest growth?
Clayco continues to see a strong activity in data centers, artificial projects based on intelligence, advanced manufacture and life sciences.
The rapid acceleration of AI technologies and the increasing demand for data processing have fueled an increase in the construction of the data center, which led to the launch of our new business unit, Clayco Compute.
Currently, another area of growth of our company is privately developed student housing on some of the main university campuses throughout the country. Our investors are still excited about this class of assets in the basic markets.
We also begin to see a resurgence of multifamily and mixed use projects in select urban markets across the country.
Some companies are retired or consolidated by economic uncertainty. What allows Clayco to continue to increase the sectors right now?
We support high -growth sectors with a real power permanence, such as data centers and advanced technology. Our launch of Clayco Compute was not only a new unity, but it was a strategic commitment to the future of the infrastructure and is paid.
We are also investing a lot in the extension of our mechanical and electrical capacities in engineering, design and automatic performance, giving us more control over critical systems and the speed of execution.
How are the increase in construction costs, the problems of the supply chain and the labor pressures that make up your approach to the construction and contracting strategy?
We are experiencing impacts on a couple of different fronts, which has positioned us to focus on the supply chain and also the subscription of projects.
On the one hand, we have companies looking for remodeling opportunities, customers who seek to continue expanding their companies from national data centers and companies seeking to continue their expansions. On the other hand, we also have these same clients who seek to help them navigate the current fare restrictions, the possible costs and a difficult loan environment.
Therefore, in essence, the same company may be focused on growth and growth, but also prudent and uncertain about its investment at the same time. We are working closely with these customers to provide complete transparency to our supply chain, help them understand the substitutes and contingency plans, and to risk their projects.
There are other trends where you keep the tabs nearby?
The search for power brings many users to more and more remote locations, which makes the specialized work meeting an even greater challenge.
This trend, together with acceleration and market speed, drives the need for more innovation in the execution of the project. Modularization and out -of -site prefabrication are examples of strategies that Clayco is implementing to solve these challenges.
