September 2018

Skanska registers $131M deal for Texas college campus

ConDig (25-Sept-18).  Developer and contractor Skanska has secured a $131 million deal to manage the construction of a new campus at Collin College in Wylie, Texas. The four-building campus will total about 32,000 square meters…


OSHA fines Connecticut contractor over fall hazards

ConDig (25-Sept-18).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Connecticut-based contractor $146,554 for exposing workers to fall hazards. The agency said inspectors observed employees from L.L.E. Construction LLC installing shingles and a…




Housing starts jump 9.2% in August

ConDig (19-Sept-18).  Despite lingering concerns surrounding affordability, construction of new homes in the US rose 9.2% in August on an uptick in groundbreaking for single- and multi-family houses. Total housing starts rose to a seasonally…