Articles by Steve Barnes


OSHA fines Long Island contractor $1.2M

ConDig (1-Mar-22).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Long Island contractor $1.2 million after a worker fell to his death last August.  The agency said that an employee of DME Construction…



OSHA fines employer following double fatality in Boston

ConDig (15-Feb–22).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined an employer $624,777 for his involvement in a double fatality at a downtown Boston worksite in February last year. Laurence Moloney and his successor…


Labor order to inflate construction costs

ConDig (04-Feb-22) US construction industry leaders have blasted a decision by president Biden to impose labor agreements on many federal construction projects. The Associated General Contractors of America slammed the executive order as “needless” and…



Skanska JV lands $1.09B New Jersey bridge deal

ConDig (10-Jan–21).  Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has driven off with a $1.09 billion contract for the Portal North Bridge replacement scheme in New Jersey. The contractor said it had signed the deal with NJ…



Skanska spins out office building for $234.5M

ConDig (14-Dec-21). Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has spun off its office building Two Drydock in Boston for $234.5 million. The company said the deal will be logged by Skanska USA Commercial Development in the fourth quarter of this…


OSHA fines Queens contractor after worker death

ConDig (07-Dec–21).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Queens, New York, contractor $374,603 for failure to provide and ensure the use of effective fall protection safeguards. The agency said Richmond Construction…