ConDig (02-Jun-21). Building material shortages have reached record levels, with more than 90% of builders reporting a lack of appliances, framing lumber and oriented strand board (OSB), according to a May survey by the National…
ConDig (27-May-21). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined two Michigan-based contractors after a demolition collapse of a power plant killed two workers. The agency said that general contractor Adamo of Detroit faces…
ConDig (18-May-21). US construction starts dipped 2% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $853.5 billion amid a decline in the single family sector that offset an uptick in nonresidential building and nonbuilding…
ConDig (12-May-21). Swedish developer and contractor Skanska is poised to make a record investment in its biggest office development project in Bellevue, Washington. Skanska said it plans to develop and build a 25-story, 50,300 square…
ConDig (06-May-21) Dallas, Texas-based construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp said it had secured $525 million worth of utility contracts in the first quarter. The contractor said that new contracts include a $60 million,…
ConDig (May-6-21) Engineering and construction group Fluor Corp has sold off its North American equipment and fleet services division AMECO to One Equity Partners for $73 million. The deal forms part of the Irving, Texas-based company’s previously…
ConDig (30-Apr-21). Mentor, Ohio-based contractor Cleveland Construction Inc has secured a $55.3 million contract to build an aircraft maintenance hangar at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. The U.S. Department of Defense said that five bids were…
ConDig (21-Apr-21). A joint venture led by Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has landed a $308 million contract for a Signia by Hilton hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Under the deal with Georgia World Congress Center…
ConDig (16-Apr-21). Construction of new homes in the US roared up 19.4% in March as the market continues to be underpinned by low interest rates. Overall housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate…
ConDig (14-Apr-21). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Florida-based framing and sheathing contractor $61,575 for repeat fall violations on a project in the Jacksonville area. The agency said that it cited…