Skanska secures $311M university campus deal
ConDig (01-Jun–23) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has come top of the class in order to secure a $311 million deal to build a residence and campus center for a university in Boston. The company…
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Granite snags $29M California highway upgrade deal
ConDig (24-May–23) Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has driven off with a $29 million contract to widen a section of Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, California. Under the deal with the California…
Granite Construction lands $65M Alaska highway deal
ConDig (15-May–23) Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has secured a $65 million preconstruction contract to upgrade the Parks Highway in Alaska. Under the deal with Alaska DOT & PF and its designer Michael…
US homes sales rise 9.6% in March
ConDig (25-Apr-23). Sales of new single-family homes jumped 9.6% higher in March on lower mortgage rates and tight inventory levels, according to latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. New single-family homes rose to a…
Lane Construction-Superior Construction jv lands $1BN road upgrade deal
ConDig (19-Apr–23) Lane Construction and its joint-venture partner Superior Construction have been named the preferred bidder on a $1 billion deal to upgrade the Westshore Interchange (I-275/SR 60) in Tampa. Under the deal with the…
Skanska bags $67M supplemental contract for manufacturing facility
ConDig (11-Apr–23) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has landed a $67 million supplemental contract for a manufacturing facility in the western United States. Under the contract with the unnamed existing client, the company will upgrade…
Granite bags $126M deal to construct naval buildings in Guam
ConDig (06-Apr–23) Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has secured a $126 million contract for the construction of buildings and infrastructure that will support the relocation of U.S. Marines to Marine Corps Base…
Skanska lands $111M deal to expand Portland hospital
ConDig (04-Apr–23) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has secured a $111 million contract to expand a hospital in Portland, Oregon. Under the contract amendment deal with the Oregon Health & Science University, the contractor will…
OSHA fines roofing and general contractors for safety violations
ConDig (29-Mar-23). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Wisconsin-based roofing company and a general contractor for exposing workers to potentially deadly falls at an Appleton project. It comes as the agency…
Total construction starts surge 6% in February
ConDig (21-Mar-23). US construction starts jumped up 6% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $912.8 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. It comes as residential and nonresidential building starts increased 11% and 9% respectively,…