Articles by Steve Barnes

OSHA fines Bronx scaffolder after fatal fall

ConDig (21-June-21).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Bronx-based scaffolding company $300,370 after a 21-year-old laborer fell to his death during construction of a seven-story building in Brooklyn, New York. The…


Granite lands $12M runway upgrade contract in California

ConDig (11-Jun–21) Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has netted a $12 million contract to revamp a runway at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport in central California.  Under the deal, Granite will…





US construction starts drop 2% in April

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…



Primoris plugs into $525M worth of utility contracts

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,…


Fluor spins off equipment division for $73M

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…