Articles by Steve Barnes



Housing starts drop 3.6% in January

ConDig (20-Feb-20).  Construction of new homes in the US tumbled 3.6% in January as a slight uptick in the multifamily sector was offset by a drop in single-family starts, while overall permits surged to a…







Primoris nets $54M highway upgrade deal in Louisiana

ConDig (17-Jan-19).  Dallas, Texas-based construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp has secured a $54 million contract to revamp a highway in Louisiana. Under the deal with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the…


EMR lands $17M deal for maintenance hangar in Florida

ConDig (15-Jan-20).  Florida-based general contractor EMR Inc has been awarded a $17 million fixed-price contract to design and build a temporary maintenance hangar at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Whiting Field, Florida. Under the…