Articles by Steve Barnes

US construction costs edge higher in April

ConDig (16-May-24).  US construction input prices nudged 0.5% higher in April compared with the month prior amid higher energy costs, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor…


Skanska lands $238M data center deal

ConDig (08-May-24) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has bagged a $238 million deal to build a data center in Georgia. Under the deal with the unnamed client, the contractor will construct a 22,700 square-meter data center,…



Skanska inks $94M manufacturing plant deal

ConDig (24-Apr–24) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has secured a $94 million deal to construct a manufacturing facility in the Northeast. Under the deal with the unnamed client, Skanska will renovate and build addition facilities…


US home sales rise 8.8% in March

ConDig (23-Apr-24).  Sales of new single-family homes surged 8.8% in March to a 693,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised reading in February, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. But new…



Skanska lands $1.66M deal for Lakeland hospital

ConDig (10-Apr–24) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has netted an additional $166 million deal to build a hospital in Lakeland, Florida. Under the deal with Orlando Health, Skanska will oversee the construction of the planned…



Construction spending dips in February

ConDig (02-Apr-23) Construction spending in the US dropped more than expected in February amid high interest rates and companies and the government paring back projects, according latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Spending on…


Skanska inks $94M Ohio university upgrade deal

ConDig (26-Mar–24) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has signed a $94 million additional contract to expand and revamp a University in Ohio. Under the deal with the University of Cincinnati, the project involves a 6,100-square…