ConDig (02-Apr-18). Construction spending rose 1% in February from the month prior to $1.32 trillion on a surge in public construction expenditure, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. Public construction spending jumped 3.6%…
ConDig (01-Apr-19). Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has inked a $57 million deal to rebuild the headquarters of global manufacturer Jabil Inc in St. Petersburg, Florida. Under the deal with BA Leasing BSC, the company…
ConDig (29-Mar-19). A joint venture led by Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has bagged a $45 million deal to build and renovate schools in Ohio. Under the deal with Little Miami Local Schools, the join…
ConDig (26-Mar-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Dallas, Georgia-based contractor $106,078 for exposing employees to excavation hazards while installing water and sewer lines on a project in Acworth. The agency…
ConDig (19-Mar-19). US homebuilders remain positive about the market’s near-term outlook as a drop in mortgage rates has made homes more affordable. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for…
ConDig (15-Mar-19). Five contractors, including Watsonville, California-based Granite Construction Co, are set to share in a $495 million deal to renovate airfields at several government installations across the country. The other contractors include California-based Baldi…
ConDig (14-Mar-19). The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has called on Congress to back plans to roll out a temporary worker visa program for the construction industry. The association said it believed that the…
ConDig (13-Mar-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined two contractors $157,792 after two workers died on a hotel project in Orlando, Florida. Tragedy struck at the JW Marriott Hotel when workers pouring…
ConDig (06-Mar-19). Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has netted a $48 million contract to build a manufacturing facility in the western region of the US. The company said that the deal was an additional order…
ConDig (05-Mar-19). Florida-based contractor Magnum Construction Management (MCM), which was in charge of building the pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Miami nearly one year ago, killing six people, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection….