Articles by Steve Barnes

US construction starts drop 8% in February 

ConDig (21-Mar-24). US construction starts tumbled 8% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.07 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. The drop comes amid a 16% fall in nonresidential building starts, while nonbuilding…



Single-family home production rates show signs of life

ConDig (6-Mar–24) Moderating mortgage rates and a lack of existing inventory are breathing life into the single-family home market, according to the latest findings from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index…


Sterling lands two highway revamp contracts in Nevada

ConDig (27-Feb-24).  Texas-based civil contractor Sterling Infrastructure has secured two highway upgrade projects in Nevada totaling $78 million. Under the deal with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Sterling said it’s Road and Highway Builders, LLC…


Boston roofing contractor fined for fall violations

ConDig (22-Feb-24)  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Boston, Massachusetts-based contractor $306,229 for falls violations on a residential worksite in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Brothers Construction Services Inc. – which also operates…


Skanska secures $87M data center deal in Arizona

ConDig (15-Feb–24) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has bagged a $87 million contract to build a data center in Arizona. The project with the unnamed client involves the construction of a single-story data center, totaling…


Granite secures $112M highway upgrade deal in Alaska 

ConDig (14-Feb-24)  Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has driven off with a $112 million contract to revamp a highway in Denali National Park, Alaska. Under the deal with the Federal Highway Administration…