ConDig (25-Sept-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Connecticut-based contractor $146,554 for exposing workers to fall hazards. The agency said inspectors observed employees from L.L.E. Construction LLC installing shingles and a…
ConDig (24-Sept-18). Developer and contractor Skanska has bagged a $111 million contract to upgrade a 200,000-square-foot academic building in Connecticut. Under the deal with the unnamed client, the company will restore the building’s interior and…
ConDig (21-Sept-18). The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued $14 million in emergency relief funds to help restore access to essential roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Florence, which wreaked havoc across parts of North…
ConDig (19-Sept-18). Despite lingering concerns surrounding affordability, construction of new homes in the US rose 9.2% in August on an uptick in groundbreaking for single- and multi-family houses. Total housing starts rose to a seasonally…
ConDig (18-Sept-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined five construction companies following a pedestrian bridge collapse in Florida in March that resulted in the death of one employee and serious injuries to…
ConDig (18-Sept). Privately-held contractor RQ Construction LLC has bagged a $64.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for the design and build of a ship repair training center at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Under the deal,…
ConDig (11-Sept-18). Construction sites on the US East Coast are preparing for the potentially devastating impact of a powerful hurricane set to make landfall later this week, while safety groups have also issued warnings to…
ConDig (10-Sept-18). Developer and contractor Skanska has landed a $52 million deal to construct a sciences building at the WSU Pullman campus in Pullman, Washington. Under the deal, the contractor will build a 7,700 square…
ConDig (06-Spet-18). General contractor Webber, LCC has driven off with nearly $360 million worth of highway revamp projects in Texas, which has prompted the company to seek additional staff. The Houston-based company said the contracts…
ConDig (04-Sept-18). US construction expenditure nudged up 0.1% in July, driven by an uptick in homebuilding and the publicly funded building of schools and highways, according to latest Commerce Department figures. The slight increase pushed…