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….
ConDig (04-Mar-18). A fall in both public and private sector projects helped push US construction expenditure 0.6% lower in December, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of spending…
ConDig (28-Feb-19). Dallas, Texas-based construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp reported a 44% boost in profit in the fourth quarter as revenue across all the company’s divisions surged. Primoris booked a 51% boost in…
ConDig (26-Feb-19). US construction starts rebounded 2% in January after two months of decline as the residential and nonresidential sectors both posted modest increases, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. The increase…
ConDig (25-Feb-19). A joint venture led by civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction Inc has secured a $21 million contract to revamp aging sewer infrastructure in Atlanta, Georgia. Under the deal with the…