ConDig (14-Dec-17). The US construction industry is set to continue performing steadily next year as project backlog and contractor confidence remains high, while the nonresidential sector continues to expand, according to the Associated Builders and…
ConDig (12-Dec-17). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Garden City, Georgia-based contractor $130,552 for failing to protect workers from a potential trench collapse while installing water lines. The agency said that…
ConDig (08-Dec-17). Engineering and construction group Fluor Corp (FLR) has secured its second contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to rebuild transmission and distribution lines in Puerto Rico following the devastating impact…
ConDig (07-Dec-17). Heavy civil construction contractor Kiewit Infrastructure has bagged a $192 million design-build deal to revamp the crumbling Arlington Memorial Bridge, in Washington DC. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company was selected by the Federal Highway…
ConDig (06-Dec-17). Developer and contractor Skanska has secured two construction contracts in the US for a total value of $134 million. The company has driven off with a $94 million deal to build a new…
ConDig (05-Dec-17). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has slapped a fine of $86,916 on a Princeton, West Virginia-based contractor for fall violations. The agency said that Benco Builders of the Virginias Inc was…
ConDig (4-Dec-17). A Plainville, Connecticut-based contractor faces a fine of $329,548 after an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that workers were being exposed to mercury and respirator hazards. The agency’s…
ConDig (30-Nov-17). Developer and contractor Skanska has been awarded a $61 million contract to build dormitories at Duke University, North Carolina. Under the deal, the company will build a residence hall at the Hollows West…
ConDig (29-Nov-17). Concord, California-based contractor Bay Cities Paving & Grading has secured a $107 million deal to build the I-680 Sunol Northbound Express Lane in Alameda Country, California. The first phase of the contract, awarded…
ConDig (28-Nov-17). Sales of new single-family homes in the US shot up 6.2% in October to hit a new 10-year high, according to latest figures from the US Census Bureau. New home sales rose to…