Articles by Steve Barnes



Granite bags $20M dam revamp in California

ConDig (27-Jul-17).  Granite Construction Inc has secured a $20 million contract to upgrade the Lost Creek Dam in Strawberry Valley, California. Under the deal with South Feather Water & Power Agency (SFWPA), Watsonville, California-based Granite…


Profit at Caterpillar rises on sales hike

ConDig (26-Jul-17).  Profit at construction equipment supplier Caterpillar Inc shot up 46% in the second quarter as sales increased 10%. The Peoria, Illinois-based company posted profit of $802 million in the three months ended June…



Great Lakes E&I and Inquip JV net $19.5M levee revamp contract

ConDig (25-Jul-17).  A joint venture between environmental remediation and infrastructure company Great Lakes E&I and geotechnical group Inquip Associates Inc has secured a $19.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to upgrade levees in Sacramento, California. Under the…



Housing starts rebound 8.3% in June

ConDig (20-Jul-17).  Construction of new homes in the US picked back up in June, rising 8.3% from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.215 million compared with May’s upward-revised total of…


Lane Construction lands $21.8M airfield upgrade contract

ConDig (20-Jul-17).  Lane Construction Corp has bagged a $21.8 million firm-fixed price contract to revamp airfields at Naval Air Station Oceana, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Under the deal, the Cheshire, Connecticut-based company will refurbish and…