ConDig (27-Sept-21) The rollout of a vaccine mandate will exacerbate a skilled workers shortage currently gripping the construction industry, contractors have warned. “We will be reviewing the guidance carefully with industry stakeholders to understand its…
ConDig (23-Sept-21). Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has driven off with a $82 million deal to build an interchange at Interstate 75 (I-75) and Big Bend Road in Hillsborough County, Florida. Under the design and…
ConDig (20-Sept–21). US construction starts dropped 9% month on month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $782.8 billion, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. The fall comes as all three sectors…
ConDig (9-Sept-21). Leaders of the US homebuilding industry have heavily criticized plans by House Democrats to raise marginal tax rates on individuals and corporations. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said the raft of…
ConDig (10-Sept-20). US construction input prices dipped 0.6% in August compared with the month prior, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The association said that analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’…
ConDig (01-Sept-21). Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has invested $129 million into an office development in Arlington, Virginia. The company said the 3901 Fairfax development project will involve building a 9-story, 19,000 square meter office…
ConDig (31-Aug–21) Dallas, Texas-based construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp has secured two solar power contracts worth a combined value of over $120 million. The first contract involves the engineering, procurement and construction of…
ConDig (04-Aug–21). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Millersburg, Ohio-based contractor and its owner $136,453 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards for the sixth time in three years. The agency…
ConDig (21-Jul–21). US construction starts tumbled 7% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $8863.6 billion amid a slowdown across all three major sects, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. …
ConDig (14-Jul–21) Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has driven off with an $18 million contract to reconstruct a roadway in Salt Lake City, Utah. The deal includes the full revamp of 300…