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…
ConDig (31-Aug-18). Idaho has secured a $90 million infrastructure investment grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the I-84 highway widening project. Under the project, the I-84 highway will be expanded to three lanes…
ConDig (31-Aug-18). Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction Inc has bagged a $32 million deal to replace a bridge in Bakersfield, California. Under the deal with the City of Bakersfield, the Watsonville, California-based…
ConDig (30-Aug-18). Well over two thirds of contractors are struggling to secure craft workers as a deepening skills shortage raises costs for companies across the construction industry, according to a latest survey by the Associated…
ConDig (27-Aug-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined two Colorado-based contractors $177,893 following a fatal fall at a project in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Hammers Construction Inc and Montes Construction LLC were cited…
ConDig (27-AUg-18). The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a $75 million infrastructure grant to Northern Kentucky that will primarily help fund upgrading highways around Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). Under the grant, $67.4…
ConDig (23-Aug-18). Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has secured nearly $80 million in federal funds for runway construction and noise mitigation. The funding comes from the Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program, which provides grants to…
ConDig (21-Aug-18). U.S. construction starts dropped 9% in July from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $817.4 billion, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. It comes as nonresidential…