ConDig (12-Jul-18). Construction costs surged 9.6% on average from June 2017 to June this year as tariffs against foreign goods like steel and aluminum start to take hold, according to the Associated General Contractors of…
ConDig (11-Jul-18). A subsidiary of civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction Inc has bagged a $39 million contract to revamp the Westbound section of I-90 in Chicago, Illinois. Under the deal with the…
ConDig (10-Jul-18). California-based contractor TB Penick & Sons, Inc. has been forced to pay out more than $1.1 million after it was found jointly liable for wage theft by a subcontractor. California labor Commissioner Julie…
ConDig (05-Jul-18). Developer and contractor Skanska has bagged a $189 million deal to build a 13 story patient tower at Duke University Healthcare’s main campus in Durham, North Carolina. Under the deal with Duke University…
ConDig (03-Jul-18). Developer and contractor Skanska has secured a $74 million additional contract for a mixed-use construction project in Nashville. Under the deal with developer OliverMcMillan and Spectrum Emery (OMSE), the contractor will carry out…
ConDig (03-Jul-18). Construction spending clicked 0.4% higher in May compared with the month prior as an upswing in residential and public investment offset a drop in private nonresidential, according to latest Commerce Departments figures. The…
ConDig (02-Jul-18). A Florida-based roofing contractor is facing fines of $149,662 for exposing workers to fall hazards at a construction project in Jupiter, Florida. The agency said that it cited Sarasota-based Crown Roofing LLC for…
ConDig (22-Jun-18). A Florida-based utility contractor is facing a $18,659 fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to cave-in and other hazards at a Naples construction project. The agency…
ConDig (21-Jun-18). Leaders of the US construction industry have called on Congress to revamp the immigration system to help alleviate a deepening skills shortage that is crippling the sector. The Associated General Contractors of America…
ConDig (19-Jun-18). A subsidiary of Woodlands, Texas-based civil contractor Sterling Construction Co has bagged a $28 million contract to revamp and widen a portion of FM 664 in Ellis County, Texas. Under the deal with…