ConDig (16-Jan-18). Houston-based engineering and construction company KBR said it expects its joint venture project in the UK with partner Carillion to be uninterrupted following the UK-based construction company’s financial demise. KBR said it has…
ConDig (12-Jan-18). Construction material prices edged 0.1% lower in December despite rises in certain energy products and also iron and steel, according to analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Associated Builders and Contractors…
ConDig (10-Jan-18). A joint venture between Turner Construction Company and Flatiron Construction Corp has landed a $700 million deal to manage the expansion of Denver Airport. Under the deal with the City and County of…
ConDig (09-Jan-18). Developer and contractor Skanska has bagged a $100 million contract to build a mixed-use development in Madisonville, Ohio. Under the deal with RBM Development, the company will construct the second phase of the…
ConDig (05-Jan-18). Construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp has secured a $19 million contract to build a new roadway and four bridges in Houston, Texas. Under the deal with the Texas Department of Transportation,…
ConDig (04-Jan-18). A new survey has found that 75% of US construction companies expect to recruit more staff this year amid a growing sense of optimism surrounding the industry. The bullish tone is being partly…
ConDig (03-Jan-18). US construction spending jumped up 0.8% in November to hit a record high as the non-residential and residential sectors clicked higher, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. The increase was the…
ConDig (02-Jan-18). Developer and contractor Skanska has landed a $47 million deal to build a biology, engineering and psychology facility at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. The company said the roughly 15,000-square-meter facility is planned as…
ConDig (21-Dec-17). Construction companies have been handed an early Christmas present by the US government after a comprehensive tax reform bill was passed by Congress, in a move that industry leaders believe will lower tax…
ConDig (20-Dec-17). The rate of fatal injuries in the construction industry increased 6% in 2016 to 991 worker deaths compared with 937 in 2015, according to the 2016 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries from the…