ConDig (12-May-17). California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has fined two companies a total of $352,570 after a worker fell 50-foot to his death in October while cleaning out a drainage shaft. The…
ConDig (12-May-17). Six contractors are fighting it out for a $15-20 million deal to upgrade a section of Glenn Highway in Matanuska Susitna, Alaska. Great Northwest Fairbanks, Wolverine Supply Inc, Cruz Construction, QAP General Contractors,…
ConDig (12-May-17). Construction material prices nudged up 0.7% in April from the month prior, which was the fifth consecutive month of price hikes, according to analysis of US Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Associated…
ConDig (11-May-17). The owner of a Brooklyn-based construction company has been charged with manslaughter after one worker died and two were seriously injured when a wall collapsed at an excavation site. Michael Weiss, 47, of…
ConDig (11-May-17). Los Angeles, California-based civil and building construction company Tutor Perini Corp (TPC) said subsidiary Tutor-Saliba Corp has successfully defended an appeal case related to a legal spat with developer Westgate Planet Hollywood. The…
ConDig (10-May-17). Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has won a seven-year prime contract for project and construction management at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), which owns and operates Los Angeles International (LAX) and Van Nuys (VNY)…
ConDig (10-May-17). An association that represents non-union contractors is pushing for mandatory alcohol and drug testing on construction sites in New York City, according to reports. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a non-union organization…
ConDig (09-May-17). Profit at construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp more than doubled in the first quarter of this year on a 30% surge in revenue. The Dallas, Texas-based company posted net income of…
ConDig (09-May-17). Eureka, California-based construction company Mercer Fraser Co has won a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) contract to upgrade State Route 36 in north west California with a successful bid of $31.18 million. The company…
ConDig (05-May-17). The US construction industry added 5,000 new jobs in April to reach its highest level in more than nine years amid strong activity levels across the sector, according to the Associated General Contractors…