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Granite Construction lands $65M Alaska highway deal

ConDig (15-May–23)  Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has secured a $65 million preconstruction contract to upgrade the Parks Highway in Alaska. Under the deal with Alaska DOT & PF and its designer Michael…





Skanska lands $111M deal to expand Portland hospital

ConDig (04-Apr–23) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has secured a $111 million contract to expand a hospital in Portland, Oregon. Under the contract amendment deal with the Oregon Health & Science University, the contractor will…


Total construction starts surge 6% in February 

ConDig (21-Mar-23). US construction starts jumped up 6% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $912.8 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. It comes as residential and nonresidential building starts increased 11% and 9% respectively,…


Construction spending dips 0.1% in January 

ConDig (01-Mar–23).  Construction spending in the US edged down 0.1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,825.7 billion after falling 0.7% in December, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. Despite the…



Skanska lands $79.5M science center deal in Virginia

ConDig (06-Feb–23) Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has bagged a $79.5 million contract to build a science center in Williamsburg, Virginia. Under the deal with the College of William and Mary, the contractor will construct…


Balfour Beatty drives off with $242M road upgrade deal

ConDig (02-Feb-23) Balfour Beatty has landed a $242.35 million design-build contract to revamp Interstate 70 in North Carolina. Under the deal with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the Dallas, Texas-based contractor will upgrade…