ConDig (12-Dec-24) A roofing contractor in Newark, New Jersey, has been fined $328,545 for exposing workers repeatedly to fall hazards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that RRC Home Improvement Inc. was cited…
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ConDig (20-Nov–24) Construction of new homes in the United States fell 3.1% on October amid an uptick in mortgage rates. Overall housing starts decreased 3.1% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.31…
ConDig (17-Oct-24). US construction starts crumbled 6% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. It comes as nonbuilding starts nosedived 11%, residential starts were down 1%, while…
ConDig (06-Aug-24) An El Paso, Texas-based contractor has been fined $260,848 following the death of an employee in a trench collapse. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that CMD Endeavors Inc. allowed a…
ConDig (01-July-24) A Tennessee-based contractor has been fined $83,885 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards following a fatality on a project in New York. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that A.W….
ConDig (17-Jun-24) An Illinois contractor has been fined $264,407 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on a housing project in a Hanover Park subdivision. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said workplace safety…
ConDig (16-May-24). US construction input prices nudged 0.5% higher in April compared with the month prior amid higher energy costs, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
ConDig (23-Apr-24). Sales of new single-family homes surged 8.8% in March to a 693,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised reading in February, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. But new…
ConDig (16-Apr–24) Construction of new homes in the United States crumbed month-on-month in March as the house building industry continues to battle the crippling effects of spiraling inflation, according to a report from the U.S….
ConDig (02-Apr-23) Construction spending in the US dropped more than expected in February amid high interest rates and companies and the government paring back projects, according latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Spending on…