ConDig (26-Jul-19). US construction starts booked a 9% gain in June after a surge in nonresidential building, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. The rise boosted starts to a seasonally adjusted annual…
ConDig (01-Jul-19). US construction spending took an unexpected fall in May in the wake of investment in private construction projects crumbling to its lowest level in nearly 2-1/2 years, according to latest Commerce Department figures. …
ConDig (26-Jun-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined two Florida-based contractors $87,327 after a worker fell to their death on a construction project in Miami. The agency said that it had cited…
ConDig (11-Jun-18). US construction inputs continued to post gains in May and nudged up 0.3% from the month prior amid robust demand for materials that outweighed the impact of price drops for natural gas and…
ConDig (16-May-19). Construction of new homes in the US increased 5.7% in April as single-family and multifamily starts rose amid positive signs for the housing sector at the start of the second quarter. Residential starts…
ConDig (14-May-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a New Jersey-based contractor $19,890 for exposing employees to falls and other safety hazards on a project in Paterson. Following a notification from the…
ConDig (09-May-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Florida contractor $26,142 after a worker fell to their death on a project in Naples. The agency said that remodeling contractor Stettinius…
ConDig (30-Apr-19). Leaders of the US construction industry are calling on Congress to act swiftly following an agreement between President Trump and top democrats to pass a $2 trillion infrastructure upgrade plan. “The fact President…
ConDig (24-Apr-19). Sales of new single-family homes jumped up 4.5% in March to a 16-month high as lower interest rates and wage growth underpinned stronger demand. New home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual…
ConDig (02-Apr-18). Construction spending rose 1% in February from the month prior to $1.32 trillion on a surge in public construction expenditure, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. Public construction spending jumped 3.6%…