ConDig (26-Mar-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Dallas, Georgia-based contractor $106,078 for exposing employees to excavation hazards while installing water and sewer lines on a project in Acworth. The agency…
ConDig (19-Mar-19). US homebuilders remain positive about the market’s near-term outlook as a drop in mortgage rates has made homes more affordable. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for…
ConDig (14-Mar-19). The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has called on Congress to back plans to roll out a temporary worker visa program for the construction industry. The association said it believed that the…
ConDig (04-Mar-18). A fall in both public and private sector projects helped push US construction expenditure 0.6% lower in December, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of spending…
ConDig (26-Feb-19). US construction starts rebounded 2% in January after two months of decline as the residential and nonresidential sectors both posted modest increases, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. The increase…
ConDig (06-Feb-19). Leaders of the US construction industry have urged Congress to shape a new infrastructure upgrade bill after President Donald Trump reiterated the need to rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure. The chief executive officer of…
ConDig (01-Feb-18). US construction expenditure posted a moderate gain of 0.8% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion from a revised $1.29 trillion in October, according to latest figures from the…
ConDig (29-Jan-19). US construction starts tumbled 10% in December from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $708.9 billion, building on November’s 7% drop, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The fall…
ConDig (25-Jan-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Fort Myers, Florida-based roofing contractor $91,466 after exposing workers to dangerous falls on a residential project in Naples. The agency cited Ad-Ler Roofing…
ConDig (10-Jan-19). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Missouri-based roofing contractor $56,910 after an employee suffered a fatal fall when a roof truss collapsed. The agency said that it had cited…