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…
ConDig (02-Jan-19). Over three quarters of contractors expect to expand workforce levels this year as the construction market continues to boom, according to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The association…
ConDig (18-Dec-18). Construction of new homes in the US reversed a recent downward trend in November, fueled by a surge in multi-family housing schemes that helped overpower a drop in single-family homes. Total housing starts…
ConDig (03-Dec-18). US construction expenditure drifted lower for the third straight month in October as spending on private projects edged down, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. Construction spending fell 0.1% to $1.31…
ConDig (28-Nov-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined two Florida-based roofing contractors for exposing employees to fall hazards on a project in St. Augustine. Derek Williams (operating as Elo Restoration Inc) and…
ConDig (19-Nov-18). Confidence in the US homebuilder market took a tumble in November as rising interest rates and elevated home prices blunts consumer demand. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)…
ConDig (31-Oct-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Florida-based framing contractor $113,816 over fall hazards on a project in Panama City. The agency cited Panama City Framing LLC for willfully failing…
ConDig (15-Oct-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Florida-based roofing contractor $134,510 for fall hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries on a construction project in Maitland. OSHA said inspectors determined…