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…
ConDig (17-Oct-18). Construction of new homes in the US dropped 5.3% in September amid a drop in multifamily production and a fall in the South following the possible impact of Hurricane Florence. The decline took…
ConDig (15-Oct-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Harmony, Pennsylvania-based contractor $331,101 after an employee was fatally electrocuted on a construction project in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. OSHA said that the incident occurred…
ConDig (10-Oct-18). US construction inputs increased 0.3% in September compared with the month prior in the wake of surging petroleum and unprocessed energy material costs, according to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of US…