ConDig (01-Oct-18).  US construction expenditure continued to post gains in August as a surge in government sector spending offset drops in the residential and private segments, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. The…

ConDig (25-Sept-18).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Connecticut-based contractor $146,554 for exposing workers to fall hazards. The agency said inspectors observed employees from L.L.E. Construction LLC installing shingles and a…

ConDig (21-Sept-18).  The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued $14 million in emergency relief funds to help restore access to essential roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Florence, which wreaked havoc across parts of North…

ConDig (11-Sept-18).  Construction sites on the US East Coast are preparing for the potentially devastating impact of a powerful hurricane set to make landfall later this week, while safety groups have also issued warnings to…

ConDig (04-Sept-18).  US construction expenditure nudged up 0.1% in July, driven by an uptick in homebuilding and the publicly funded building of schools and highways, according to latest Commerce Department figures. The slight increase pushed…

ConDig (30-Aug-18). Well over two thirds of contractors are struggling to secure craft workers as a deepening skills shortage raises costs for companies across the construction industry, according to a latest survey by the Associated…

ConDig (27-Aug-18).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined two  Colorado-based contractors $177,893 following a fatal fall at a project in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Hammers Construction Inc and Montes Construction LLC were cited…

ConDig (21-Aug-18).  U.S. construction starts dropped 9% in July from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $817.4 billion, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. It comes as nonresidential…