ConDig (15-Aug-18). Florida-based contractor G&H Underground Construction has been fined $57,738 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a worker sustained a serious injury on a construction site in St. Augustine. The agency…
ConDig (10-Aug-18). Construction costs were flat in July this year compared with the month prior, but industry chiefs continue to warn that months of sharp increases are squeezing contractor profit margins. The producer price index…
ConDig (06-Aug-18). Texas-based civil contractor Sterling Construction Co has upped its full-year profit and revenue outlook on robust end market demand. The Woodlands-based company said it expected revenues of between $1.030 billion and $1.045 billion…
ConDig (02-Aug-18). Florida-based paving contractor Pavemax Corp is facing a fine of $16,814 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at a project in Orange…
ConDig (23-Jul-18). The US housing market is expected to pick up moderately moving into late summer as additional new home construction is set to temper current supply shortages, according to a latest forecast by Freddie…
ConDig (20-Jul-18). A roofing contractor in Menasha, Wisconsin, is facing a fine of $48,777 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing employees to fall hazards. The agency said that Carlos Ketz, who…
ConDig (19-Jul-18). Construction of new homes in the US plunged 12.3% in June to a nine-month low and permits sank for a third straight month, indicating a softening in the market amid an increase in…
ConDig (19-Jul-18). US homebuilder confidence remained unchanged in July as robust demand for homes offset concerns over rising material costs. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) held at 68 in…
ConDig (12-Jul-18). Construction costs surged 9.6% on average from June 2017 to June this year as tariffs against foreign goods like steel and aluminum start to take hold, according to the Associated General Contractors of…
ConDig (10-Jul-18). California-based contractor TB Penick & Sons, Inc. has been forced to pay out more than $1.1 million after it was found jointly liable for wage theft by a subcontractor. California labor Commissioner Julie…