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…
ConDig (17-Aug-18). Construction of new homes in the US edged back up 0.9% in July after falling the month prior on a rise in groundbreaking for single- and multi-family houses. Total housing starts rose to…
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…