ConDig (03-Jul-18). Developer and contractor Skanska has secured a $74 million additional contract for a mixed-use construction project in Nashville. Under the deal with developer OliverMcMillan and Spectrum Emery (OMSE), the contractor will carry out…
ConDig (03-Jul-18). Construction spending clicked 0.4% higher in May compared with the month prior as an upswing in residential and public investment offset a drop in private nonresidential, according to latest Commerce Departments figures. The…
ConDig (25-Jun-18). Sales of new single-family homes in the US surged 6.7% in May to a new yearly high as a robust economy continues to underpin demand for homes, according to new figures from the…
ConDig (21-Jun-18). Leaders of the US construction industry have called on Congress to revamp the immigration system to help alleviate a deepening skills shortage that is crippling the sector. The Associated General Contractors of America…
ConDig (17-Apr-18). Construction of new homes in the US shot up 5% to hit a near 11-year high in May as single-family and multifamily sector starts jumped higher, but building permits fell, according to latest…
ConDig (18-Jun-18). Despite robust demand levels, US homebuilder confidence unexpectedly dropped in June in the wake of higher lumber costs following the roll out of tariffs on Canadian imports. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells…
ConDig (14-Jun-18). Construction costs are poised to rise further as tariffs on steel and aluminum are set to take effect, with the cost of goods used in construction surging in May at the fastest year-over-year…
ConDig (15-May-18). Confidence among US homebuilders continued to grow in May amid robust demand for single-family homes and tight supply. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for newly-built single-family homes…
ConDig (11-May-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has started enforcing elements of its final rule on beryllium regulations on construction sites as of today (May 11), but plans to delay enforcement of certain…
ConDig (23-Apr-18). Construction starts in the US shot up 11% in March from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $785.2 billion as a pick up in public works offset a slight…