ConDig (17-Apr-18). Construction of new homes in the US shot up 1.9% in March as a surge in the multifamily housing sector offset lingering weakness in single-family home construction. The uptick pushed the seasonally adjusted…
ConDig (03-Apr-18). A total of 11 Florida-based roofing contractors have been forced to pay $239,893 in back wages to 259 employees following violations of the overtime and recordkeeping standards in the aftermath of the Hurricane…
ConDig (03-Apr-18). US construction spending nudged 0.1% higher in February compared with the month prior as rises in the residential and private sectors was offset by falls in public and federal spending, according to latest…
ConDig (28-Mar-18). A Milford, Massachusetts-based roofing contractor has been fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for fall violations on a site in Nashua, New Hampshire. Guallpa Contracting Corp is facing fines of…
ConDig (26-Mar-18). The owner of a Marietta, Georgia-based independent roofing contractor has been fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for fall violations on a site in Birmingham, Alabama. Jose A. Serrato, who…
ConDig (14-Mar-18). An increase in building material prices helped fuel rising construction costs in February as leaders of the US construction industry warn that the recent roll out of import duties on steel and aluminum…
ConDig (09-Mar-18). The roll out of US import tariffs on steel and aluminum could result in the loss of 30,000 jobs in the construction industry as contractors will be forced to absorb increased costs, according…
ConDig (06-Mar-18). Sterling Construction Co returned to profit in the fourth quarter as the Texas-based civil contractor booked a 50.8% rise in revenue. The Woodlands, Texas-based company posted net income of $3.1 million in the…
ConDig (05-Mar-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again delayed the roll out of regulations aimed at protecting workers from exposure to beryllium until May 11. Implementation of the regulations had been previously…
ConDig (23-Feb-18). An Illinois-based roofing contractor faces fines of $281,286 after exposing workers to fall hazards on six Chicago-area residential roofing projects. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it had cited Gallardo’s Construction…