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…
ConDig (13-Feb-18). Leaders of the U.S. construction industry have tacitly backed long-awaited details of President Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure upgrade plan. The bill earmarks $200 billion in federal funds designed to generate at least $1.5…
ConDig (31-Jan-18). Leaders of the US construction industry have backed renewed calls by President Trump for a $1.5 trillion investment in infrastructure over the next ten years. In his State of the Union address on…
ConDig (24-Jan-18). A Huntsville, Alabama-based concrete contractor faces fines of $59,864 for exposing workers on a site in Florida to fall hazards and eye injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Action Concrete…
ConDig (23-Jan-18). Leaders of the homebuilding industry have rolled out a safety initiative aimed at raising awareness in a bid to help reduce accidents on construction sites. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said…
ConDig (12-Jan-18). Construction material prices edged 0.1% lower in December despite rises in certain energy products and also iron and steel, according to analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Associated Builders and Contractors…