ConDig (28-Jun-17). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has further delayed the implementation of the proposed electronic record keeping rule in order to carry out a further review of the policy. The agency said…
ConDig (17-Jun-17). Construction of new homes in the US crumbled for a third straight month in May, led by a drop in multifamily production. Housing starts fell 5.5% in May from a month earlier to…
ConDig (14-Jun-17). Construction material prices held firm in May after posting increases over the past five months, but were up 3.4% on the year ago period, according to analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data…
ConDig (09-Jun-17). US homebuilder D.R. Horton said that it has entered into a confidentiality agreement with Forestar Group Inc after launching an unsolicited bid for the residential developer earlier this week. The Fort Worth, Texas-based…
ConDig (08-Jun-17). Residential developer Forestar Group said that an unsolicited bid for a majority stake in the Austin, Texas-based company tabled by homebuilder D.R. Horton could lead to a deal that is superior to its…
ConDig (07-Jun-17). President Donald Trump outlined plans on Wednesday to drastically cut the construction permitting process and roll back burdensome regulations as part of a $1 trillion investment proposal to rebuild the country’s infrastructure. Under…
ConDig (06-Jun-17). Fort Worth, Texas-based homebuilder D.R. Horton has tabled a $520 million bid for a 75% stake in residential developer Forestar Group. The move by the biggest homebuilder in the US has trumped an…
ConDig (02-Jun-17). The US construction industry added 11,000 jobs in May from the month prior and continues to test its highest level in more than nine years as business activity across the sector remains at…
ConDig (01-Jun-17). US construction spending continued to crumble in April, with latest figures from the US Commerce Department showing a 1.4% drop as investment in both private and public projects dried up. Spending in April…
ConDig (26-May-17). SLCE Architects has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit following claims of discriminating against disabled people by failing to include sufficient access in the design of a 27-story rental building in New York’s…