ConDig (29-Jul-22) Leaders of the construction industry have branded the government’s massive tax and spending bill “reckless” and fear it will plunge the economy deeper into a recession. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) group…
ConDig (19-July-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a series of nationwide enforcement initiatives following a spike in trenching and excavation-related deaths. The agency reported that in the first six months of…
ConDig (18-July-22). US homebuilder confidence crashed in July as sales and buyer traffic eased in the wake of high inflation and rising interest rates, according to the latest Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing…
ConDig (14-July-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Fort Pierce carpentry contractor $32,113 after 19-year-old worker suffered fatal injuries in 25-foot fall. The agency cited Union Carpentry LLC – a Fort…
ConDig (30-Jun-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Texas contractor $223,341 after a 21-year-old worker fell to his death. Inspectors from the agency found that Burleson contractor Shielder Ventures LLC –…
ConDig (14-Jun-22) Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. has moved its global headquarters to the company’s existing office in Irving, Texas, from its current site in Deerfield, Illinois. The $51 billion revenue company said that it would start…
ConDig (01-Jun–22). Construction spending in the US edged up 0.2% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate $1.755 trillion compared with $1.41 trillion the month prior as a drop in nonresidential spending was outweighed by…
ConDig (25-May-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined an Illinois contractor $263,226 for fall violations. Following an investigation at a Park Ridge residential construction site last November, the agency said that Emerald…
ConDig (13-Apr-22). US construction input prices jumped 2.9% higher in March compared with the month prior on rising lumber and nonferrous wire costs, while inflationary pressures continue to mount, according to Associated Builders and Contractors…
ConDig (30-Mar-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Colorado-based contractor $198,893 for serious trenching safety violations. The agency cited Groundworks Colorado LLC, doing business as Foundation Repair of Western Colorado, for…