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…
ConDig (09-Mar-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Burlington, Kentucky-based pipe contractor $214,636 for exposing a worker to a potential trench collapse. OSHA cited Lanigan Construction LLC for two willful and…
ConDig (1-Mar-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Long Island contractor $1.2 million after a worker fell to his death last August. The agency said that an employee of DME Construction…
ConDig (15-Feb–22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined an employer $624,777 for his involvement in a double fatality at a downtown Boston worksite in February last year. Laurence Moloney and his successor…
ConDig (04-Feb-22) US construction industry leaders have blasted a decision by president Biden to impose labor agreements on many federal construction projects. The Associated General Contractors of America slammed the executive order as “needless” and…
ConDig (25-Jan-22) A decision by the Supreme Court to slap down President Biden’s emergency vaccine mandate for firms that employ 100 or more people will help ease labor shortages currently gripping the US construction industry,…
ConDig (21-Dec–21). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Leawood, Kansas-based contractor $223,329 for exposing workers to asbestos and other workplace hazards. The agency cited Compass Resources LLC for failing to follow…