ConDig (11-Aug-22). US construction input prices fell 1.8% in August compared with the month prior, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The association also reported that nonresidential construction input prices also dropped 1.8%…
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 (08-July–22). Swedish developer and contractor Skanska has netted a $57 million contract to build a middle school in Bulverde, Texas. Under the deal with the Comal Independent School District, the company will build a…
ConDig (07-July–22) Civil contractor and construction materials producer Granite Construction has bagged a $55 million road upgrade deal in Wasilla, Alaska. Under the deal with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Central…
ConDig (06-July-22) Dallas, Texas-based construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp has driven off with a $170 million deal to build a section of a highway in Texas. Under the deal with the Texas Department…
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…