ConDig (24-Apr-17). Leaders of the US house building industry have blasted a decision by the government to slap an import duty averaging 20% on Canadian softwood lumber. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said introduction…
ConDig (25-Apr-17). Profit at Caterpillar Inc fell 29% in the first quarter as a 3% rise in revenue at the construction and mining equipment manufacturer was offset by a $77 million increase in restructuring costs….
ConDig (24-Apr-17). Leaders of the US housing industry have renewed calls for a long-term solution over US softwood lumber imports from Canada after a decision by the Department of Commerce (DOC) to postpone its preliminary…
ConDig (21-Apr-17). An Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of Department of Labor figures shows that 17 states added construction jobs between February and March of this year, down from 39 states increasing job…
ConDig (20-Apr-17). Candler, North Carolina-based APAC-Atlantic Inc has secured a $24.9 million contract to upgrade a stretch of the Foothills Parkway in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Under the deal with the Federal…
ConDig (20-Apr-17). Profit at NVR Inc shot up 58% in the first quarter compared to a year earlier as the Reston, Virginia-based homebuilder and mortgage provider booked a 12% jump in revenue. Net income for…
ConDig (20-Apr-17). Profit at US homebuilder D.R. Horton surged 17% in its fiscal second quarter on higher sales, with the largest U.S. homebuilder also upping its revenue forecast for the year. The Forth-Worth, Texas-based homebuilder…
ConDig (19-Apr-17). The Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to upgrade a stretch of State Route 36 in California in a contract package worth between $35-40 million. Under the project, work will roughly be carried…
ConDig (19-Apr-17). The Holland Tunnel in New York City is to receive $229.6 million to repair damages caused by Superstorm Sandy. The funding was secured through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for repairs to…
ConDig (18-Apr-17). The Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking for contractors to revamp 5.4 miles of roadway along Warren Wagon Road, in Valley County, Idaho. The DOT said it is seeking sources for the contract,…