Latest Construction Headlines

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Worker Killed at Amazon Hub Construction Site in Kentucky

Feb 4 2020 // A worker was killed at an Amazon delivery hub under construction at an airport in northern Kentucky, authorities said.The workplace accident occurred Saturday at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport,...

Construction Decline in Alaska Predicted Without Quake Projects

Feb 3 2020 // An Alaska industry group predicted a decrease in 2020 construction spending due to a lower number of earthquake repair projects.The Associated General Contractors of Alaska forecast a decline in construction spending this...

Maryland’s Wye River Insurance Appoints Santarelli as President

Jan 31 2020 // Wye River Insurance has appointed Katherine Santarelli as president, leading day-to-day operations and providing strategic brokering and consulting services for the newly-formed insurance brokerage. The Baltimore,...

West Virginia Construction Co. Agrees to Pay $242K in Back Wages, Damages

Jan 30 2020 // An oil and gas industry construction company has agreed to pay $242,039 in back wages and damages to 243 employees in West Virginia, the U.S. Labor Department said last month. Apex Pipeline Service Inc. entered into a...

2 Construction Workers Injured at University of Alabama Stadium

Jan 28 2020 // Two construction workers, participating in the renovation of Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama, were injured Saturday when beams fell on a piece of equipment they were operating.Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue...

Rhode Island Construction Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing $200K

Jan 27 2020 // A former construction project manager for a real estate development company has pleaded guilty to defrauding banks, construction companies and his employer out of more than $200,000, federal prosecutors say.Gregory Meeker,...

Santarelli to Head Maryland’s Newly Formed Wye River Insurance Brokerage

Jan 15 2020 // Wye River Insurance, based in Baltimore, Md., has announced leadership appointments for the newly-formed insurance brokerage serving real estate and construction professionals in the multifamily industry.Long-time...

Iowa Company Awarded $610K in Damages, Plus Interest, in Construction Dispute

Jan 7 2020 // A federal judge in Nebraska has awarded more than $610,000 to an Iowa company that sued after it said it wasn’t fully paid for masonry work at a national veterans’ cemetery in Omaha.Seedorff Masonry, of...

Maryland Man Dies at Northern Virginia Construction Site

Jan 3 2020 // A Maryland man has died after a construction accident in northern Virginia.Nelson Aguilar-Salamanca, 55, was working for a subcontractor on a construction site near the new Capital One headquarters in McLean, Fairfax...

5 Alabama Construction Workers Injured in Work Site Floor Collapse

Dec 30 2019 // Firefighters rescued five construction workers who fell during a floor collapse at a work site near the University of Alabama campus Thursday. The workers were on the ground floor level at a site near Tutwiler Hall when...

Construction Company Put on Probation for Fatal South Dakota Building Collapse

Dec 18 2019 // A construction company was sentenced to a year of probation in the death of a worker during a 2016 building collapse in downtown Sioux Falls.U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier ordered Hultgren Construction to serve a year...

Lawyer Says OSHA Looking into Arrest of Worker in New Orleans Hotel Collapse

Nov 27 2019 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating allegations that the immigration arrest of a construction worker hurt in the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans was...

Kentucky Police Say Three Workers Hit by Vehicle in Construction Zone

Nov 25 2019 // Kentucky State Police say a vehicle has struck three workers in a construction zone on the Bluegrass Parkway near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. A statement from police says it appears that 18-year-old Dillan Waldridge of...

Montana Reports Decline in Workplace Injuries in 2018

Nov 19 2019 // Employers in Montana reported a total of 14,100 workplace injuries and illnesses in 2018, with 11,900 of those injuries in the private industry. Of those private industry injuries and illnesses, 5,700 were serious enough...

Are Employees Pushing Insurers to Shun Coal in Climate Change Movement?

Nov 7 2019 // Seventeen insurers have restricted insurance services to coal projects in the past two years.A dozen insurers have adopted policies to stop all direct insurance coverage to new coal projects – among them are Allianz,...

Alabama Construction Co. Fined $30K by Labor Department Over Fall Hazards

Nov 6 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor says it’s fined a construction company approximately $32,000 for not properly protecting against falls at an Alabama work site.Al.com reports the labor department’s Occupational...

Study Shows Need for Drug Programs for Construction Workers at Risk

Oct 30 2019 // Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers in other professions, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research at NYU College of Global Public Health.The study, published in the journal...

BHSI Forms Construction, Casualty Teams in France, Led by AXA XL’s Antiphon, Bonifay

Oct 29 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has commenced underwriting casualty and construction insurance in France and filled two key in-country leadership posts, naming Olivier Antiphon as head of...

Manhattan Worker Crushed to Death in Construction Elevator

Oct 29 2019 // Authorities say a 24-year-old construction worker was killed in an elevator mishap in Manhattan. It happened Thursday afternoon at a building on Broadway between 29th and 30th streets. Police say the worker was inside a...

Massive Fire Breaks Out at N. Zealand Convention Center Building Site

Oct 23 2019 // New Zealand’s flagship international convention center project faces further significant delays as a fire at the central Auckland construction site continues to burn more than 22 hours after breaking out.The fire,...