$500 million The Star in Hollywood largest commercial project to enter planning in September...
The Star, a proposed $500 million office tower on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard, is the largest commercial project in the nation to enter planning stages,...
Port of LA and State of California allocate $12 million for AltaSea R&D center
The State of California and the Port of Los Angeles say they have directed $12 million to AltaSea, a nonprofit corporation, to fund the...
PBG begins work on $8.5 million UC San Diego Hillel Center
University of California San Diego students will soon have a new Jewish center for spiritual, social and intellectual connection in La Jolla. General contractor...
California gains 600 construction jobs in August; but still experiences overall 3.8% loss since...
California's construction employment picture was at the middle of the nation's average in August, when the state gained 600 jobs (a 0.1% increase), ranking...
Heritage building to be converted into new dance center at Chapman University
General contractor R.D. Olson Construction says it is building Chapman University’s Sandi Simon Center for Dance, a two-story facility designed to propel the university’s...
New laws move through legislature to cut through local zoning rules and increase affordable...
California legislators are moving forward with two measures designed to cut through local zoning ordinances, to overcome increasing home prices, homelessness, and an affordable...
Contractor starts work on multi-million dollar LA public housing redevelopment
General contractor R.D. Olson Construction says construction has started on the first phase of the redevelopment and expansion of the Rose Hill Courts public...
A major upgrade for High-Performance Building Design in California
IES Ltd. says it has provided a major upgrade to the construction industry in California with the release of IESVE 2021 Feature Pack 2...
$475 million UC San Diego project one of largest non-residential construction projects to break...
The $475 million University of California Living and Learning dorm project in San Diego was one of the largest non-residential projects in the nation...
Ground broken on new K-8 school in Irvine Unified School District
C.W. Driver Companies has started ground up construction on Solis Park School, a new K-8 school in Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) in Orange...
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CaHSRA releases Fall 2021 Construction Update
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CaHSRA) has released its Fall 2021 Construction Update highlighting the progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail...
USDOT issues $56.5 million in discretionary grants for three California projects
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $24 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CaHSRA), advancing the nation’s first...
UC Irvine starts construction of $1.3 billion medical complex
Officials have broken ground on a $1.3-billion project construct a new medical complex at UC Irvine. The 800,000 sq. ft. structure will include an...
