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...
Tutor Perini wins $269 million design-build contract for veterans nursing facility
Tutor Perini subsidiary Rudolph and Sletten has won a design-build contract valued at approximately $269 million for a skilled nursing and memory care facility...
UC Riverside to see new $84 million School of Medicine building
The Regents of the University of California have given final approval for the construction of the School of Medicine’s new $84-million Education Building II...
Construction begins on affordable multifamily property in Los Angeles
West Hollywood Community has broken ground on Mariposa Lily, an affordable multifamily property in Los Angeles.
Mariposa Lily is being built in the Pico-Union neighborhood...
Projects and opportunities
Final steel beam placed on SDSU Life Sciences building in topping-out ceremony
California Construction News staff writer
Construction of San Diego State University’s new Life Sciences building reached a key milestone Tuesday, April 28, as crews lifted...
Glendale Hyperion Bridge project breaks ground after two decades of planning
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles marked a major milestone last week with the groundbreaking of the $208 million Glendale Hyperion Bridge Improvement Project,...
Los Angeles to issue RFI May 7 for expanded “Small Lots, Big Impacts” missing...
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles is broadening its effort to increase starter-home supply with a new phase of the “Small Lots, Big Impacts”...
