Long Beach council approves construction contract for Belmont Beach & Aquatics Center
California Construction News staff writer
The Long Beach City Council voted 8–0 to authorize the city to enter into a construction contract for the Belmont...
Pacific region construction spending forecast to rebound with 1.7% growth in 2026
California Construction News staff writer
Construction spending in the Pacific region is forecast to grow 1.7% in 2026, recovering to approximately $303 billion, according to...
Construction jobs decline in California amid mixed national trends
California Construction News staff writer
Construction employment rose over the past year in 34 states and the District of Columbia, but California saw one of...
Anduril Industries to build 1.18M-sq. ft. advanced manufacturing campus in Long Beach
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Anduril Industries plans to construct a 1.18 million-sq. ft. campus in Long Beach and Lakewood, expanding its Southern California footprint...
California Forever, unions sign 40-year labor agreement for Solano County city project
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California Forever has signed a 40-year construction labor agreement with the Napa/Solano Building Trades Council and the Northern California Carpenters...
San Francisco moves to consolidate planning, building and permitting departments
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San Francisco has begun a process to consolidate its primary permitting agencies into a single department, a move city officials...
CSU Bakersfield breaks ground on Energy Innovation Building
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California State University, Bakersfield broke ground Thursday on a three-story Energy Innovation Building that university officials say will serve as...
California workforce program aims to speed Los Angeles wildfire rebuilding
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A workforce development program backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s LA Rises initiative, the Walter Family Foundation and state workforce recovery...
U.S. Labor Department orders Escondido drywall contractor to pay $790,000 over wage violations
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The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring an Escondido, Calif.-based drywall contractor to pay $790,000 in...
Factory-built housing could slash California’s sky-high building costs, expert tells lawmakers
California Construction News staff writer
California is short roughly 2.5 million homes, and the cost to build a single apartment now routinely exceeds $500,000. To...
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$70M Harbor Island West Marina Redevelopment underway in San Diego
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Construction is underway on a $70-million redevelopment of Harbor Island West Marina in San Diego, a project that will transform...
Los Angeles housing incentive program spurs 28,500 proposed units in first year
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A progress report released last week shows that nearly 30,000 new homes are moving forward across Los Angeles through the...
Beam-signing ceremony celebrates progress on Sacramento’s first new middle school in 48 years
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A major milestone was celebrated recently at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento as students, educators, construction teams and community...
