Monthly construction input prices rise in June, says ABC
Construction input prices rose 2.2% in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price...
Statewide California construction employment: How has it fared with COVID-19?
Construction employment declined in more than nine out of 10 metro areas from March to April, a time when industry employment typically increases in...
GRHC creates green infrastructure scholarship fund following George Floyd killing
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the historic oppression against Black people...
Construction jobs rise by 464,000 but remain 596,000 below recent peak: AGC calls for...
Construction employment across the US rebounded by 464,000 jobs in May, but the total remained 596,000 below the latest peak in February and the...
Construction union/management group joins LA Economic Resiliency Task Force
The Southern California Partnership for Jobs (SCPFJ) says it it has been invited to join the Los Angeles County Infrastructure Development/Construction working group that...
San Diego group creates Architectural Reuse Council to keep materials out of landfills
With more than 1 million tons of construction and demolition debris - that’s equal to Dallas’ AT&T Stadium filled twice - heaped into landfills...
Labor unions in San Francisco celebrate PLA introduction; $628.5 million in infrastructure allocations
Organized labor in San Francisco is celebrating success in the implementation of a citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA).
The implementation required more five years of...
Construction industry loses 975,000 jobs in April as COVID-19 takes its toll
Construction employment throughout the US declined by 975,000 jobs in April as a new survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and data...
Nonresidential construction spending falls slightly in March, says ABC
National nonresidential construction spending fell 0.1% in March and is up 2.0% compared to the same time last year, according to an Associated Builders...
Construction contractor confidence plummets in February, says ABC
Confidence among U.S. construction industry leaders plummeted in February due to expectations of the economic fallout associated with COVID-19, according to the Associated Builders...
Projects and opportunities
Ketter Group proposes 30-unit apartment building for Picfair Village
Ketter Group has proposed a new apartment building proposed for Picfair Village, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles.
The proposed development could bring...
PG&E, Tesla begin construction on battery storage project
Pacific Gas & Electric and Tesla began construction of a 182.5-MW lithium-ion battery energy storage system in Moss Landing in Monterey County.
The system will...
Camp Pendleton construction projects secures $105 million
Rep. Mike Levin helped secure $105 million in the defense bill for two major construction projects at Camp Pendleton.
The bill authorizes $68.53 million in...
