WiOPS starts Northern California chapter to provide mentorship, opportunities for women in construction
A Southern California nonprofit focused on the advancement of women in construction has expanded into Northern California. Women in Construction Operations (WiOPS) will launch its...
Construction materials costs fall steeply in December, but contractors wary of price jumps
California Construction News staff writer
Plunging prices for diesel fuel, lumber, and steel cooled inflation for construction materials and services in December, but relief may...
Construction union group calls for single-payer advocates to “tone down” attacks on Rendon
California construction union leader Robbie Hunter has called for the toning down of attacks against assembly speaker Anthony Rendon following his decision to shelve...
Miranda Patton of MNS Engineers set to lead statewide engineering association
Miranda Patton has been installed as president for the 2021-2022 fiscal year of the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC-CA), a statewide association...
West Hollywood rejects construction bid for AIDS Monument project due to escalating costs
Ontario Construction News staff writer
West Hollywood council has rejected the lone bid for construction and cancel the current Design-Build RFP process for STORIES: The...
California adds most construction jobs in the nation in Sept/Oct — but still is...
California ranks near the middle of the country for pandemic-related construction employment declines, with jobs decreasing 3.1% between February and October. According to US...
California construction employment declines 1 percent in March as COVID-19 starts taking toll on...
Construction employment declined in 20 states and D.C. in March, aligning with the results of a recent survey by the Associated General Contractors of...
BANA & Me Inc. releases new project management platform with social media concept
BANA & Me Inc. recently released its new project management platform developed to integrate the entire construction team into one cloud-based location.
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Bay Area pavement quality ‘stuck in doldrums’ despite big improvements in Oakland, Larkspur
California Construction News staff writer
Overall pavement conditions on the Bay Area’s nearly 44,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads landed remained ‘fair’ territory last...
Non-residential construction input prices soar 21 percent from April 2021 to last last month:...
Prices of materials and services used in new nonresidential construction leaped nearly 21 percent in April from year-ago levels, according to an analysis by...
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LAX celebrates topping out of Tom Bradley International Terminal
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has reached a construction milestone with the topping out of the Tom Bradley International Terminal...
State launches largest mobilization of small homes
California Construction News staff writer
Additional funding has been released to help reduce homelessness and for the largest mobilization of small homes across the state....
‘Housing for All’ legislation to unlock San Francisco housing pipeline
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved legislation they say will unlock the city’s housing pipeline - more than 52,000...
