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Newsom signs housing affordability laws, but critics say they overreach and won’t solve the problem

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing the construction of duplexes on most properties with one home but an…

3 years ago

California ranks near middle as it gains 600 construction jobs in August: AGC

California ranked near the middle of the nation in construction employment changes in August. Employment grew by 0.1% or just…

3 years ago

Monthly construction input prices inch lower in August, but are still elevated year over year, says ABC

Construction input prices declined 0.6% in August compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)…

3 years ago

Build Caifornia e-cademy introduces young students to construction industry

The Associated General Contractors of California (AGC) and AGC Construction Education Foundation (CEF) have launched the Build California e-cademy to…

3 years ago

Nonresidential construction loses 20,300 jobs in August, says ABC

The construction industry lost 3,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of…

3 years ago

BIASC sues City of Calabasas over denial of 77-acre property development

The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) says it has filed litigation against the City of Calabasas for what it…

3 years ago

California gains 1,100 jobs in July, still down 3.8% since start of pandemic

California saw a .1% increase in construction jobs, 1,100, from June to July, but this small gain wasn't enough to…

3 years ago

Senate passes $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, but there are still hurdles ahead

California Construction News staff writer With bipartisan support, and over the objections of former President Donald Trump, the US Senate…

3 years ago

Materials price increases, supply challenges challenge construction industry: AGC

Extreme price increases continued in July for a wide range of goods and services used in construction, according to an…

3 years ago

Producer prices soar as contractors cope with supply hitches, weak demand: AGC

Unprecedented price increases for a wide range of goods and services used in construction pushed up contractors’ costs by a…

3 years ago