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 input prices up slightly to end 2019
Construction input prices rose slightly in December 2019 and are up 1.0% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S....
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...
California approves plan to mandate solar on new home construction
The California Energy Commission has adopted building standards that require solar photovoltaic systems on new homes, starting in 2020.
The building energy efficiency standards, which...
Construction employment increases in 34 states in 2019
Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2018 and December 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states from...
Clean transit projects share $192 million
California Construction News staff writer
Caltrans has approved $192 million in California Climate Investment funds for 136 public transportation projects designed to cut pollution and...
Monthly construction input prices Increase in December, says ABC
Construction input prices increased 1.8% in December 2020 compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the...
Construction sector adds 27,000 jobs in November, but project cancellations and looming taxes will...
Construction employment increased by 27,000 jobs in November, as continuing robust gains in residential categories masked more sluggish increases in nonresidential jobs, according to...
Construction cost inflation: AGC calls for more efforts to increase Los Angeles/Long Beach port...
Public officials should look at ways to temporarily increase capacity at backed up ports like Los Angeles/Long Beach, abandon plans to double tariffs on...
COVID-19: Construction sector pessimism increases as non-residential jobs shrink, reports AGCA survey
Construction employment increased by 16,000 jobs nationally in August, but the gains were concentrated in housing, while the infrastructure and nonresidential building construction sector...
Projects and opportunities
Construction begins on west coast’s largest veterans’ park at San Diego’s Navy Pier
California Construction News staff writer
Construction of Freedom Park, the largest veterans' park on the West Coast, is officially underway. This multi-year joint project, anticipated...
California awards over $100 million for tribal land projects, including ancestral land return and...
California Construction News staff writer
As part of an ongoing truth and healing process, California is supporting the return of more than 38,000 acres of...
California awards $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, fueling $15.5 billion private...
California Construction News staff writer
The State of California is awarding $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, part of the California Jobs First...
