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Dodge: Construction starts down at beginning of 2021

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Total construction starts dropped 4% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $794.3 billion. Nonresidential building starts were flat in January, while...
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Statewide construction employment steady through Dec. 2020 despite COVID-19, though major regional variations

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Overall, California construction employment has remained stable on a year-to-year basis from December 2019 to December 2020, despite the severe impact of the COVID-19...
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Investment in nonresidential structures up a meager 3% in final quarter of 2020, says...

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The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized 4.0% rate in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the nation’s recovery from last spring’s economic devastation...

New journey laborers enter Southern California’s construction industry

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The Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust of Southern California celebrated the advancement of 508 apprentices to LIUNA journeymen and journeywomen status during a virtual...
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Monthly construction input prices Increase in December, says ABC

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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...
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Mixed picture locally as overall California construction employment declines in the year by 3%

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The story about construction employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in California depends on where you live and work. According to US Labor Department data compiled...
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Union fund finances first San Francisco project in $1 billion initiative

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The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) has announced the first project under its $1 billion Bay Area Investment Initiative for jobs and affordable housing...
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California loses 5,800 construction jobs in Oct.-Nov. — the largest number in the nation

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California's construction employment, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has declined 3 percent or 26,000 workers, in the 12 months ending in November. In October/November,...
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Monthly construction input prices decreased in November, says ABC

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Construction input prices fell 0.5% in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the U.S....
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Construction sector adds 27,000 jobs in November, but project cancellations and looming taxes will...

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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...

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Six construction workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse

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California Construction News staff writer The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after being struck by a container ship...

$1.6 billion America’s Green Gateway project to kick off construction this summer in Long...

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California Construction News staff writer Port of Long Beach is planning to break ground this summer on the first segment of the $1.6 billion Pier...

Santa Clara VTA awards $437-million contract for light rail extension

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California Construction News staff writer The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension is on its way to construction, after the board of the...