LAX launches $5 billion contracting initiative to accelerate capital projects, prioritize local construction firms
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Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has awarded a new round of contracts under its $5 billion Multiple Award Task Order...
Oakland awards $80.5 million to five affordable housing developments across the city
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The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department (Oakland HCD) announced the recipients of the 2024-2025 New Construction of...
SFO awards $180M contract for six-month Runway 1R repaving and taxiway improvements
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San Francisco International Airport will close Runway 1 Right for six months in 2026 to repave the runway surface and...
LA Metro approves District NoHo development with mixed-income housing and retail in North Hollywood
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board has approved a joint development agreement with NOHO Development Associates LLC,...
38,000 employee gain leads nation in construction industry jobs growth: AGCA
Employment in California's industry has thrived in the past year, increasing by 15 per cent (year to date in April) from 2016 to 803,600...
Oroville Dam failure blamed on bad design and inadequate state and federal oversight: Experts’...
Bad design and construction of the tallest U.S. dam a half-century ago and inadequate state and federal oversight since then led to a disastrous...
San Francisco reports six highest construction employment growth in nation: AGCA report
Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA) says construction employment thrived in parts of...
Anaheim City Council expected to review updated OCVibe Development Plan approved by planning commission
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The Anaheim Planning Commission has approved an updated development plan for the OCVibe project. This $4 billion project, located around...
Pterodactyl office in Culver City wins national steel design award
The Pterodactyl office building in Culver City has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards...
Oakland launches new ‘rapid permits’ for instant approvals
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The City of Oakland has updated its permitting process with ten new "rapid permits" available through the Online Permit Center....
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C.W. Driver tops out Integrated Science & Engineering Building at California State University San...
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C.W. Driver Companies has topped out the Integrated Science & Engineering Building at California State University San Marcos, marking a...
LA launches first capital infrastructure program to modernize long-term planning
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Los Angeles now has its first-ever Capital Infrastructure Program, a long-term planning framework aimed at improving how the city funds,...
East Hollywood tiny home village breaks ground, will provide housing for more than 50...
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A new tiny home village in East Hollywood broke ground Sunday, marking the start of a project that will provide...
