GRHC creates green infrastructure scholarship fund following George Floyd killing
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the historic oppression against Black people...
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 union/management group joins LA Economic Resiliency Task Force
The Southern California Partnership for Jobs (SCPFJ) says it it has been invited to join the Los Angeles County Infrastructure Development/Construction working group that...
San Diego group creates Architectural Reuse Council to keep materials out of landfills
With more than 1 million tons of construction and demolition debris - that’s equal to Dallas’ AT&T Stadium filled twice - heaped into landfills...
Labor unions in San Francisco celebrate PLA introduction; $628.5 million in infrastructure allocations
Organized labor in San Francisco is celebrating success in the implementation of a citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA).
The implementation required more five years of...
Construction industry loses 975,000 jobs in April as COVID-19 takes its toll
Construction employment throughout the US declined by 975,000 jobs in April as a new survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and data...
Nonresidential construction spending falls slightly in March, says ABC
National nonresidential construction spending fell 0.1% in March and is up 2.0% compared to the same time last year, according to an Associated Builders...
Construction contractor confidence plummets in February, says ABC
Confidence among U.S. construction industry leaders plummeted in February due to expectations of the economic fallout associated with COVID-19, according to the Associated Builders...
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...
Construction layoffs spread rapidly as COVID-19 shuts down projects: AGC
More than a quarter of construction firms responding to an online survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America in early April...
Projects and opportunities
California launches new funding to accelerate factory-built housing for wildfire survivors
California Construction News staff writer
California is expanding funding to help wildfire survivors access factory-built housing, a program aimed at speeding rebuilding and providing resilient...
Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing receives funding, moves closer to completion
California Construction News staff writer
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, California’s first overpass for wildlife across a major highway, has received $18.8 million from the...
North Hollywood Integrated Care Clinic topping out celebrated
California Construction News staff writer
The North Hollywood Integrated Care Clinic, a $73 million, three-story medical facility, has officially topped out, marking a major milestone...
