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 offset the overall 35,100...
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 has passed a long-awaited and...
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 analysis by the Associated...
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 devastating 26.3 percent from...
California lags much of nation in pandemic construction employment recovery: AGC
California continues to lag much of the nation in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of the crisis in February/March 2020, the...
Miranda Patton of MNS Engineers set to lead statewide engineering association
Miranda Patton has been installed as president for the 2021-2022 fiscal year of the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC-CA), a statewide association...
Construction employment declines by 7,000 in June as nonresidential firms struggle to find workers...
Construction employment declined by 7,000 between May and June as the industry still employs 238,000 fewer people than before the pandemic, according to a...
California construction employment still struggles during COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery
California's construction employment market is still struggling from the COVID-19 disruption, even as pandemic restrictions are lifted.
Overall, the state lost 1,600 construction jobs between...
Labor shortage exceptionally severe in North Bay residential construction sector
Residential contractors report an especially severe labor shortage in the North Bay area, KTVU-TV reports.
"The situation is dire. There was a worker shortage before...
Construction employment slips by 20,000 in May as supply-chain problems and record materials cost...
Construction employment declined for the third time in the past four months in May as nonresidential contractors coped with lengthening and unpredictable delivery times...
Projects and opportunities
Long Beach Airport breaks ground on $37M concourse upgrade, creating 190 construction jobs
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has started on a $37-million passenger concourse modernization project at Long Beach Airport, aimed at improving infrastructure ahead of...
Nibbi receives Notice to Proceed on St. Paul Terrace affordable housing project in Berkeley
California Construction News staff writer
Nibbi has received Notice to Proceed on a new affordable housing community for St. Paul AME Berkeley, with Lowney Architecture...
Santa Rosa breaks ground on Hopper Avenue fire recovery corridor project
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Santa Rosa broke ground April 14 on the Hopper Avenue Corridor Fire Recovery Improvements Project, beginning a...
