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....
Non-residential construction leads job growth in December
The construction industry added 20,000 net new jobs in December 2019, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by...
Construction spending climbs in November as 226 out of 358 metro areas add employees:...
Construction spending rose 4.1 percent from November 2018 to November 2019, while industry employment grew in 226, or 63 percent, out of 358 metro...
Nonresidential construction falls in November, says ABC
National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.3% in November but is up 5.1% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis...
WSTA challenges Assembly Bill 5 especially for construction truckers
The Western States Trucking Association (WSTA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a construction-trucking-specific provision of California’s already controversial Assembly Bill 5,...
77% of California contractors say they are having trouble filling “some or all”...
The majority (77 percent) of California contractors surveyed by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America say they are having trouble filling "some or...
Southern California Partnership For Jobs releases video documentary series that supports SB1 projects
The Southern California Partnership for Jobs (SCPFJ) has released a video documentary series highlighting videos that depict SB1 infrastructure projects in process in Southern...
Construction input prices down in November, says ABC
Construction input prices decreased 0.5% in November and are down 1.1% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of...
Construction input prices unchanged in October, says ABC
Construction input prices remained unchanged on a monthly basis in October but are down 2.2% year-over-year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)...
Nonresidential construction spending rebounds slightly in September, says ABC
National nonresidential construction spending rose 0.5% in September but is down 0.9% on a year-ago basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis...
Projects and opportunities
PCL breaks ground on $80M Santa Barbara City College athletics and physical education facility
California Construction News staff writer
PCL Construction celebrated the groundbreaking of the $80 million Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) physical education and athletics replacement building...
Madera County approves $130M State Route 41 widening project, set to begin construction this...
California Construction News staff writer
The Madera County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a major infrastructure expansion that will widen a key regional corridor,...
Suffolk tops out 17-story Bankers Hill residential tower “The Quince” in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has reached a major milestone on a new residential high-rise in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighbourhood, as Suffolk Construction...
