Monday, April 29, 2024

Connecting with Second Call: PCL provides local opportunities for new LAFC Banc of California...

PCL says it has achieved more than its original aim of hiring 40 per cent locally for the new Banc of California Los Angeles...
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AECOM acquires Shimmick Construction, adding California strength to global business

Global infrastructure firm AECOM says it has agreed to acquire Shimmick Construction, Shimmick, a business serving California and Western U.S. heavy civil construction market. “As...
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Skanska announces “high level” hirings, promotion

Skanska has announced two high level new hires in support of its building construction business in California. Additionally, the firm has also promoted a...
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Long Beach PLA analysis anticipated

A new analysis of Long Beach city government’s project labor agreement (PLA) — including the degree to which the policy has promoted local hiring...
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California construction employment increases slightly in May: AGCA

California added just 300 jobs between April and May this year, putting the state twenty-second in the nation according to Department of Labor data...
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Griffins Structures breaks ground on first $32 million phase of $1 billion Jordan Downs...

Griffins Structures, Inc. has broken ground on the first phase of a $1 billion revitalization of the Jordan Downs community in Watts. The contractor is...
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Snyder Langston starts work on $72.3 million Orange County Catholic cathedral redevelopment

Irvine-based general contractor Snyder Langston has broken ground on the massive redevelopment of Orange County's Catholic cathedral expected to cost about $72.3 million. The...
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Metro Regional Connector surfaces at future downtown L.A. station

The $1.55 billion Metro Regional Connector Transit Project, a 1.9-mile long subterranean twin rail tunnel linking L.A.’s Gold, Blue and Expo lines, on June...
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Cal/OSHA cites two employers for fatal drainage shaft accident

California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) says it has cited two companies $352,570 for multiple workplace safety and health violations, including 10 serious and three...
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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...

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Construction begins on west coast’s largest veterans’ park at San Diego’s Navy Pier

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California Construction News staff writer Construction of Freedom Park, the largest veterans' park on the West Coast, is officially underway. This multi-year joint project, anticipated...

California awards over $100 million for tribal land projects, including ancestral land return and...

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California Construction News staff writer As part of an ongoing truth and healing process, California is supporting the return of more than 38,000 acres of...

California awards $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, fueling $15.5 billion private...

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California Construction News staff writer The State of California is awarding $120 million in tax credits to eight companies, part of the California Jobs First...