Riverside County hikes construction budget for John J. Benoit Detention Center to $340.6M
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has increased a $10.2 million budget increase to build the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio.
Originally, the...
20 major upcoming construction projects in California
The following table show 10 of the largest upcoming California construction projects, according to Construct Connect. They are all in the planning stage and...
BuildGroup names business development manager for interiors
San Francisco-based general contracting firm BuildGroup announced that it named Dana Seabury as business development manager for interiors.
Seabury will be responsible for driving new...
Los Osos taxpayers to pay $10M in pre-trial settlement to sewer contractor
San Francisco-based contractor ARB Underground is receiving $10 million as pre-trial settlement after it has alleged San Luis Obispo County with short-changing it for...
Salesforce Tower begins testing of Campbell’s permanent LED light installation
The tip of San Francisco’s tallest building has been glowing in various colors since Feb. 12 to test out the upcoming LED light display...
California construction employment thrives in 2017; adding almost 120,000 jobs, AGCA reports
It was a generally good year for California construction employment in 2017, with all but two of about 33 metropolitan areas reporting job growth.
In...
1930s-era LA building to be home of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Western Specialty Contractors branches in Los Angeles and Seattle, WA are participating on a project to restore the historic Saban Building (formerly May Company...
There’s a construction boom — and a construction labor shortage — in Sacramento
The Sacramento area has been experiencing a construction boom, resulting in a serious labor shortage.
Demand for new homes and retail spaces is skyrocketing as...
Katerra raises $865 million as it redefines the construction industry
Katerra, a technology company redefining the construction industry, says it has raised $865 million in a Series D funding round led by the SoftBank...
Build Group, Inc. names Steve Howard as vice-president of business development
Build Group, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, says it has hired Steve Howard as vice-president of business development. The company says Howard will be responsible for...
Projects and opportunities
$70M Harbor Island West Marina Redevelopment underway in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction is underway on a $70-million redevelopment of Harbor Island West Marina in San Diego, a project that will transform...
Los Angeles housing incentive program spurs 28,500 proposed units in first year
California Construction News staff writer
A progress report released last week shows that nearly 30,000 new homes are moving forward across Los Angeles through the...
Beam-signing ceremony celebrates progress on Sacramento’s first new middle school in 48 years
California Construction News staff writer
A major milestone was celebrated recently at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento as students, educators, construction teams and community...
