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Labor Commissioner’s Office issues citations for unpaid workers at Hollywood, Ventura projects

The California Labor Commissioner's Office has issued citations totaling $597,933 in unpaid wages and penalties to Universal Structural Building Corp. of Chatsworth after 62...
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Some California communities experienced construction boom in past year, others bust, AGCA data

Some areas of California boomed in terms of construction employment in the past year, but others experienced a bust, according to US Labor department...

High-speed LA/Las Vegas train to be delayed two years as Nevada legislature fails to...

Construction on a high-speed train line between Southern California and Las Vegas will likely be delayed two years after the project failed to secure...
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Sacramento railyard site to see first housing project

The first proposed housing project in Sacramento’s downtown railyard development has won city planning commission approval. Developer Denton Kelley calls the 309-unit initiative an urban...
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Trump administration pulls plug on $925 million high speed rail grant, seeks $2.5 billion...

The Trump administration has told the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) that it is ending its agreement to help fund the bullet train project,...
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Construction input prices continue to rise, says ABC

Construction input prices increased 0.9% in April on a monthly basis and 2.4% compared to the same time last year, according to an Associated...
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Chief facilities executive for L.A. Community College district files whistleblower complaint

David Salazar, the chief facilities executive for the Los Angeles Community College District, has filed a whistleblower complaint after the district's chancellor, Francisco Rodriguez,...
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Construction jobs increase by 33,000 in April — Industry unemployment falls to 4.7%, lowest...

Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in April and by 256,000 or 3.5 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed...
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Central Valley bullet train costs anticipated to increase by $1.8 billion to $12.4 billion

California's Central Valley bullet train cost projections have increased to $12.4 billion, state rail authority staff say in an internal report, according to the...
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Contractor negotiates savings to win Lakeport City Hall renovation contract

Lakeport City Council is expected to award a contract for upgrades to its city hall this week. Bridges Construction of Lakeport will likely win the...

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Six construction workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse

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California Construction News staff writer The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after being struck by a container ship...

$1.6 billion America’s Green Gateway project to kick off construction this summer in Long...

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California Construction News staff writer Port of Long Beach is planning to break ground this summer on the first segment of the $1.6 billion Pier...

Santa Clara VTA awards $437-million contract for light rail extension

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California Construction News staff writer The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension is on its way to construction, after the board of the...