Inmate construction training program shut down following reports of safety concerns, shoddy work
A program to train and employ Mendocino County inmates for construction projects, contracted by Northern California Construction Training Inc. (NCCT), has been shut down...
Lighting Controls Association partners with California Community College System for controls curriculum
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA), a council of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), has announced a new partnership with the California Community College...
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...
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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Former South Lake Tahoe construction office manager convicted of embezzling $1.4 million
California Construction News staff writer
A former office manager and controller at a family-owned construction company in South Lake Tahoe has been convicted of embezzling...
Coast Aluminum building $42M Fresno manufacturing site
California Construction News staff writer
Coast Aluminum broke ground last week on a new 163,000-sq. ft. manufacturing and distribution facility near Peach and McKinley Avenues,...
Former CAL FIRE property in Riverside being transformed into affordable housing
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has stafted on Mulberry Gardens, a new affordable housing community on a former California Department of Forestry and Fire...
