California’s $54 billion plan to build roads will boost state’s construction sector
A new report suggest that California’s $54 billion plan to repair/build roads and bridges will boost the state’s economy, including the construction sector, by...
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...
Replace State Capitol Annex with new $543 million building: CSHQA
CSHQA in Sacramento has recommended that the California's government demolish the 66-year-old Capitol Annex in Sacramento, and replace the building with a new $543...
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...
AGC of California CEO urges Congress to approve Trump’s infrastructure proposal
The Associated General Contractors of California’s chief executive Peter Tateishi has urged the Congress to pass SB 1, an infrastructure investment package providing consistent...
LA resilience officer: Over 8,000 apartments are still unsafe from earthquakes
More than two decades after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, city officials and property owners in Los Angeles are making strides in improving the resiliency...
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...
California Hospital in downtown LA prepares for major earthquake-resistance expansion
Dignity Health's California Hospital Medical Center in downtown LA will soon start a major redevelopment project to modernize and meet state regulations.
The hospital has...
Construction employers add 36,000 new jobs in January: AGC
Construction employment increased by 36,000 jobs in January to the highest level since August 2008, according to an analysis of new government data by...
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...
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...
