Construction jobs decline in California amid mixed national trends
California Construction News staff writer
Construction employment rose over the past year in 34 states and the District of Columbia, but California saw one of...
Insight Pacific awarded up to $15B Air Force civil engineering contract
California Construction News staff writer
Insight Pacific LLC, of Brea, Calif., has been awarded a ceiling $15 billion firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide construction...
U.S. Labor Department announces $98M for youth pre-apprenticeship programs
California Construction News staff writer
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $98 million in funding for pre-apprenticeship programs in high-demand industries including construction.
The grants...
ABC applauds House passage of two permitting reform bills
California Construction News staff writer
Associated Builders and Contractors has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing two comprehensive, ABC-supported permitting reform bills: H.R....
Bridgeview Mosque Foundation breaks ground on landmark $20.1 million community center
California Construction News staff writer
A new chapter has begun for Chicago’s southwest suburbs as construction officially starts on the Mosque Foundation Community Center, a...
New California law allows state to revoke contractors’ licenses for wage theft violations
California Construction News staff writer
A new California law will give the state attorney general authority to seek suspension or revocation of contractors’ licenses for...
Federal funding cuts slam California, Pacific Northwest hydrogen projects
California Construction News staff writer
California’s regional hydrogen hub, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), will lose up to $1.2 billion in...
U.S. pulls $175 million in funding from California high-speed rail projects
California Construction News staff writer
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has withdrawn more than $175 million...
California sues Trump administration over cancelled high-speed rail funding
California Construction News staff writer
California is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to revoke $4 billion in federal grants for the...
California lawmakers push back on Trump administration cuts to Army Corps construction projects
California Construction News staff writer
A group of a dozen California congressional Democrats is pushing back against the Trump Administration’s steep proposed cuts to the...
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L.A. expands self-certification pilot to include civil engineers for Palisades rebuilding
California Construction News staff writer
Licensed civil engineers will now be eligible to participate in Los Angeles’ Self-Certification Pilot Program, expanding an effort to speed...
$37.2M secured for 16 Central Valley water, infrastructure and community projects
California Construction News staff writer
More than $37.2 million in federal funding will go to 16 projects across California’s Central Valley through fiscal year 2026...
Fake roofing contractors sentenced in Marin County elder fraud scheme that netted $340,000
California Construction News staff writer
Two men who posed as licensed roofing contractors have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a fraud scheme...
