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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator flat in July; contractor confidence falls

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.5 months in July, according to…

3 years ago

California’s construction employment overall declines 1% during pandemic, but there are regional differences

California's construction employment levels have, overall, declined only slightly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are great differences in some…

3 years ago

Total construction starts slip in June: Dodge

Total construction starts lost 7% in June, slipping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $863.6 billion, according to Dodge Data…

3 years ago

Billion dollar San Diego project among largest in nation to start in June: Dodge

Several of the nation's largest construction projects started in California in June, although the overall construction volume declined across the…

3 years ago

Producer prices soar as contractors cope with supply hitches, weak demand: AGC

Unprecedented price increases for a wide range of goods and services used in construction pushed up contractors’ costs by a…

3 years ago

California lags much of nation in pandemic construction employment recovery: AGC

California continues to lag much of the nation in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Since the start of the crisis…

3 years ago

Dodge Momentum Index loses steam in June: Pullback in commercial and institutional planning ends six-month string of gains

Following six months of consecutive gains, the Dodge Momentum Index fell to 165.8 (2000=100) in June, down 5% from the…

3 years ago

California construction employment still struggles during COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery

California's construction employment market is still struggling from the COVID-19 disruption, even as pandemic restrictions are lifted. Overall, the state…

3 years ago

$475 million UC San Diego project one of largest non-residential construction projects to break ground in May: Dodge

The $475 million University of California Living and Learning dorm project in San Diego was one of the largest non-residential…

3 years ago

Construction employment slips by 20,000 in May as supply-chain problems and record materials cost increases plague nonresidential contractors

Construction employment declined for the third time in the past four months in May as nonresidential contractors coped with lengthening…

3 years ago