Investment in nonresidential structures up a meager 3% in final quarter of 2020, says...
The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized 4.0% rate in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the nation’s recovery from last spring’s economic devastation...
Monthly construction input prices Increase in December, says ABC
Construction input prices increased 1.8% in December 2020 compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the...
COVID-19 construction employment impact varies, depending on where you live: AGCA
California's overall construction employment rolls declined by 3 percent, or 23,000, in the year ending November, 2020 -- a decline attributed to the COVID-19...
Mixed picture locally as overall California construction employment declines in the year by 3%
The story about construction employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in California depends on where you live and work.
According to US Labor Department data compiled...
Dodge Momentum Index ends 2020 on a high note
The Dodge Momentum Index jumped 9.2% in December to 134.6 (2000=100) from the revised November reading of 123.3. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data...
National: Nonresidential construction shrinks in November even while homebuilding soars
Construction spending was a tale of two industries again in November, as soaring single-family construction masked ongoing downturns in private and public nonresidential construction,...
Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project among recipients of $544.3 million in federal funds
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is allocating a total of $544.3 million in federal funding to a San Francisco transit infrastructure...
National construction starts decline in November following strong October gains: Dodge
Dodge Data & Analytics says says that total construction nationally starts fell 2% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $797.5 billion...
California loses 5,800 construction jobs in Oct.-Nov. — the largest number in the nation
California's construction employment, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has declined 3 percent or 26,000 workers, in the 12 months ending in November. In October/November,...
Monthly construction input prices decreased in November, says ABC
Construction input prices fell 0.5% in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the U.S....
Projects and opportunities
Ameresco launches construction of $140 million biogas project near Elk Grove
California Construction News staff writer
Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, has started construction on an advanced technology biogas cogeneration...
$60.6 million awarded to strengthen climate-resilient transportation infrastructure
California Construction News staff writer
California has secured $60.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to bolster climate-resilient transportation infrastructure across the...
West Hollywood approves design for log cabin renovation
California Construction News staff writer
The City of West Hollywood has released design renderings for the historic Log Cabin building renovation. The site houses the...
