California gains 1,100 jobs in July, still down 3.8% since start of pandemic
California saw a .1% increase in construction jobs, 1,100, from June to July, but this small gain wasn't enough to offset the overall 35,100...
Senate passes $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, but there are still hurdles ahead
California Construction News staff writer
With bipartisan support, and over the objections of former President Donald Trump, the US Senate has passed a long-awaited and...
Materials price increases, supply challenges challenge construction industry: AGC
Extreme price increases continued in July for a wide range of goods and services used in construction, according to an analysis by the Associated...
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 an ABC member survey...
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 market areas, Associated General...
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 & Analytics. All three...
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 nation, according to Dodge...
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 devastating 26.3 percent from...
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 in February/March 2020, the...
Dodge Momentum Index loses steam in June: Pullback in commercial and institutional planning ends...
Following six months of consecutive gains, the Dodge Momentum Index fell to 165.8 (2000=100) in June, down 5% from the revised May reading of...
Projects and opportunities
PCL breaks ground on $80M Santa Barbara City College athletics and physical education facility
California Construction News staff writer
PCL Construction celebrated the groundbreaking of the $80 million Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) physical education and athletics replacement building...
Madera County approves $130M State Route 41 widening project, set to begin construction this...
California Construction News staff writer
The Madera County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a major infrastructure expansion that will widen a key regional corridor,...
Suffolk tops out 17-story Bankers Hill residential tower “The Quince” in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has reached a major milestone on a new residential high-rise in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighbourhood, as Suffolk Construction...
