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....
AECOM selling its civil construction business to Oroco Capital
Infrastructure consulting firm AECOM says it has reached an agreement to sell its civil construction business, which includes the Shimmick Construction business, to affiliates...
Construction sector adds 27,000 jobs in November, but project cancellations and looming taxes will...
Construction employment increased by 27,000 jobs in November, as continuing robust gains in residential categories masked more sluggish increases in nonresidential jobs, according to...
California adds most construction jobs in the nation in Sept/Oct — but still is...
California ranks near the middle of the country for pandemic-related construction employment declines, with jobs decreasing 3.1% between February and October. According to US...
$330 million Campus at Horton project in San Diego one of nation’s largest starts...
FW Dodge says the $330 million Campus at Horton office project in San Diego is one of the largest non-residential projects to start construction...
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...
