Construction employment increases in 34 states in 2019
Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2018 and December 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states from...
Construction input prices up slightly to end 2019
Construction input prices rose slightly in December 2019 and are up 1.0% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S....
Non-residential construction leads job growth in December
The construction industry added 20,000 net new jobs in December 2019, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by...
Construction spending climbs in November as 226 out of 358 metro areas add employees:...
Construction spending rose 4.1 percent from November 2018 to November 2019, while industry employment grew in 226, or 63 percent, out of 358 metro...
Nonresidential construction falls in November, says ABC
National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.3% in November but is up 5.1% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis...
77% of California contractors say they are having trouble filling “some or all”...
The majority (77 percent) of California contractors surveyed by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America say they are having trouble filling "some or...
Construction input prices down in November, says ABC
Construction input prices decreased 0.5% in November and are down 1.1% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of...
Commercial Construction Index (CCI) drops to lowest point since 2017
The fourth quarter 2019 USG Corporation and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI) shows confidence levels among contractors are down after a...
$180 million GPI project at former Westside Pavillion in West Los Angeles largest commercial...
Dodge Data & Analytics reports that the largest commercial project that entered planning stages in the US in November is a $180 million Los...
October construction starts fall 11 percent nationally: Dodge
New construction starts declined 11% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $696.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. This is...
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...
