Taylor Morrison to acquire William Lyon Homes for $2.4 billion

Taylor Morrison, Inc. has agreed to acquire California-based William Lyon Homes in a billion-dollar deal that would create the nation's fifth largest homebuilder. Under the...
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Construction input prices unchanged in October, says ABC

Construction input prices remained unchanged on a monthly basis in October but are down 2.2% year-over-year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)...
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US construction starts to slip back in 2020 but decline will not anywhere near...

The chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics offered an outlook for the US construction industry in 2020 on Oct. 31, and his perception...
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Nonresidential construction spending rebounds slightly in September, says ABC

National nonresidential construction spending rose 0.5% in September but is down 0.9% on a year-ago basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis...
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Construction contractors remain confident in August, says ABC

U.S. construction industry leaders remained confident in August 2019, according to the Construction Confidence Index released on Oct. 24 by Associated Builders and Contractors...
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Procore introduces product advancements at Groundbreak 2019 to connect everyone in construction on a...

Construction management software provider Procore Technologies, Inc. last week welcomed more than 4,000 construction professionals to Groundbreak, the company’s annual conference that brings together...
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Nonresidential construction employment rises in September, says ABC

The construction industry added 7,000 net new jobs in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released recently by...

California firm selected for $178 million Andersen Base housing project in Guam

Tutor Perini has announced that its Black Construction subsidiary has been awarded a $178 million contract by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific,...
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Dodge: August construction starts decrease 6 percent

New construction starts dropped 6% over the month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $807.1 billion, according to Dodge Data &...
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Monthly and yearly construction input prices drop in August, says ABC

Construction input prices fell 0.6% in August and are down 0.9% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis 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...