Construction input prices continue to rise, says ABC
Construction input prices increased 0.9% in April on a monthly basis and 2.4% compared to the same time last year, according to an Associated...
Construction jobs increase by 33,000 in April — Industry unemployment falls to 4.7%, lowest...
Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in April and by 256,000 or 3.5 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed...
Nonresidential spending falls slightly in March, but private construction hits a new high, says...
According to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released on May 1, national nonresidential construction spending declined 0.3%...
Four killed in Seattle Google campus crane collapse
Four people were killed in Seattle, Washington on April 27 when a tower crane on a new Google campus building collapsed, smashing into six...
San Francisco is now world’s most expensive place to build
San Francisco is now the most expensive city in the world to build, leaving the New York City behind, according to Turner & Townsend’s...
Dodge Momentum Index inches higher in March
The Dodge Momentum Index increased 0.5% in March to 145.5 (2000=100) from the revised February reading of 144.8. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge...
Projects and opportunities
L.A. expands self-certification pilot to include civil engineers for Palisades rebuilding
California Construction News staff writer
Licensed civil engineers will now be eligible to participate in Los Angeles’ Self-Certification Pilot Program, expanding an effort to speed...
$37.2M secured for 16 Central Valley water, infrastructure and community projects
California Construction News staff writer
More than $37.2 million in federal funding will go to 16 projects across California’s Central Valley through fiscal year 2026...
Fake roofing contractors sentenced in Marin County elder fraud scheme that netted $340,000
California Construction News staff writer
Two men who posed as licensed roofing contractors have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a fraud scheme...
