AEG plans $1.2B expansion of convention center, hotel in Los Angeles

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), a sporting and music entertainment company, has proposed a $1.2-billion expansion to the Los Angeles Convention Center. In a letter sent...

First Community to build 319-unit residential tower near Google village

First Community Housing plans to construct a 319-unit residential tower of hundreds of affordable apartments near Google’s proposed transit village in downtown San Jose,...
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Black Creek Group taps PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC to lead construction of...

PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC is leading the construction of the second phase of Pacific Coast Collection in Oceanside. Phase two includes Buildings...
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New agency established to manage $17 billion California WaterFix design and construction

The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and two other water districts funding the California Waterfix tunnel project have announced the formation of...

Construction to begin on Manchester’s $1.5B complex in San Diego

Manchester Financial Group says that it has secured the necessary financing to start construction of its Manchester Pacific Gateway development in downtown San Diego. The...

California Military Department breaks ground on $135-million headquarters complex

The California Military Department (CMD) has broken ground on the new Consolidated Headquarters Complex (CHQC) in Rancho Cordova. The 285,000-sq.-ft., multi-building campus will sit on...

California approves plan to mandate solar on new home construction

The California Energy Commission has adopted building standards that require solar photovoltaic systems on new homes, starting in 2020. The building energy efficiency standards, which...

Swinerton selected for $58.8M overhaul of Long Beach Airport

The City Council has selected Swinerton Builders to undertake a $58 million overhaul of the Long Beach Airport’s main terminal building and surrounding structures,...

$100M+ San Luis Obipso County hospital expansion one of largest projects to enter planning...

A $100 million-plus planned expansion of the French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) in San Luis Obispo County has been referenced in the Dodge Momentum...

San Diego waives fees to accelerate granny flats construction

With the goal of increasing San Diego’s housing supply for low- and middle-income San Diegans, the city council voted unanimously to waive development impact...

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Long Beach Airport breaks ground on $37M concourse upgrade, creating 190 construction jobs

California Construction News staff writer Construction has started on a $37-million passenger concourse modernization project at Long Beach Airport, aimed at improving infrastructure ahead of...

Nibbi receives Notice to Proceed on St. Paul Terrace affordable housing project in Berkeley

California Construction News staff writer Nibbi has received Notice to Proceed on a new affordable housing community for St. Paul AME Berkeley, with Lowney Architecture...

Santa Rosa breaks ground on Hopper Avenue fire recovery corridor project

California Construction News staff writer The City of Santa Rosa broke ground April 14 on the Hopper Avenue Corridor Fire Recovery Improvements Project, beginning a...