There’s a construction boom — and a construction labor shortage — in Sacramento
The Sacramento area has been experiencing a construction boom, resulting in a serious labor shortage.
Demand for new homes and retail spaces is skyrocketing as...
Contractors work on $211 million Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier steel net
AECOM-owned Shimmick Construction Co. and Danny's Construction Co. are working on a $211 million steel net suicide barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge.
The 380,000 sq....
Lumber, building supply dealers see business surge a year after Northern California wildfires
Northern California lumber and building supply dealers are seeing a surge in business a year after the devastating wildfire emergency.
The North Bay Business Journal...
Airgas to build two production facilities in California
Airgas USA LLC has announced that it will build two production facilities in California.
The company plans to build a new liquid carbon dioxide production facility in...
Northern California struggles to rebuild homes after wildfire, faces labor shortage problems
Following the recent wildfire crisis, considered as the most destructive in state history, Northern California homeowners are struggling to find construction workers to rebuild...
Immigrant construction workers rescued from forced labor ring in Hayward: US Attorney
Nearly a dozen immigrant workers were rescued from a forced labor ring in Northern California in late August.
The office of U.S. Attorney Brian Stretch...
Montage Hotels & Resorts to construct new resort and residences for Sonoma County
Montage Hotels & Resorts has announced its plans to manage and operate a new resort development in California’s Sonoma County.
The first phase of development...
150,000 sq. ft. mixed-use building planned for downtown Walnut Creek in East Bay
Plans are moving forward for a new six-story project in downtown Walnut Creek, in the East Bay, replacing a former McDonalds at the 1380...
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission awards $939 million water pollution control plant project
MWH Constructors and Webcor Builders, in a construction joint venture, have been awarded a $939 million contract by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission...
Video shows progress on $500 million Oroville Dam spillway project
California's Department of Water Resources has released a video showing progress on a $500 million project to build a new main spillway at the...
Projects and opportunities
Ameresco to build solar project for Orange Unified School District
The Orange Unified School District (OUSD) and Ameresco have announced the construction of a 2.1-MW solar project.
The project consists of a combination of ground-mounted...
SeaWorld San Diego gets OK for ‘tallest, fastest’ dive coaster in California
The California Coastal Commission approved SeaWorld San Diego's dive coaster project in San Diego
The park proposed a 153-foot ride called Mako that will be...
Construction begins on 125-room California Cambria Hotel
Choice Hotels International and Weintraub Real Estate Group announced the start of construction on the Cambria Hotel Calabasas – Malibu.
The three-story, 125-room upscale hotel...
