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....
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...
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...
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
12 contractors selected to bid for $5 billion border wall contracts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected 12 contractors to bid on horizontal construction work at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The $5-billion involves the construction...
SummerHill Homes proposes live-work and retail development near San Jose’s The Alameda
SummerHill Homes has proposed residential, live-work and retail development near The Alameda in San Jose, near Google’s proposed downtown transit village.
The development would include...
Chief facilities executive for L.A. Community College district files whistleblower complaint
David Salazar, the chief facilities executive for the Los Angeles Community College District, has filed a whistleblower complaint after the district's chancellor, Francisco Rodriguez,...
