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...
Mighty Buildings starts delivering 3D printed homes with 95% labor cost savings
Recently launched Mighty Buildings, based in Oakland, has started producing 3D-printed homes that can be built with what the company says are 95% fewer...
CSLB statewide stings result in 119 actions against unlicensed contractors
California Construction News staff writer
The California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) has completed a two-week series of coordinated stings and jobsite sweeps across the...
San Jose extends construction hours for larger projects
A new emergency order has extended construction hours for large projects in San Jose.
The order, signed by San Jose City Manager Dave Sykes last...
Google preparing to build massive new technology campus in Mountain View
Google is planning to build a massive new technology campus in its home city of Mountain View and is partnering with real estate developer...
Autodesk acquires PlanGrid for $875 million — the company’s largest-ever purchase
Autodesk, Inc. based in San Rafael says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlanGrid, a provider of construction productivity software, for $875...
New California law allows state to revoke contractors’ licenses for wage theft violations
California Construction News staff writer
A new California law will give the state attorney general authority to seek suspension or revocation of contractors’ licenses for...
Court ruling could cost California high speed rail project $15 billion, four years in...
A recent California Supreme Court ruling favoring environmentalists opposing the state’s reopening of an abandoned lumber train may cost the state’s $46 billion over-budget...
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...
Report finds building in California costs 2.5 times more than Texas, sparking calls for...
California Construction News staff writer
A recent RAND Corporation report reveals that building multifamily housing in California is far more expensive than in other states,...
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California Assembly Select Committee releases report on industrialized construction to boost housing production
California Construction News staff writer
The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation has released a new report from UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing...
Construction begins on first phase of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza redevelopment in LA
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has begun on the first phase of the redevelopment of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles, marking the...
C.W. Driver Companies marks milestone for College of the Desert’s Palm Springs campus
California Construction News staff writer
Construction of the new Palm Springs campus for College of the Desert has reached a key milestone with the topping...
