Manteca officials reviewing 91 building permits valued at $151 million
Building officials in Manteca in San Joaquin County say they are currently reviewing plans for 91 building permits with a combined construction value of...
Lenders stop mortgage financing for houses at former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Three major banks have stopped offering mortgages for homes at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, The San Francisco Chronicle reports, describing the measure...
Google outlines vision for major new Mountain View residential development
Alphabet/Google has outlined a framework, master plan and automobile-reduction strategy for a new development to the City of Mountain View, where planned office space...
Construction company employees fired for inappropriate Camp Fire images
Three construction company employees helping to clear the wreckage of the deadliest wildfire in California history have been fired after they posted insensitive photos...
Work starts on SF State student housing project
American Campus Communities says it has has started building a new on-campus student housing development in a public-private partnership with San Francisco...
$7 billion higher education bond measure reintroduced
Assemblywoman Susan Eggman and two co-sponsors have reintroduced legislation seeking to place a $7 billion bond measure before voters that the Stockton...
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...
Authorities charge handyman/felon with East Bay construction site arson
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that federal authorities have arrested a suspect in one of nine blazes at East Bay construction sites that have...
Ground breaks for Great Wolf Lodge resort build in Manteca
Manteca, Calif. will soon have a new resident -- Wiley the Wolf who will make his home at the Great Wolf Lodge that's being...
Museum dedicated to eye health planned in San Francisco
The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced plans to construct the world's first public museum dedicated to vision and eye health in San Francisco.
The academy...
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US DOD reports on significant AEC contract awards
The US Department of Defense has issued two significant recent AEC contracts for the San Diego area.
Michael Baker International Inc. from San Diego has...
$4 billion government building boom under-way in Sacramento
The California state government has launched a historic building boom in Sacramento, scheduling roughly $3.4 billion worth of new construction and renovations over the...
CSUSB breaks ground for $90 million expansion
Cal State San Bernardino on June 4 broke ground for a three-story, 120,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its Santos Manuel Student Union.
The $90-million expansion, which is...
