San Diego supports accessory dwelling construction with “free virtual appointments”
The City of San Diego says it is is expanding its online virtual appointment services to help residents and business owners with questions about...
AECOM selling its civil construction business to Oroco Capital
Infrastructure consulting firm AECOM says it has reached an agreement to sell its civil construction business, which includes the Shimmick Construction business, to affiliates...
Skanska starts work on $90 million Cordilleras Health System project
Skanska says it has signed a contract with San Mateo County to build five new buildings for Cordilleras Health System in Redwood City.
The $90 million contract...
$86.4 million residential high-rise breaks ground in San Diego
Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) has recently broken ground on Simone, a new 36-story, 612,000-sq. ft. residential high-rise at 1401 Union St. in San Diego....
Sacramento County breaks ground on $493 million courthouse
Construction is underway on the long-anticipated $493 million county courthouse in downtown Sacramento.
The 17-story building will occupy land at the corner of Sixth and...
CEMEX USA aims to get Victorville students interested in manufacturing careers
Teachers and students in Victorville and across the country were able to get an inside look into the manufacturing of cement, aggregates and ready-mix...
San Jose to join San Francisco and Berkeley in restricting natural gas from new...
San Jose about to ban natural gas from nearly all new construction as part of a growing movement to usher in an era of...
LDK Ventures arranges commercial mortgage securities; plans further expansion at McLellan Business Park
LDK Ventures has arranged for $358 million in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) debt from Goldman Sachs in order to refinance its mixed-use McClellan Business...
South San Francisco approves Genenetech’s expansion master plan
M Roche’s Genentech is preparing a major expansion at its South San Francisco home.
In late November, the local city council approved Genentech’s proposal to...
Southern California plaster tenders complete apprenticeship program with socially distanced graduation ceremony.
Representatives of the Southern California Plaster Tenders Joint Apprenticeship committee say 28 individuals on Oct. 25 earned their journeyman credentials after completing the Southern...
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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...
