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,...
Private equity firm adds to holdings with with supply firm purchases in Sacramento area
The Sterling Group, a Houston-based middle market private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, Construction Supply Group (CSG), has completed the acquisitions of...
Adobe to build new tower in downtown San Jose
Adobe is preparing to build a fourth office tower in downtown San Jose.
The company already owns a three-tower headquarters campus in downtown San Jose...
Los Angeles County approves Tejon Ranch’s residential project
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved the plan for Tejon Ranch’s master planned mixed-use residential community called Centennial in the northwest...
San Francisco now most expensive place in the world to build: Turner & Townsend
San Francisco has displaced New York City as the most expensive place to build, with an average cost of $417 per square foot, Turner...
Central Valley bullet train costs anticipated to increase by $1.8 billion to $12.4 billion
California's Central Valley bullet train cost projections have increased to $12.4 billion, state rail authority staff say in an internal report, according to the...
Contractor negotiates savings to win Lakeport City Hall renovation contract
Lakeport City Council is expected to award a contract for upgrades to its city hall this week.
Bridges Construction of Lakeport will likely win the...
Developer plans renovation, conversion of historic Hearst Building to 170-room hotel
The San Francisco Planning Commission has approved a proposal to convert the historic Hearst Building on Third Street into a 170 room hotel.
The project's...
Paramount construction company owners plead guilty to $6 million workers compensation fraud, labor theft
A brother and sister who run a construction company in Paramount have admitted to their roles in a $6 million workers’ compensation fraud and...
Fake ICE officer tries to extort money from El Dorado Hills construction workers: Sheriff’s...
A fake Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has allegedly visited construction sites in El Dorado Hills in east-central California, handcuffed workers, and took...
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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...
