Los Angeles approves grant for $135 million LGBT housing project

Los Angeles City Council has approved a grant of $850,000 for the construction of the LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood. The campus...

Construction to begin on $25 million Los Angeles gated community

Watt Communities and Presidio Residential Capital recently broke ground on a new gated community in Los Angeles. Dubbed New Heights, the property in the San...
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Prevailing wage determination could result in “untold amounts” of additional wages for Palm Spring...

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has determined that the Kimpton Hotel and other real estate developments in downtown Palm Springs are subject...

East Valley Water District selects Balfour Beatty/Arcadis JV to build $126 million wastewater treatment...

The East Valley Water District (EVWD) in Highland has selected the joint venture of Balfour Beatty and Arcadis as the agency's design-build partner to build the $126...
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Construction to begin on $58M interim gates project at Mineta San Jose airport

The Mineta San Jose International Airport is starting a $58-million project to build an interim gates facility. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and Fentress Architects are...
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Dodge Momentum Index falters in August

The Dodge Momentum Index fell 2.9% in August to 164.1 (2000=100) from the revised July reading of 169.0. The Momentum Index is a monthly...
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Legislature passes bill to help Oakland A’s speed construction of Howard Terminal station

California's state legislature has approved a bill to help streamline construction of an Oakland Athletics ballpark at the Port of Oakland's Howard Terminal site. AB734 requires...
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Three arrested, company charged after employee’s steamroller death in San Francisco

Three L C General Engineering and Construction Inc. employees -- including the company president and the business itself --  have been charged with an...
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$291 million LA downtown streetcar planning moves forward with funding plan

Los Angeles City Council has approved a funding plan to build a $291 million streetcar line for the city's downtown area. The proposed project would...

Court allows construction on long-stalled Target store in Hollywood

On August 23, a California appeals court reversed a lower court’s ruling that halted construction of a Target shopping center in Hollywood. The order, passed...

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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...