Marijuana greenhouse construction project makes progress in Cathedral City

Marijuana cultivator Sunniva says it is making progress on complex of an extensive greenhouse complex in Cathedral City, Riverside County. ORR Builders based in Palm...

Los Angeles gets first chief design officer

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has appointed Christopher Hawthorne as the city’s first chief design officer to improve the  city’s  quality of civic architecture...

New industrial park near U.S.-Mexico border begins construction

Construction began recently near the United States-Mexico border on a 311-acre industrial park that developers hope will take advantage of the flood of imports...

Trump administration pushing for $1.3-billion Shasta Dam expansion

The Trump administration is pushing for a $1.3 billion expansion of the 602-foot Shasta Dam in Northern California, according to the Los Angeles Times. The...

Faraday Future begins construction of Hanford manufacturing facility

EV startup Faraday Future says it has started demolition and construction at its factory in Hanford, The soon-to-be-built 1-million sq. ft. new manufacturing facility is...

CHSRA begins work for Construction Package 4 in Kern County

The California High-Speed Rail Authority and California Rail Builders have started work in Central Valley for Construction Package 4 (CP-4). CP-4 is a 22-mile long...

Turner selected to build $520M office tower in Sacramento

Turner Construction Company has announced that the California Department of General Services selected a design-build partnership of Turner and AC Martin to deliver a...

George Lucas breaks ground on $1.5 billion museum in Los Angeles

Star Wars creator George Lucas broke ground on his $1.5-billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in downtown Los Angeles, according to a report by...

Mass timber might be solution for California housing crisis

A new report in the Architect's Newspaper suggests that mass timber construction could help California’s gubernatorial candidates in achieving their ambitious goal of adding...

California City Council approves bid for sewer project construction

The California City Board of Aldermen approved a bid for construction of the Northwest Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project, News Tribune has reported. The project will...

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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...