CEMEX announces new aggregate distribution terminal and rail-loading system in Southern California
CEMEX USA says it is expanding its Southern California network with plans for a rail-served distribution terminal in Los Angeles and a new aggregate-loading...
Village Nurseries launches landscape architect design group to strengthen regional plant selection
Village Nurseries Wholesale, LLC says it has launched a new Landscape Architect Design Group to better understand the plant needs and requirements for today’s...
Sacramento City Council approves 3,000-home development near airport
The 600-acre Greenbriar development proposed on farmland near Sacramento International Airport has received city approval and home construction could begin next year, The Sacramento...
Metro Regional Connector surfaces at future downtown L.A. station
The $1.55 billion Metro Regional Connector Transit Project, a 1.9-mile long subterranean twin rail tunnel linking L.A.’s Gold, Blue and Expo lines, on June...
Cal/OSHA cites two employers for fatal drainage shaft accident
California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) says it has cited two companies $352,570 for multiple workplace safety and health violations, including 10 serious and three...
Woodbury University names Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter as dean of its architecture school
Woodbury University in Burbank says it has named Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter as Dean of the School of Architecture. Her appointment is effective June 1
“As an...
HITT opens Bay Area office
HITT Contracting Inc., one of the country’s largest general contractors, has says it has opened a new regional office in California’s Silicon Valley. The Bay...
13 workers injured in Oakland scaffolding collapse
Thirteen construction workers were hurt on Friday when scaffolding collapsed while they were pouring concrete at a building site in on May 28 in...
Navien appoints eastern Canada sales manager
Navien Inc., based in Irvine, has announced the appointment of Cyril Koval to the newly created position of sales manager for Eastern Canada.
Koval will be responsible...
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$604M contract awarded for LAX roadway upgrades as $30B modernization advances
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has awarded a $604 million contract to the Skanska-FlatironDragados joint venture for structures and utilities...
Newsom signs housing bills to speed construction, despite opposition from L.A. mayor
California Construction News staff writer
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 79 and a package of related housing measures aimed at cutting red tape...
Malibu introduces AI plan review tool to streamline fire rebuild process
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Malibu has introduced a new artificial intelligence platform designed to make the rebuilding process faster and more...
