Disney cancels plans to build $1-billion development in Florida and will remain in California
California Construction News staff writer
The Walt Disney Company has cancelled a $1 billion office complex that was scheduled for construction in Orlando, Florida. Instead,...
Hospitals question earthquake construction standards
Despite being built with earthquakes in mind, recent tremors left their mark on Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.
The CEO of the healthcare facility, Jim Suver, issued...
Hill International to provide construction support services for LA Metro’s I-5 improvement project in...
Hill International says it has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and awarded a contract...
$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...
Los Angeles County approves massive housing development in fire-prone mountains
The conflict between the need for more housing in California and the danger of building in fire-prone mountains was decided in favor of homes...
Work begins on $400 million groundwater remediation projects
Two multi-year projects to remediate water from the 226-square-mile San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are...
PCL Construction promotes first female executive to vice-president
PCL Construction Services, Inc. recently named Cathy Orquiola as vice-president and district manager of the company’s California Buildings division where she will oversee all...
“Top national homebuilder” to develop 199-acre Bakersfield site: Walton
Walton, an investment, land asset management and administration company based in Scottsdale, AZ, says it has acquired an 199 acre development site in Bakersfield.
The...
New affordable housing opens in Santa Monica
California Construction News staff writer
A building with 37 newly constructed, 100% affordable apartments opened in December in the heart of Santa Monica. Site amenities...
Construction to begin on $1B project in Los Angeles
Related Companies has broken ground on a mixed-use development project in downtown Los Angeles.
The company secured a $630-million construction loan for the development dubbed...