Non-residential construction spending dips in May: ABC

California Construction News staff writer National non-residential construction spending was down by 0.6% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of...
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L.A. building permits rebound after COVID-19

The City of Los Angeles issued 16,157 building permits in March, the greatest number of since November 2019, according to data from the city's...
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Offsite Construction Expo coming to Sacramento on June 23

The Offsite Construction Expo (OSCE) will be live in Sacramento in June and offer all attendees a focused presentation of the abilities of offsite...
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Kojo expands procurement platform ‘to every major trade’

San Francisco-baed construction procurement platform Kojo (formerly known as Agora) said in a late May statement that it plans to expand its platform to...
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Construction job openings increase in April, says ABC

The construction industry registered 449,000 job openings in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau...

Construction contract name slip-up sets stage for three years of litigation, possible $2 million...

What happens when you accidentally name the wrong entity in a construction contract, when you control two entities with substantially similar names that are...
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Inside Modular podcasts offers insights into commercial modular building sector

Contractors and suppliers can learn about commercial modular building construction through the Modular Building institute's (MBI)'s Inside Modular podcast. The podcast delves into issues impacting...
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California construction employment slumps 1.4% in April: AGC

Recent federal construction employment data indicates that California is recovering relatively poorly from the COVID-19 pandemic and there was a sharp drop in employment...
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Non-residential construction input prices soar 21 percent from April 2021 to last last month:...

Prices of materials and services used in new nonresidential construction leaped nearly 21 percent in April from year-ago levels, according to an analysis by...
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California construction employment flat since start of pandemic: AGC

Statewide, California construction employment has been flat since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but results vary significantly in different communities, according to an...

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PCL breaks ground on $80M Santa Barbara City College athletics and physical education facility

California Construction News staff writer PCL Construction celebrated the groundbreaking of the $80 million Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) physical education and athletics replacement building...

Madera County approves $130M State Route 41 widening project, set to begin construction this...

California Construction News staff writer The Madera County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a major infrastructure expansion that will widen a key regional corridor,...

Suffolk tops out 17-story Bankers Hill residential tower “The Quince” in San Diego

California Construction News staff writer Construction has reached a major milestone on a new residential high-rise in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighbourhood, as Suffolk Construction...