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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Projects and opportunities
$70M Harbor Island West Marina Redevelopment underway in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction is underway on a $70-million redevelopment of Harbor Island West Marina in San Diego, a project that will transform...
Los Angeles housing incentive program spurs 28,500 proposed units in first year
California Construction News staff writer
A progress report released last week shows that nearly 30,000 new homes are moving forward across Los Angeles through the...
Beam-signing ceremony celebrates progress on Sacramento’s first new middle school in 48 years
California Construction News staff writer
A major milestone was celebrated recently at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento as students, educators, construction teams and community...
