Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Tue July 18, 2017
Construction Worker Rescues Baby From Kidnapper
Authorities canceled an Amber Alert July 17 after a kidnapped eight-month-old boy from Monterey County was rescued by a Good Samaritan in San Jose, Calif. several hours later. According to authorities, Emiliano Salinas was abducted from the town of Soledad, about 25 miles south of the City of Salinas, shortly after 4:47 a.m....
Janis L. Magin - Fri July 14, 2017
Honolulu Ranked 9th Among Cities With Construction Cranes in Operation
The number of cranes at construction sites around Honolulu has dropped to fewer than half of the number that had dotted the skyline at the peak of the current construction boom, pushing Honolulu down on the Rider Levett Bucknall North American Crane Index....
Thu July 13, 2017
Volvo LX1 Prototype Delivers Around 50% Fuel Efficiency Improvement
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) presented field test results for its LX1 prototype electric hybrid wheel loader at a press event in California on July 12th. The company organized the event alongside its customer Waste Management, which carried out the field tests, CALSTART, which conducted emission tests on the machine, and the California Energy Commission, which helped fund the LX1 project....
Tue July 11, 2017
Terramac Appoints New Dealer to Serve Arizona, California
Elburn, IL – Terramac, a leading manufacturer of innovative rubber track crawler carriers, expands its representation in the North American market to include Road Machinery as part of its dealer network....
Kristin J. Bender - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 10, 2017
Fire Engulfs Building Under Construction; Crane Nearly Collapses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Flames and smoke that could be seen for miles destroyed an under-construction Oakland apartment building July 7, forcing hundreds of residents from surrounding buildings and frustrating officials struggling with an acute housing shortage in San Francisco Bay cities....
Wed July 05, 2017
Tallest Building West of Mississippi Opens in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) The tallest building west of the Mississippi River opened its doors on June 23 in once-stodgy downtown Los Angeles, which is sprouting a crop of new skyscrapers. Here are some things to know about the Wilshire Grand Center:How Tall Is Tall?The 73-story building has a huge spire that brings its height to 1,100 ft....
Ellen Knickmeyer and Scott Smith - Wed July 05, 2017
Fisheries, Wildlife Services Approve Brown's Big Tunnels
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Gov. Jerry Brown won crucial early approval from federal wildlife officials on June 26 for his $16 billion proposal to re-engineer California's north-south water system, advancing his plan to build two giant tunnels to carry Northern California water to the south even though much about the project remains undetermined....
Wed July 05, 2017
Authorities Give Bay Bridge Steel to Local Artists
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Authorities have given away tons of steel from the dismantled San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to folks who'll turn it into art. The San Francisco Chronicle said two artists showed one Friday in Oakland to collect around 35 tons each of rusty beams and struts left when the eastern span of the bridge was demolished and replaced....
Wed July 05, 2017
Granite Wins $36M Site Development Project in Nipton
Granite Construction Incorporated has been awarded a $36 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) for the Interstate 15 Agriculture Inspection Station project in Nipton, Calif., near the Nevada/California border....
