Skanska - Tue December 17, 2019
Skanska's New Commercial Development Practice in LA
Skanska announced the official launch of its commercial development division in Los Angeles, alongside its first acquisition in the market, a fully-entitled commercial development site in Beverly Hills....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 05, 2019
George Lucas Museum Moves Toward Final Act
The spirit of Star Wars is taking form in a huge $1.5 billion spacecraft-like structure called the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The futuristic museum building is even being built using highly modern equipment, including robots and drones....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 19, 2019
High Projected Rail, Vehicle Traffic Spurs Corridor Project
Construction crews are at work on a southeastern Los Angeles County project that, when completed, is expected to save 15.3 vehicle delay hours daily. The $105.5 million Alameda East-Corridor (ACE) Durfee Avenue Grade Separation Project will separate the roadway and the railroad tracks on Durfee Avenue in the City of Pico Rivera....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 19, 2019
Building Up a Demolition Business
Maybe it's only natural that a demolition contractor prefers to focus on the future rather than look back. National Demolition Contractors Inc. , (NDC) based in San Pedro, Calif., doesn't dwell in the past....
JCB - Mon November 18, 2019
JCB Enhances California Dealer Network With New Location in Fontana
JCB construction equipment dealer SoCal JCB has opened its newest dealer location at 14675 Valley Boulevard in Fontana, Calif. The 1.5-acre facility is the new headquarters for SoCal JCB and includes product display and demonstration areas, three service bays and a modern office environment....
PR Newswire - Mon November 18, 2019
New Level 10 Construction San Jose Project to Speed Delivery With New Hybrid Core System
Sunnyvale-based Level 10 Construction announced that erection of its new downtown San Jose project, 200 Park Ave., may take significantly less time using a new hybrid core system. Level 10 Vice President Casey Wend, who is overseeing 200 Park Ave., says the project will be the first in California to use "SpeedCore," a new hybrid core system....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 06, 2019
Walsh, Stantec Build $135M Complex for California Military
A new $135M consolidated California Military Department complex is being built in Rancho Cordova, Calif., for all branches of the department. The 285,000-sq.-ft,. multi-building campus will be home to all of the California Military Department's "four pillars": the California Army National Guard, California Air National Guard, California State Military Reserve and California Youth and Community Programs....
KTNV - Wed October 23, 2019
Virgin Trains USA to Move Ahead on Vegas to Calif. Line
The long-awaited project to connect Las Vegas to Southern California via rail is on the brink of coming to fruition. Orignally a part of XpressWest, the project was acquired by Brightline, now Virgin Trains USA, in 2018....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 23, 2019
I-10 HOV Lane Project on Track for 2021 Finish
Progress is being made on Caltrans' $509 million project that will add high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) in Los Angeles County. The project features construction of one HOV lane along I-10 in each direction between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and the Orange Freeway (SR-57)....
AGC of California - Tue October 22, 2019
AGC of California Launches 'Build California' Initiative
Associated General Contractors of California and the AGC Construction Education Foundation launched Build California, a comprehensive workforce development initiative created to inspire, engage, and activate the next generation of California's construction workforce....
