California Builder and Engineer articles from January 2008

California Builder and Engineer archives from January 2008

California Construction Forecast 2008.
January 7, 2008... By Loren Faulkner California construction storm brewing on three economic fronts It may not become the "perfect storm" but three "bad weather fronts" are headed toward California's construction industry in 2008 and beyond. Bad enough...

California Workers' Comp Insurance 2008.
January 7, 2008... By Jeffrey W. Cavignac California's outlook is in pretty good shape Workers' compensation rates in the state of California continue to decrease dramatically. In January 2007, the Department of Insurance approved a 9.5-percent rate...

Parsons Brinckerhoff To Engineer Toll Road.(Riverside County Transportation Commission)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Staff San Bernardino, Calif.- The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) has awarded a contract to PB to provide engineering services for a major expansion of the SR-91 toll road in Riverside County, California. The project...

Unique $25.7-Million Parking Structure.(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Staff San Diego, Calif.- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is nearing completion of a $25.7-million, 332,279-square-foot design-build parking structure for the Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego. With future...

Caltrans District 8 Wins National Achievement Award.(California Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Staff San Diego, Calif.- The National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ) announced recently that California has been named a 2007 National Achievement Award Gold Level Winner for its I-15 Rapid Rehab at Devore project. Project partners...

Lake Isabella Dams Improvement Work.
January 7, 2008... Staff San Francisco, Calif.- A joint venture of URS Corporation, Kleinfelder and Geomatrix was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to conduct the investigation, evaluation and seismic safety improvement design of...

Palomar Community College Purchases Land.
January 7, 2008... Staff San Diego, Calif.- CB Richard Ellis announced recently that Palomar Community College purchased 83.61 acres adjacent to the I-15 and Highway SR-76 junction in Fallbrook from Environmental Development, doing business as Pala Village...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.(Column)
January 7, 2008... Staff From "junk" mail to e-mail spam, if someone believes they can sell you something in a message, they will find a way. New developments in how the Board handles fingerprinting may be one way for contractors to measure whether change is...

Golden Beavers Announce 2008 Award Recipients.
January 21, 2008... Staff The 2008 Golden Beavers Awards were presented at the 53rd Annual Beavers Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Former Congressman and HUD Secretary Jack Kemp was the guest speaker. Beavers 2007...

New Central Valley Area Shopping Center.
January 21, 2008... Staff Visalia, Calif.- Highland Development Company has plans to develop a new $35-million upscale neighborhood shopping center located in Visalia (Tulare County), Calif. The new ground-up development will include a specialty market, drug...

Community Medical Center Upgrade.
January 21, 2008... Staff Clovis, Calif.- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has been awarded the design contract for the campus expansion of Clovis Community Medical Center in Clovis, Calif. Under the master plan, the firm will work within an Integrated Lean...

Editor's Report.
January 21, 2008... By Loren Faulkner According to USC Lusk Center - Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast - the Inland Empire Forecast of Southern California looks optimistic for Industrial space construction and occupancy: Despite the current housing...

Solar Power In Loma Linda California.
January 21, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Four reasons Loma Linda Civic Center in Southern California decided to install a solar power system Putting the debate about the causes of Global Warming aside, the issue has at least caused municipalities, as well as...

Commercial Insurance Marketplace 2008.
January 21, 2008... By Jeff Cavignac What you can expect in California and elsewhere this year. Have Commercial Insurance Rates Really Come Down? Rates have decreased significantly on almost all lines with the exception of coverage for coastal properties...