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L.A. Clippers Break Ground on $1.2-Billion Arena in Inglewood
The L.A. Clippers have broken ground on a new 18,000-seat arena that's scheduled to open in time for the 2024-2025 NBA season.
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Hotel Construction Industry Riddled With Bad Practices and Even Corruption
Some of the biggest names in the hotel industry regularly benefit from contractors with questionable business practices.
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Complaints of Two-Legged "Rat" Infestation at Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa Cause Cancellations
BDN began an investigation into the Newport Beach Hotel and Spa after receiving messages that there were "Rats at the Marriott."
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$400 Billion Desert City in the Works
Former Walmart executive and Billionaire, Marc Lore, has unveiled his vision for a new city in the American desert.
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IBEW Members Help Modernize History Making Nuclear Site
IBEW members are helping to makeover the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge Tennessee. The compound, which is sister facility to...
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Foothill Metro Gold Line Extension has Reached 36% Completion
Last week, the Foothill Gold Line Extension Construction Authority announced that the the Foothill (L) Line extension is over 1/3 complete.
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$1.3 Million in Osha Fines for Negligent Contractor After Worker Deaths
On Feb. 24, 2021, at a sewer repair worksite on High Street in downtown Boston, Jordy Alexander Castaneda Romero, 27, and Juan Carlos...
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Supply Stabilizes Leaving Half of Lumber Dealers With Excess Inventory
Close to half of U.S. Lumber suppliers now report excess inventory in a survey conducted by John Burns Real Estate Consulting LLC.
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YouTube Brands SoFi-Adjacent Theater; Marking Foray into Live Events
The new YouTube branded 6,000-seat arena theater next to SoFi Stadium in Hollywood Park signifies the further expansion of the internet...
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New Plaza Planned at LAX Amidst $14 Billion in Improvements Already Underway
In addition to the ongoing renovations and additions at Los Angeles International Airport, plans for a new pedestrian plaza are slated
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Pennsylvania Contractor Must Pay More Than $20 Million to Workers in Unpaid Wages
Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. pleaded no contest to charges of theft of worker pay and must pay 1,267 workers restitution
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Despite PLA Benefits, ABC Embarks on Anti-PLA Campaign
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is launching a new campaign against Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) even as studies show their
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Set to Move Forward
Soon after the completion and unveiling of legislative language, the Senate is now poised to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan
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New Receiver Assigned in Case Involving Mega Developer Mohammad Honarkar
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge assigned a new receiver to take control of Honarkar's portfolio of properties.
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Electrical Accident on West Los Angeles Jobsite Leaves 1 Dead and 2 Injured
1 worker perished and 2 were injured when rebar became electrified and set ablaze the roof of a high-rise under construction
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GM Will Open 150,000-Square-Foot Design Campus in Pasadena, CA
General Motors plans to open a $71 million design and tech center in Northeast Pasadena. The automaker purchased the 8 acre plot
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Massive Hollywood Park Mixed-Use Development Halfway Complete
Construction of the mixed-use development located on the former site of Hollywood Park Racetrack has passed the halfway point
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Construction Inflation Stalls Projects as Material Costs Reach Critical Levels
Material prices continue to skyrocket and developers are reporting nationwide delays and scuttled projects in commercial real estate
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Study Highlights Impact of Low Pay and Meager Benefits within California Construction
A report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center examines the public cost of low wages and lack of benefits in a large sector of California’s...
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Unions Double Down on California's Troubled Bullet Train
Organized labor is proving to be California high-speed rail's biggest booster
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