Highway Top 25 Projects

California’s highways and roadways are currently getting a shot in the arm with infrastructure stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but a number of high-profile road projects also broke ground last year despite a freefalling economy and with little or no extra federal money. Full Story >>

2009 Legal Firms Directory

The economy’s present recession may lead to some messy legal problems in the future if builders are not careful about what work they take. Full Story >>

A Day in the Life of a Structural Engineer

It’s Thursday afternoon. The coffee needs warming; documents, drawings and text books are piled around the office; sticky notes surround the computer; and Gary R. Searer is at his desk studying five unique projects. Full Story >>

Across the Country A Day in the Life: A Look at Leaders Who Are Making a Difference

Jim LaMantia, who describes himself as a former “hothead,” now works to keep the peace on construction sites throughout St. Louis as the executive director of PRIDE of St. Louis Inc., a group representing owners, contractors and the building trades.
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East Bay Market Report

Everyone wants to feel special, but the judges, lawyers and other denizens of the county courthouse in Pittsburg have been laboring under a distinction they’d just as soon have avoided. Full Story >>

Shimmick/Skanska crews ready Warm Springs BART extension

Crews are readying their wet suits as the first segment of the $890 million Warm Springs Bay Area Rapid Transit extension project prepares to cut through an aquifer at Fremont Central Park in the city of Fremont, on the southeast side of the San Francisco Bay. Full Story >>

McCarthy Takes Home Contractor of the Year Honor

McCarthy Building Cos., a national construction firm with 76 ongoing projects in the Golden State alone, has been named California Construction’s 2009 Contractor of the Year. Full Story >>

Mixed Green: Pacific Station project wins environmental accolades

It’s not every day that a large-scale coastal development wins accolades from environmentalists, but Pacific Station, a 1.4-acre mixed-use project in Encinitas, has managed to do just that. Full Story >>