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July 4, 2010 – This past week, the California Transportation Commission approved almost $900 million for a variety of transportation-related construction projects. The funding is being drawn from a combination of state bonds and federally allocated funds. Several of the projects will be taking place within the Bakersfield, California area, which is great news for Bakersfield general contractors and Lamont builders.

Two of the larger state designations include $20 million for the paving of Interstate 5 outside Buttonwillow and $24 million for construction on the Westside Parkway.

For a more complete story, see Bakersfield.com.

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Construction Industry Newswire

July 20, 2010 – Recently released numbers show that the state of Texas may be on course to rally from the recession sooner than previously speculated. 14,000 jobs were added to Texas payrolls in June, with 4,800 of those positions in the construction industry. Builders in metro regions, like Houston general contractors and Dallas roofing contractors, are seeing more and more new projects initiated with each month.

The state of Texas as a whole decreased its unemployment by a tenth of a percent in June, from 8.3 to 8.2.

For more detail, see the story in the Dallas News.

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July 20, 2010 – A state’s backlog of construction projects is often a telltale sign of what lies in the near future for the industry. A report by the Associated Builders & Contractors says that Florida’s backlog increase by 12.5 percent between April and May of this year. This news is a positive indicator for all builders, from Miami general contractors to Palm Beach roofing contractors.

In May, the construction backlog was reported to be 6.8 months.

See the story Orlando Business Journal for more information.

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Construction Industry Newswire

July 22, 2010 – The Pacific Blue Energy company is in the process of wrapping up the final details to make way for the construction of a 150MW solar farm in Gila Bend, Arizona. The 100 acre project is takes advantage of a zoning ordinance by the Gila Bend town council to encourage solar projects. Area builders, including Gila Bend contractors and Maricopa contractors, are expected to benefit from the Blue Pacific project.

It has also been rumored that Blue Pacific is seeking another 700 acres in the Gila Bend region.

For more information, see the story at PV-Tech.org.

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Construction Industry Newswire

July 30, 2010 – The College of the Desert in Palm Springs, California recently purchased 120 acres for a new West Valley Campus. The $2.1 million of land is located at Indian Canyon Drive and Tramview and the project should employ dozens of local tradesmen, like Palm Desert roofing contractors and Palm Springs general contractors.

This community enhancement construction effort is likely to start in 2012.


jobtrio.com Staff
Construction Industry Newswire