Construction
Valley construction shows progress by mid-year
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- Published on 06/17/2013 - 1:55 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Construction in the Central Valley made some definite headway by the second quarter of the year, with building permits up more than 30 percent over the same time last year.
Assemi, city officials to discuss homebuilding impacts
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- Published on 05/17/2013 - 3:32 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
Granville Homes President Darius Assemi will be joined by Fresno City Councilmember Lee Brand and Fresno Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Al Smith at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to discuss the impact home building has on our local economy at a grand opening ceremony for new model homes at Granville’s Copper River Ranch community.
Fresno officals tout $11M project as Droge Building falls
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- Published on 05/13/2013 - 2:46 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
With a crumble and a crash, crews began demolishing Fresno’s deteriorating Droge Building on Monday as part of a gathering of the Fresno Housing Authority and other area officials to celebrate a planned $11 million four-story 35,000-square foot mixed-use building that includes affordable rental units.
Fresno's Kroeker elcted president of National Demolition Association
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- Published on 05/07/2013 - 2:08 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
Jeff Kroeker, secretary-treasurer of Kroeker Inc. demolition and recycling contractors in Fresno, has been elected president of the Doylestown, Pa.-based National Demolition Association, a top trade organization for the global demolition industry.
Building permits show Valley construction rebounding
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- Published on 05/03/2013 - 1:43 pm
- Written by Ben Keller, The Business Journal
Construction in the Central Valley is making progress so far in the year, with building permits up by more than 30 percent over last year.
Fresno event to highlight construction industry
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- Published on 04/11/2013 - 9:19 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
With construction on the rise in the Fresno area, industry experts will share their outlook during an event at the Fresno Convention Center on April 23.
CSLB "most wanted" contractor arrested in Fresno
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- Published on 04/05/2013 - 10:35 am
- Written by Business Journal Staff
A Contractors State License Board task force and Fresno County Sheriff deputies arrested James Lewis Cunningham – listed by the state license board as one of its most wanted contracting violators – in Fresno on April 3.
Seven contractors fined for prevailing wage violations
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- Published on 03/27/2013 - 8:29 am
- Written by Business Journal Staff
Fresno contractor Valley Vanguard and six subcontractors have been fined $313,705 on a charge of failing to pay prevailing wages on a state highway expansion project in Kerman.
Homebuilder ranked high by research firm
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- Published on 03/20/2013 - 1:28 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
G.J. Gardner Homes, which has six Central Valley franchises, ranked fourth nationally for real estate franchises by market research firm the Franchise Business Review.
State board rejects Sanger mine's recovery plan
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- Published on 03/15/2013 - 9:37 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
Following a hearing yesterday by the California State Mining and Geology Board, the Carmelita aggregate mine east of Sanger was sent back to Fresno County for further review.
