After a period of growth in the San Jose region, expectations for the construction industry going forward are more tempered, Rogers says. The biggest bugbear being high interest rates.
An official groundbreaking held Nov. 1 kicked off a 12.37-megawatt solar carport and energy storage system project at Six Flags Magic Mountain, representing the largest single-site commercial renewable energy project in California and the largest U.S. solar project allocated toward a for-profit organization.
Tunneling through an urban environment like that of Los Angeles is complex enough. Add to that a medley of poor soils (including tar pits); a variety of dangerous gases; and two seismic faults and it becomes a task that until not so long ago was impossible.
Despite industry-wide challenges from labor shortages and frustrating supply chain snags, most specialty contractors across the West Coast saw revenue gains in 2022.