Reno Contracting has announced the hiring of Joseph Hernandez as the company’s new chief estimator.

The Western region of the United States has now seen demand for design services decrease for an entire year, according to the latest Architecture Billings Index released Wednesday.

One day before celebrating the completion of state Route 905, a new six-lane freeway in South County, Caltrans and the San Diego Association of Governments held a workshop Tuesday night to shed light on another project they say will give South Bay drivers some needed flexibility when done.

California's housing market continued to show signs of improvement in June, as home sales experienced solid gains annually and home prices reached their highest level since August 2010, the California Association of Realtors (CAR) said this week.

(AP) -- Property tax notices have been sent to wrong addresses in California's Ventura County, which is re-mailing the tax information with an apology.

Michael Johnston, executive director of Standards and Safety for the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), recently addressed standards for installing and maintaining and inspecting Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment at an educational seminar co-sponsored by the San Diego Chapter of the International Code Council (ICC) and the National Electrical Contractors Association San Diego Chapter.

(Bloomberg) -- Sierra Pacific Industries Inc., a California lumber company, agreed to pay $47 million and convey 22,500 acres of land to the United States to resolve a lawsuit claiming it was responsible for a 2007 wildfire.

(AP) -- Sewage sludge from dozens of Southern California cities will be heading to the San Joaquin Valley as part of the region's latest mega-composting project.

As San Diego recovers from Comic-Con, make sure to check out the local events the business community is hosting this week.

Ever since efforts began heating up in 2011 to install a viable network of electric vehicle charging stations around San Diego County, certain challenges have existed for those responsible for building the infrastructure. New types of infrastructure bring new codes, new permitting requirements and new needs to understand how the infrastructure can work within or affect existing infrastructure.

The Cassidy Turley San Diego office, announced a 10,900-square-foot retail building on Cross Timbers Road in Flower Mound, Texas, has been sold for $3.46 million.

An Encinitas custom home has captured the highest level of sustainability, having been certified a LEED Platinum dwelling from the U.S. Green Building Council.

(AP) -- The Justice Department said Wells Fargo & Co. will pay at least $175 million to settle accusations that it violated fair-lending laws.

The Hughes Marino tenant-only commercial brokerage firm has expanded its offices into Orange County with the opening of a Newport Beach office.

BYCOR General Contractors has announced High Tech High Chula Vista's kindergarten through eighth-grade building has earned LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The U.S. Navy exercised an option authorizing Advantech to continue implementing a contract providing a dozen hospital construction experts to augment Navy staff as part of the new $451 million naval hospital at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, according to Jack Fraser, P.E., Advantech president and CEO.

A slow rebound in employment has translated into improved office space leasing in San Diego County, according to reports by four leading commercial real estate firms with local offices.

A free workshop on how to make homes more energy efficient has been scheduled for members of the San Diego military community, the California Center for Sustainable Energy announced Wednesday.

MG Properties Group (MGPG), a private, San Diego-based real estate firm, has announced the acquisition of two California properties in Temecula and Daly City, Calif.

With the Navy’s existing SEAL instruction facilities in Coronado bursting at the seams, the service is examining what could be a $700 million expansion effort.