Gerawan Farms Receives Conditional Use Permit

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Published: Friday, 28 September 2012 12:41

The Fresno County planning commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for an aggregate operation and asphalt plant east of Sanger, Calif. The proposed Carmelita mine, situated amidst the stone fruit orchards of Gerawan Farms, is located two miles south of Highway 180 on Reed Avenue near Sanger. The site is just west of Jesse Morrow Mountain where Cemex had been planning a 1.5 million tpy aggregate mine before being denied by the planning commission in May.

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June Construction Retreats One Percent

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Published: Friday, 17 August 2012 18:51

By Mark S. Kuhar

New construction starts in June slipped 1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $446.1 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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July Construction Declines 10 Percent

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Published: Friday, 28 September 2012 12:06

By Mark S. Kuhar

New construction starts fell 10 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $401.2 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. After showing improvement during the spring, the pace of construction starts retreated over the past three months, with July coming in at the lower end of the recent range of activity.

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May Construction Slides 16 Percent

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Published: Wednesday, 18 July 2012 12:30

By Mark S. Kuhar

At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $444.9 billion, new construction starts in May retreated 16 percent from the previous month, it was reported by McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The decline followed substantial gains for total construction in March (up 23 percent) and April (up 11 percent), which reflected the lift coming from two massive nuclear power projects.

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