Even with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, construction in California, the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii remains steady, with billions of dollars of new projects breaking ground last year. The 2020 California Top Starts list is led by military, transit, solar and government projects, while the Northwest Top Starts list includes transportation, mixed-office use and education work.
Jody Quinton, DPR construction management committee member, says the California construction market is proving to be resilient even in the face of the pandemic. “We’re seeing significant volume of active work and starts as well as new work coming into the pipeline,” she says. “If anything, the industry needs to focus on growing the workforce, as it appears the biggest potential drag on putting even more work in place is the availability of qualified skilled labor.”