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The article discusses the challenged faced by construction contractors because of winter typhoons, summer monsoons, and tides and mentions the views of Jiang Junbo, the vice president with Road & Bridge East China Engineering Co., on the company's construction area located in the East China Sea southeast of Shanghai, China. Topics include construction of the Fuchimen Bridge by Guangdong Changda Highway Engineering Co. and CCCC Second Harbour Engineering Co. and the bridge foundations for piers.

The article discusses the issue's survey conducted on the construction industry in California and Hawaii, with topics including increase in revenues and market opportunities for contractors. Topics discussed include increase in revenue of construction firm Swinerton Inc. and the opinion of the general manager of company Lendlease, Mike Concannon. It also presents a list of the top construction contracting firms in California and Hawaii, which include DPR Construction, Hensel Phelps and Kiewit.

The article discusses the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of California, US, has entered to a first-of-its kind partnership with LGBTQ+ advocacy group BuildOUT California to strengthen the construction industry for increased diversity and inclusion on the jobsite. Topics include the views of Peter Tateishi, AGC of California, us, on the same; and the views of Charles Jordy, Chief Execuitive Officier of Denver-based Jordy Construction, on the same.

The article offers information on the economic condition of the construction industry in California focusing on the financial performance of several construction contractors in the state wherein contractor revenue has increased by about 46% in 2016. It mentions several contractors that highlight increase in revenue due to foreign investment including Swinerton Inc., XL Construction, and Layton Construction Co. LLC.

The article reports on the dispute over construction consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal's (GUPC) contractor claims on the Panama Canal project.

Water conservation measures to counter severe drought will affect home builders first, says AGC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A calendar of events related to the construction industry to be held in California in December 2014 including the presentation of California Best Projects Awards by the periodical and the Annual Holiday Dinner of the Associated General Contractors of California.