The first week of August brings several planning commissions meeting on matters including proposed industrial, hospitality and medical projects for further permit approval.

The new superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, Bill Kowba, speaks to the San Diego City Club on Friday about “Today & Tomorrow: The Challenge for Our Schools.”

Gafcon Inc. announced that Robin Duveen, a 20-year construction industry veteran, has been promoted to vice president of operations.

Bill Butler, director of business development for PrimeCo Painting and Construction, headquartered in Oceanside, has announced that his firm has been awarded the contract to paint exterior surfaces of Ocean Pointe, a 131-unit community overlooking the Agua Hedionda lagoon in Carlsbad.

San Diego Sign Company selected Good & Roberts, Inc. as general contractor for their newly constructed facility located at 3201 Lionshead Ave. in Carlsbad.

DPR Construction has completed construction of an $8 million project at the San Diego Yacht Club.

San Diego Community College District will host a contractor outreach event Aug. 6.

The San Diego Architectural Foundation is calling for nominations of the best and worst architectural projects of the year.

More than two weeks ahead of schedule, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction of the new 279,000-square-foot Rady Children's Hospital Acute Care Pavilion at 3020 Children's Way in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego.

The San Diego Community College District has released the names of the top three bidders on a project involving demolishing the North City Continuing Education building.

San Diego's construction employment dropped about 3,000 jobs in June compared to a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics latest data on the various metropolitan areas in the country.

A measure of the county's economy rose modestly again in June and continues to project slow but continued growth.

It was a "Who's Who" in San Diego politics Wednesday morning for the groundbreaking ceremony of the downtown library.

The San Diego City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to approve construction of a water recycling demonstration project.

T.B. Penick & Sons announced construction of a $9 million combat training complex at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has reached the halfway point.

Housing starts increased in both June and the first quarter of 2010, but remain far below historically healthy levels as the economic recovery has yet to reach the construction industry in a meaningful way.

SCS Engineers has received a $500,000 contract to provide underground storage tank site assessments for the County of San Diego Department of Public Works.

The city of El Cajon has announced the top three bidders on a project involving re-roofing some city buildings.

Most municipalities do not have regularly planned sessions this week, making the final week of July a sluggish one on the construction front.

The board of the San Diego Association of Governments has unanimously selected the route for the Mid-Coast light rail line from Old Town to the University of California, San Diego and University Towne Centre -- and perhaps the Veterans Administration Medical Center as well.