In the construction industry, more than a third of California developers have delayed or canceled commercial real estate projects due to rising costs and tariff uncertainty, according to a summer 2025 Allen Matkins and UCLA report. However, the Golden State has moved to help speed up building work as well, via overhauls to the California Environmental Quality Act, to ease the amount of red tape on certain kinds of projects.

“ETP is proud to invest in high-wage, high-road job training programs that are directly aligned with industry needs,” said Jessica Grimes, executive director of ETP, in the release.

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