Month: January 2023

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction contractors are less optimistic about private-sector projects than they were a year ago, but expectations for the public sector market have remained strong, according to survey results released by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America and Sage. Findings are detailed in High Hopes... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Beverage company Buffalo Rock has purchased 47 acres for a new distribution center in Santa Rosa County. Buffalo Rock is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama where 85% of its products are manufactured. The company sells more than a billion containers of product each year, and US... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a design and engineering contract to replace the Shepard Broad Causeway bridge in south Florida. The project includes replacing the aging structure with a bridge that meets current design standards and is consistent with United States Coast Guard (USCG) regulations. “Our... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order aimed at protection of Florida’s environment and water quality with $3.5 billion over four years for Everglades restoration and water resources projects. “This order directs funding and strategic action that will continue our momentum and enhance our ongoing... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Coastal Construction, based in South Florida, has been chosen to build a 35-story apartment tower in downtown Tampa. The Silverstein Properties’ project at 540 E. Cass St. will include 450 apartment units, 500 parking spaces and 9,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. It will also... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Ocala is the top growth city in America for 2022, based on the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks during the past year, and four Florida destinations are among the top 25 on the annual U-Haul Growth Index. It is the third consecutive year that... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) has started construction on the 500,000-sq. ft. Bruno E. and Maritza F. Ramos Collaboratory in Gainesville. “This innovative facility is critical to the future of DCP and will strengthen collaborative working across all the... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction has started on the Seminole Square Apartments affordable housing project in Largo – 96 affordable units being developed by Archway Partners. The public-private partnership includes an agreement that local governments created to tackle countywide housing. Seminole Square Apartments will have one- and two-bedroom apartments... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer A Jan. 6 topping out ceremony will include placement of a canopy which will be placed on the bandshell auditorium, the highest piece of structure at the Coachman Park redevelopment in Clearwater. Imagine Clearwater is an $84 million project. The bandshell auditorium will be fitted... Continue reading