Month: February 2023

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Tampa is planning to expand the West River District BUILD Grant project, and build connections to more neighborhoods west of the Hillsborough River. The city is looking for a design-build team or firm to design and construct this approximately 5-mile-long project. According to... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Broadband Opportunity Grant Program has awarded $144 million for 58 projects in 41 Florida counties for broadband internet expansion that will impact nearly 160,000 unserved residential, educational, business, and community locations. “I am proud to be in Santa Rosa County to announce the first... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Mar. 6 for Gas Worx, a 50-acre Ybor City development in Tampa. Gas Worx is a joint venture between Darryl Shaw and KETTLER. “The positive response Gas Worx has had from the Ybor City neighborhood and community leadership has... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced more than $275 million for 75 infrastructure projects aimed at preparing coastal and inland communities for the impacts of flooding and storm surge. A list of awards can be found here. “Under my administration, the state of Florida has invested... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have sent a letter to Michael Connor, assistant secretary of the army – civil works, detailing critical projects in Florida they say merit new and continued funding. The letter is in advance of the U.S. Army Corps of... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The White House has released proposed guidelines that will require builders to use American-made material in government-funded infrastructure construction projects. In his State of the Union address this week President Joe Biden highlighted a plan to ensure construction materials used in federal infrastructure projects be manufactured in... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction spending decreased by 0.4 percent in December, yet industry job openings at the end of the month set a new high, according to an assessment from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. “The record number of job openings in construction compared to previous... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that more than 100,000 families and individuals have been housed through the federal initiative House America. In May 2022, the City of Tallahassee joined over 100 communities pledging to grow the affordable housing... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Military leaders, key civic representatives, and housing partners gathered Jan. 30 to break ground on a new housing construction project for service members and their families stationed at Doral. “This is a very special day for IMCOM, our service members and their families,” said SOUTHCOM... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Gov. DeSantis launched the Moving Florida Forward initiative this week, to speed transportation construction projects over the next four years. If passed by the legislature, $4 billion of general revenue – an average of $131 million annually would be redirected to the State Transportation Work... Continue reading