Month: July 2024

Florida Construction News staff writer St. Petersburg College has been awarded $7.2 million to help establish the Semiconductor, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Training for Technicians (SMART Tech) 4.0 lab. The college will build facilities, purchase equipment and acquire training materials with $3.2 million from the Florida Job Growth Grant... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Tampa Mayor Jane Castor presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget to city council last week, highlighting five key strategies: Maintaining and improving infrastructure Strengthening services for residents Enhancing workforce development Improving housing affordability Focusing on sustainability and resilience “Between 2019 and 2023 we saw... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Orlando will host an open house tonight for the community to provide input on the Pulse Memorial site, as an advisory committee prepares to meet for the first time. The open house will be held at the Kia Center, White and Blue... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Baptist Health South Florida has broken ground on a new rehabilitation hospital in South Miami, a joint venture with Lifepoint Rehabilitation. Robins & Morton is the general contractor for the project and ESa is the architect. Construction, on currently vacant land near Sunset Drive and... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Kolter Urban has selected Manhattan Construction Company as general contractor for The Island at West Bay Club, an 86-unit luxury condominium on Florida’s Paradise Coast. “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Manhattan Construction Group as the general contractor for The Island at West Bay Club,” said Brian... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The construction sector added 27,000 jobs in June while its unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent, its lowest rate for the month, and pay levels in the industry continued to rise, according to a recent analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Tallahassee will receive $11.3 million from the Federal Transit Administration for StarMetro to purchase eight electric buses, expand essential charging infrastructure and support workforce development programs. “Tallahassee was among only 117 projects nationwide to receive this federal funding,” Mayor Curtis Richardson said.... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Sarasota City Commission has approved a plan to purchase two parcels of downtown land to build two apartment buildings with about 200 rental units for workers who have been priced out of living in the city where they work. Land sales are expected to be... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer St. Petersburg City Council will vote on several items for the Historic Gas Plant District Redevelopment at a council meeting today (July 18) at 11 a.m. Following the vote, County Commission is scheduled to hold the final vote on stadium-related agreements this summer. The meeting... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction has started on Orlando’s FORDify the Arts Courtyard project at the Rogers Kiene Building, at the intersection of Pine Street and Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando. The building at 39 S. Magnolia Ave. is the oldest commercial building in the city and is recognized... Continue reading