Month: January 2025

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Fort Lauderdale has received the Smart Growth Excellence Award from the Smart Growth Partnership recognizing the city’s efforts to create a “vibrant, sustainable community”. The award highlights the Uptown Urban Village project, an initiative transforming the Uptown area into a lively, walkable... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Tampa has appointed Jeffrey McKittrick as its new Director of Housing and Community Development. McKittrick brings extensive experience in local government, having most recently served as the Assistant Director of Housing and Community Development in Pasco County. There, he revitalized the Affordable... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and partners were recently awarded a four-year, $16 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Habitat Conservation Program Office, to lead a program to implement and scale-up... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Tallahassee has received a $6.7 million federal grant to revitalize and strengthen Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) infrastructure. “Starting 2025 on a high note, the city’s aggressive approach to identify and apply for competitive state and federal grants is paying off as we... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of St. Petersburg was awarded $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Reconnecting the Historic Gas Plant District Project to remediate the impacts of the construction of I-175 in the late 1970s that uprooted many families of the historic African American... Continue reading

Florida International University student places first The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board (TRB), have announced the winners of the 2025 Traffic Control Device (TCD) Student Challenge, awarding first place to a Florida International University student. Ten teams of... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Miami has committed $8 million to convert the recently closed La Quinta Inn, located at 10821 Caribbean Blvd., Cutler Bay, into a safe and supportive living environment for individuals experiencing homelessness. This initiative comes at a critical time, as Miami—like many cities... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $23.3 million firm-fixed-price, design-bid-build construction contract to RQ Construction LLC of Carlsbad, California, for the demolition of various facilities at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. Demolition projects are the first step to modernizing infrastructure, improving safety,... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS recently joined the Osceola County Board of County Commissioners and County leadership to officially break ground on Fire Station 83 on North Marigold Avenue in Poinciana. The station, expected to be completed in late 2025, follows construction of stations... Continue reading