Month: September 2025

Florida Construction News staff writer Florida’s construction industry posted the strongest job gains among all major sectors in August, adding 3,600 positions, according to new data from FloridaCommerce. The sector’s growth helped drive statewide employment increases as Florida’s economy continued to expand. The information sector added 2,300 jobs and manufacturing... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Baptist Health has begun construction on a four-storey, 123,000-square-foot emergency and patient tower at its flagship campus shared by Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and Wolfson Children’s Hospital. The McGehee Family Tower will expand the hospital’s emergency and inpatient capacity while incorporating modern design features aimed... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Pasco County and Reworld celebrated a significant construction milestone this week with the placement of the final steel beam atop the expanded Thermomechanical Treatment Facility (TTF), marking the structural “topping off” of the $260 million project.The expansion includes the addition of a fourth boiler and... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Work has officially started on Ivey Flats, a 137-unit affordable apartment community that will rise at 30 S. Ivey Lane in Orlando. The $2.1-million investment from Orange County’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund will support construction of the complex, which is reserved for households earning at... Continue reading