Month: July 2026

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction of the new Middle School VV campus in Wimauma, Florida, has reached a major milestone with the completion of the project’s structural steel. B&I Contractors Inc. recently marked the achievement with a topping out ceremony, celebrating the completion of the steel framework and the... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction is underway on a new fire station in northeast Gainesville, the first of two public safety projects the city is launching to expand emergency response capacity. City officials broke ground July 22 on the new Fire Station No. 3, a 16,773-square-foot facility with three... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Balfour Beatty has partnered with the University of Florida to deliver the first phase of a long-term student housing redevelopment program that will add thousands of new beds to the Gainesville campus. The project will redevelop the existing Trusler, Simpson and Graham Hall sites into... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction has started on a 24-story mixed-use apartment development in downtown St. Petersburg that will add 367 apartments and ground-floor retail space to the city’s central business district. The project, located at 275 S. Fifth St., is scheduled for completion in 2028. It is the... Continue reading