Month: September 2026

Florida Construction News staff writer The University of South Florida has broken ground on a nearly $500-million mixed-use development that will combine student housing, restaurants, retail, hospitality and research facilities on the Tampa campus. The project, now named Uptown Landing, was previously referred to during planning as the Fletcher District.... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Ability Housing has broken ground on a $35.7-million affordable housing development that will bring 96 new rental apartments to the Pine Hills community in Orlando. Village of Pine Hills is being built on approximately nine acres at 5121 North Pine Hills Road and will include... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $45-million design-build-to-budget contract to Brasfield & Gorrie for major waterfront repairs at the Sector Jacksonville Annex in Atlantic Beach, Florida. The Birmingham, Alabama-based contractor will replace aging and storm-damaged infrastructure, improve flood resilience and upgrade facilities supporting Coast... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction is continuing on the $1.4-billion Stadium of the Future in Jacksonville, with the Jacksonville Jaguars releasing 10 new renderings showing the transformation underway at EverBank Stadium.AECOM Hunt and Barton Malow are serving as construction managers on the project, with HOK as architect. The new... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer With U.S. construction spending now in its 14th year of growth, architecture, engineering and construction companies are increasingly treating employee compensation as a strategic priority to attract and retain workers. A new report, the 2026 FMI Compensation Study, surveyed 218 firms across 40 states and... Continue reading