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Florida Construction News staff writer Broward County Transit (BCT) has received $25 million through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase low emission buses and on-route chargers and to construct a solar canopy for the Northeast Transit Center that will provide renewable energy to the fleet and address the impacts... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer AURA AERO Inc., a French aviation company, has announced plans to build its first U.S. manufacturing and assembly facility in Florida. The announcement came during Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez’s international mission at the Farnborough Air Show. The new 500,000-sq. ft. plant will be built in... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer University of South Florida researchers are working with the City of Tampa on initiatives to reduce the impact of extreme heat, including planting more trees and establishing dedicated spaces for individuals to cool down. The project, Bridging Knowledge to Action, will direct the city’s efforts... Continue reading

Florida Construction New staff writer The City of St. Augustine hosted a public meeting in partnership with engineering consultants, Hanson Professional Services, Inc. and Marquis Latimer + Halback, Inc. to present design recommendations for the King Street Improvement Project. The project seeks to create a beautiful streetscape leading to the... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Skanska has announced that its program management and consulting group within Skanska USA Building Inc., has been selected by the City of St. Petersburg to oversee the $6.5 billion redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant property and the design and construction of a new Major... 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 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 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 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 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