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Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Tallahassee City Commission’s annual retreat focused on leveraging the airport as an economic driver, the Southside Action Plan and progress on several major City facility construction projects. A major component of the long-term economic impact is construction of the International Processing Facility... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 197,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The University of Central Florida (UCF) broke ground on the transformational Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion at Lake Nona, Orlando on Jan. 12. UCF is building the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion in conjunction with HuntonBrady Architects, Ayers Saint Gross and DPR Construction. Published reports say the... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer More than $1.8 million in awards to military communities through the Defense Infrastructure Grant Program and the Defense Reinvestment Grant Program will be used for infrastructure projects and economic growth. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the funding, which is in addition to $6.1 million in grants... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Bay Park Conservancy (BPC), a non-profit organization responsible for designing, developing, operating and programming a signature public park on 53 acres of city-owned land along Sarasota Bay, has raised more than $15 million for the $24-million project. The first 10-acre phase opened in October... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Tampa Convention Center capital project completed last June is nominated for an Urban Excellence Awards from the Tampa Downtown Partnership. Construction was completed by Skanska USA in partnership with the design firm Baker Barrios Architects and Convergence Design. The total cost of the project... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer University of Florida faculty and students will help advance the field of industrialized construction engineering with $2.5 million in strategic funding from the office of UF President Ben Sasse. UF’s College of Design, Construction and Planning, and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering will work... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer More than $30 million was awarded for water and wastewater and stormwater infrastructure in the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary watershed. Projects will help address excess nutrients, which are known to contribute to increased algal blooms, by investing in wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. “The Caloosahatchee River... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer A one-mile stretch of North Main Street is the first Gainesville road project funded by a half-cent infrastructure surtax dedicated to improving local infrastructure. The city has identified these capital projects as “Streets, Stations & Strong Foundations” (SSSF). The resurfacing and restriping of North Main... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Clearwater is expected to seek construction bids and finalize costs for a major rebuild of the marina early this year. In a presentation to council in November, Nicole Pauly, a marine structural engineer with Moffatt and Nichol, said a general contractor has... Continue reading