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A $75 million project in Jacksonville’s Southbank area has made progress with the city of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) unanimous decision to support the multi-family development at its Feb. 23 meeting. Corner Lot Development Group plans to build the 340-unit Artea project on four acres at the intersection of Montana... Continue reading

The construction industry will need to attract nearly 650,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2022 to meet the demand for labor, according to a model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). “ABC’s 2022 workforce shortage analysis sends a message loud and clear: The... Continue reading

Seagate Development Group says it is in the preconstruction phase of a 60,000-sq. ft. design-build facility for American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. It is set to break ground in the second quarter at the Charlotte County Park of Commerce – adjacent to the Punta Gorda Airport. The developer... Continue reading

The Florida Senate has advanced a watered-down version of legislation shortening the deadline for homeowners to bring lawsuits over construction defects in single-family and multi-family residences, like the ones blamed in part in the Surfside condo disaster last summer, Florida Phoenix reports. The bill (SB 736) addresses Florida’s “statute of... Continue reading

A Florida-based concrete and masonry contractor and one of its subtrades are among six organizations cited by The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) for misclassfying workers on a project in the northern state. Kiko Construction LLC from Kissimmee did caulking work on masonry walls for concrete... Continue reading

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported on Feb. 15 that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 8.0 months in January, according to an ABC member survey conducted Jan. 20 to Feb. 4. The reading is down 0.2 months from December 2021, but up 0.5 months from January 2021. ABC’s Construction... Continue reading

Seagate Development Group says it is preparing to start work on another expansion at EmCyte Corporation’s headquarters in Fort Myers. Seagate says the bio-tech company has requested the renovation of an engineered space in its original building at 4331 Veronica S. Shoemaker Blvd. The developer says it has just about... Continue reading

President Joe Biden on Feb. 3 signed an executive order requiring the use of project labor agreements (PLA)s on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. The president and organized labor assert that the provision will help improve working conditions for nearly 200,000 construction workers on federal contracts. However,... Continue reading

A construction worker working on the U.S. Highway 27/441 road widening project in Lady Lake was killed on Feb. 2. Lake County Fire Rescue and The Villages Public Safety worked through the night to find body of the victim, who was later identified as John Joseph Terranova, 27, of Leesburg, died.... Continue reading