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Florida Construction News staff writer The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that more than 100,000 families and individuals have been housed through the federal initiative House America. In May 2022, the City of Tallahassee joined over 100 communities pledging to grow the affordable housing... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction spending decreased by 0.4 percent in December, yet industry job openings at the end of the month set a new high, according to an assessment from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. “The record number of job openings in construction compared to previous... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Hines and Tampa Bay Rays has been selected as the master developer of the Historic Gas Plant redevelopment project, St. Petersburg Mayor Kenneth Welch announced at his 2023 State of the City address. “I am naming the partner and a concept for a project that... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Gov. DeSantis launched the Moving Florida Forward initiative this week, to speed transportation construction projects over the next four years. If passed by the legislature, $4 billion of general revenue – an average of $131 million annually would be redirected to the State Transportation Work... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer A rezoning application for a new 33-acre mixed-use waterfront development surrounding Ybor Channel and located just south of Adamo Dr., was filed with the City of Tampa last week. The project, at the northern terminus of Ybor Channel, is an undertaking by Darryl Shaw. “Ybor... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Miller Construction Company has broken ground on a multi-warehouse project for Dalfen Industrial LLC. Two warehouses with a total of 318,000 square feet class A industrial space are being constructed at Lake Park Industrial and Ranch House Industrial in West Palm Beach. The project team... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Gilbane Federal has been awarded a multiple part construction contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast to build a littoral innovation and prototyping site at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City. The project, $58.5 million fixed-price contract is to replace nine buildings damaged... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced $100 million to restore damaged beaches in 16 coastal counties impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole,  in addition to $20 million announced in November to address erosion concerns. “The coastal erosion caused by both storms not only damaged upland structures... Continue reading

An Invitation for Bid has been published for a redevelopment project in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The opportunity for work on the D. Hamilton Terrace and Alphonso “Piggy’ Gerard Complex redevelopment project is posted here: INVITATION FOR BID The pre-bid conference/site inspection co-ordinated by the Virgin Islands Housing Authority and... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction firms added 28,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages for hourly workers more than other sectors as the industry’s unemployment rate fell to a record low, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. Officials said the data... Continue reading