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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

DOZR, specializing in marketplace heavy equipment rentals, says it has raised $22 million in Series B funding. Co-led by Silicon Valley’s Builders VC and BDC Capital, with participation from BaseCamp Equity Partners, this round of funding will further help the business expand its footprint across the United States, the company... Continue reading

General contractor Suffolk says it has been chosen as the construction management firm to build Alba, a 21-story condominium in West Palm Beach. The 55-unit development owned by Scuba Club WPB LLC will be situated on a 1.17-acre property at 4708 N. Flagler Dr. on the Intercoastal Waterway. “Focused on... Continue reading

The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) in Jacksonville says it has selected Balfour Beatty and Stellar as a joint venture to lead construction management for the MOSH Genesis project. The contractors will oversee all vertical construction for the $85 million project, which will bring a new Museum to the... Continue reading