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Construction spending increased in January compared to both December and a year ago, with strong gains in private nonresidential and residential construction but mixed results for public spending, according to an analysis of federal spending data the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America released on March 1. Association leaders urged... Continue reading

A Canadian construction training consultant has developed a new board game, described as the first of its kind in North America to focus squarely on the construction industry. Derek A. Smith, senior facilitator and principal consultant at Constructionlab Ltd., says that JOBSITE – The Board Game will be assembled and... Continue reading

CEMEX USA says that, as part of its efforts to cut CO2 emissions, the company has introduced what it describes as environmentally friendly, lower carbon Portland limestone cement (PLC) manufactured at its plants in Brooksville, Florida and Demopolis, Alabama. Increased PLC production is just one element of CEMEX’s Future in... Continue reading

SGL Constructors says it has completed the I-4 Ultimate managed lanes, known locally as “I-4 Express”, a significant milestone in the roadway’s comprehensive redevelopment. The implementation of the managed lanes along the highway is intended to address traffic congestion and provide motorists with more reliable travel options, the contractor says... Continue reading

A company associated with controversial former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has arranged a $108 million loan from CIM Group for a Miami development, Commercial Observer (CO) reports, citing property records. The published report says Mark Lapidus, WeWork’s former head of real estate, signed the mortgage document on behalf of the borrower,... Continue reading

A developer’s request for an extension to complete the stalled Washington Square Hotel project in downtown Tallahassee is likely to be denied by the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), represented by all five Tallahassee City Commissioners. The Tallahassee Democrat on Feb. 21 described the site of the originally proposed “flagship... Continue reading

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