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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) on Oct. 26 released the details of ABC Convention 2024, which will take place March 13-15 at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, for the second consecutive year. ABC’s annual convention celebrates the best of the best in merit shop construction, honoring the member companies and... Continue reading

B&I Contractors, Inc., congratulates Jeff Zenoniani on a successful career of 28 years with B&I. Jeff announced his planned retirement as Special Projects Department Manager at the end of the company’s fiscal year in October of 2023. B&I’s leadership team and staff wish Jeff all the best as he marks... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Hillsborough County School Board approved a landmark partnership Tuesday (Oct. 17) with USL Super League Tampa Bay, the new top-tier women’s pro soccer team kicking off August 2024. Under the agreement, Super League Tampa Bay will pay the full cost to upgrade and expand... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer St. Petersburg city council has approved a new Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) program to be administered by the office of supplier diversity. The MWBE Program will run for five years initially and may be extended. “The new Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE)... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer A $4.2 million federal grant will support the aerospace and defense sectors by connecting Naval Air Station Whiting Field to Whiting Aviation Park in Santa Rosa. The Job Growth Grant Fund (JGGF) award will help construct a helipad and an about 2,800 linear foot taxiway to... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Florida State University has appointed Sadie Greiner as the institution’s first-ever Chief Construction Officer, a newly created position that will oversee FSU’s campus master plan as it continues to grow and elevate its mission as a top-tier research university. In this new role, Greiner will... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Tallahassee is the recipient of the Florida Housing Coalition 2023 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) award for its rehabilitation and new construction programs. With affordable housing prioritized in its five-year strategic plan, a variety of programs have been created to rehabilitate existing... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer B&I Contractors chief executive officer Gary Griffin has donned pink clothes to support the American Cancer Society’s Men Wear Pink initiative. He’ll be wearing the color through the month of October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, serving as a Men Wear Pink of... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves is one of eight U.S. mayors participating in the Mayors’ Institute on City Design in Boston this week to discuss critical design challenges in municipal projects and present an in-depth case study for review. Reeves will present Pensacola’s Hollice T. Williams... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Work began Monday on a fifth terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a three-year construction project. Based on a joint agreement between Broward County and JetBlue Airways Corp., the New York-based carrier is managing the construction of FLL’s new terminal on behalf of the County.... Continue reading