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Florida Construction News staff writer Orlando’s newest apartment community has added 116 affordable housing units to the city. Blue Sky Communities and Community Assisted and Supported Living recently celebrated the completion of Fairlawn Village, a 116-unit affordable housing apartment community reserved for residents with incomes at or less than 60%... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Florida has reported the lowest unemployment rate among the top 10 largest states in the nation at 2.6 percent. In April Florida’s unemployment rate was 2.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the national rate of 3.4 percent.... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The proposed plan for a 45,000-seat, domed baseball stadium that would eventually be home to the “Orlando Dreamers” has been unveiled. At a news conference on Tuesday, Williams, founder and president of Orlando City Baseball Dreamers, unveiled artist renderings of a proposed stadium. He focused on... Continue reading

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Florida Construction News staff writer The Ringling Trail complete street project in Sarasota has been recognized as the project of the year by the American Public Works Association (APWA) Florida Chapter. Construction transformed Ringling Boulevard into a complete street in December 2022 with enhanced bicycle safety and expanded multimodal and... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writrer Orange County’s division of building safety, one of the largest building code administrative bodies in Central Florida, issued 80,000 building construction permits and completed 270,000 inspections in 2022. Permits account for all approved building construction in unincorporated Orange County, from new construction to repairs and... Continue reading