Extant Aerospace breaks ground on $75 million manufacturing facility in Melbourne

Florida Construction News staff writer Extant Aerospace has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Melbourne that is expected to more than double the company’s workforce over time. The project includes a more than $75 million investment in a 376,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility, with plans for an additional 120,000... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Ryan Companies and Exalt Health have broken ground on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Panama City that is expected to expand access to post-acute care in the growing community. E4H Architecture is serving as the project architect, and Panhandle Engineering is the civil engineer.... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction of the $563 million BayCare Hospital Manatee reached a major milestone July 10 with the placement of the project’s final steel beam, marking completion of the hospital’s structural framework. BayCare Health System and general contractor Robins & Morton celebrated the topping-out ceremony for the... Continue reading

Special to Florida Construction News Healthcare construction requires a level of precision, coordination, and adaptability that goes beyond traditional building projects. In an active hospital environment, construction teams must balance complex mechanical requirements with the ongoing needs of patients, medical staff, and daily operations. At HCA Aventura Hospital in Aventura,... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction of Tampa International Airport’s highly anticipated Airside D terminal has reached another significant milestone, with structural steel framing now underway and the installation of massive shuttle guideway spans connecting the main terminal to the future airside facility. General contractor Hensel Phelps announced that steel... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer City officials, members of the Economic Development Council, downtown business leaders and Community Redevelopment Agency stakeholders gathered Thursday to mark the groundbreaking of the Krome and Flagler Infrastructure Improvement Project, one of Homestead’s largest infrastructure investments in recent years. The project is designed to modernize... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Pinellas County Housing Authority and The Burg Bid will redevelop separate parts of the site, St. Pete officials announced Thursday. The other two shortlisted developers, chosen from nine proposals submitted to the city for the district, were Ark Ellison Horus LLC and Foundation Vision... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Orlando has officially begun construction on the first phase of the Church Street Festival Street project, a major downtown redevelopment initiative designed to create a more pedestrian-friendly, vibrant and connected urban corridor. The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) marked the project milestone with a groundbreaking... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Some of the most complex engineering work on Tampa’s West Riverwalk Extension is now underway as crews begin building the structural supports for the project’s overwater sections, bringing the city closer to completing a continuous 12.2-mile pathway connecting the west side of the Hillsborough River... Continue reading

Mike McGilvary Florida’s Roof Age Law & Tile Roof Preservation Expert Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1331721 For the past several years, I have been advocating for a condition-based approach to roofing decisions throughout Florida. As insurance requirements, property values, construction costs, and underwriting standards continue to evolve, Florida’s Roof Age... Continue reading