Scarfe brings three decades of design and construction expertise and leadership to new role

Florida Construction News staff writer Hoyt Architects has appointed senior project manager George Scarfe as the firm’s newest partner, noting his “steadfast dedication, innovative vision and exceptional leadership”. A U.S. Navy veteran with deployments to the coasts of Somalia, Bosnia and Haiti, Scarfe began his education in drafting and design... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Tampa is hosting the semi-annual Bridges to Business Subcontractor Outreach and Networking Expo today from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tampa Convention Center (333 S Franklin St.). The Bridges to Business Expo is free to attend. While registration is encouraged,... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Miami is spending $8 million to convert the recently closed La Quinta Inn at 10821 Caribbean Blvd. in Cutler Bay, into permanent housing for unsheltered seniors. This initiative, developed in partnership with the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust, is part of the city’s ongoing... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Ronald Lee Harden, one of the major contributing architects to Tampa’s largest building projects, is sharing his story and the contributions of his fellow African-Americans in a book titled “Untold Architectural Black History of Tampa, Florida.” The book details the 36 years Harden spent as... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer $20 million has been awarded to small county governments and rural municipalities through the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF). Awards projects that will complete critical infrastructure. The largest award is $4.5 million to Wakulla County to acquire land, design, permit, and conduct land improvements to support... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer More than 30 million cubic yards of debris, including 3.5 million cubic yards of construction and demolition waste, have been removed since the state initiated the City and County Debris Reporting Dashboard to track debris removal efforts. An additional $7.8 million has been added to... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The St. Petersburg City Council has approved several resolutions aimed at enhancing affordable housing projects and improving recovery from recent storm damage. Revised foreclosure lot disposition policy The City of St. Petersburg’s Affordable Lot Disposition Program connects qualified developers to vacant lots acquired by the... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Orlando, the Orange County Library System and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority recently broke ground on a new community and government center, along with a library in Southeast Orlando. H.J. High Construction is the project’s general contractor. Published reports indicate the government... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.4% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.228 trillion. Spending was down on a monthly basis in 11... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the City of Tampa is on track to complete storm debris removal operations on Dec. 20, ahead of schedule. Tampa’s Department of Solid Waste and Environmental Program Management, alongside over 300 contracted haulers, has cleared more than 1.3 million cubic... Continue reading