Coachman Park redevelopment construction to wrap up June 28

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction is set to wrap up June 28 on the Coachman Park Redevelopment in Clearwater. Designed to connect the waterfront and the Downtown Clearwater community, Coachman Park’s $84-million renovations include 19 acres of park space, a gateway plaza and bluff walk that connects the park... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Staff from the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Transportation are in Davenport, Iowa to assist local work crews after a partial building collapse killed three people. “At the request of Iowa, I’ve directed FLSERT and FDOT to deploy personnel to... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Sarasota County expects to receive a $201,535,000.00 allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) to assist with Hurricane Ian recovery and mitigation efforts and create the Resilient SRQ program. “I’m so proud of the... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The City of Ocala’s growth management department will host a ‘lunch and learn’ event today, Jun. 8, from noon to 1 p.m., to provide an in-depth look at the brownfields program. A brownfield site is a property where actual or perceived environmental contamination complicates its... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Conceptual designs have been released for the Stadium of the Future, a project nearly three years in the making to transform Design highlights include: Drawing inspiration from Jacksonville’s lush landscapes—a network of biking and walking trails, parklands, greenways, beaches and marshes—the striking design captures the... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Officials demanding tougher safety enforcement and education programs as annual survey shows continued risks to construction workers and drivers in work zones. Fifty-five percent of highway contractors reported vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to results of a... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Live! at The Pomp will include more than 25,000 square feet of food and beverage venues and a sprawling central plaza with space for local, regional and national live music and entertainment, family-friendly events, cultural celebrations, festivals and special events. “The City of Pompano Beach... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Florida’s Patrick Space Force Base has been selected as the site of the U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) headquarters. “From Project Mercury to today’s privatized spaceflight, Americans look to Florida’s Space Coast to see history in the making,” Gov. Ron DeSantis... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Sarasota’s architect selection task force is expected to select a firm today to design the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center. Deliberations will be open to the public at city hall from 1 to 3 p.m. and a decision will be announced following the meeting. Finalist... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The federal team investigating the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside has moved evidence to a new warehouse and started the next phase of the investigation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced. An update on work related to... Continue reading