FL Construction News

Pensacola awarded $3.9 million for infrastructure projects - floridaconstructionnews.com/pensacola-awar… Construction News staff writer More than $3.9 million to the City of Pensacola for infrastructure improvements at the Port of Pensacola including a High-Performance Maritime Center of Excel...

Orlando adds affordable housing units - floridaconstructionnews.com/orlando-adds-a… Construction News staff writer Blue Sky Communities and Community Assisted and Supported Living celebrated the completion of Fairlawn Village, a 116-unit affordable housing apartment community in Orlando, with ...

Miami Beach unveiling of Brittany Bay Park living shoreline Friday - floridaconstructionnews.com/miami-beach-un… Construction News staff writer Members of the media and the public are invited to join Miami Beach officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 10:30 a.m. to mark the comple...

Orlando group proposes $1.7-billion stadium to lure MLB franchise to Central Florida - floridaconstructionnews.com/orlando-group-… 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 unveile...

Topping off celebrated at Dania Beach apartments - floridaconstructionnews.com/topping-off-ce… Construction News staff writer Royal Palm Companies, ILP Developers and Suffolk recently announced Elevate Apartments’ topping off today in Dania Beach. The building is being constructed by Suffolk, ...

Demolition begins at West Palm Beach Site condo tower - floridaconstructionnews.com/demolition-beg… Construction News staff writer Savanna has started demolition of the building of a West Palm Beach building to make way for a condo tower overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. The 80,000-squ...

DeSantis backs $75 million UF campus project - floridaconstructionnews.com/desantis-backs… Florida Construction News staff writer Governor Ron DeSantis supported the UF’s Jacksonville graduate center construction at a press conference this week. Along with verbal support from the gove...

Ringling Trail complete street recognized as project of the year in Sarasota - floridaconstructionnews.com/ringling-trail… 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 Associati...

2022 a record year for building Orange County - floridaconstructionnews.com/2022-a-record-… 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 co...

Construction adds 15,000 jobs In April as firms struggle to find workers - floridaconstructionnews.com/construction-a… Construction News staff writer The construction sector across the U.S. added 15,000 jobs in April while the sector’s unemployment rate fell to a record low for the month and t...

Entrepreneur and future astronaut keynote speaker at 2023 Broward & Beyond Business Conference - floridaconstructionnews.com/entrepreneur-a… Construction News staff writer The Broward County office of economic and small business development (OESBD) will feature serial entrepreneur and future B...

Reimagining new home construction with drought-free landscaping - floridaconstructionnews.com/reimagining-ne… Construction News staff writer UF/IFAS researchers have partnered with land developers in Central Florida to study the benefits of landscapes that move away from traditional turf lawns...

$1.5 million awarded for flood recovery in Southeast Florida - floridaconstructionnews.com/1-5-million-aw… Construction News staff writer Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced $1.5 million in grant awards through the Florida Disaster Fund to support the flood recovery efforts being led by n...

Fort Lauderdale streetscape improvement project underway - floridaconstructionnews.com/fort-lauderdal… Construction News staff writer The City of Fort Lauderdale is working with Weekley Asphalt Paving, Inc. to complete streetscape improvements along A1A from the Fort Lauderdale Beach parking l...

Commissioner says senate bill could lead to demolition of historic buildings in Miami Beach - floridaconstructionnews.com/commissioner-s… Construction News staff writer Miami Beach Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez says a bill being considered by the state legislature could pave the way for demol...

Majority of contractors “still eager to hire” but worker shortages persist - floridaconstructionnews.com/majority-of-co… Construction News staff writer Construction employment increased in 44 states last month compared to a year earlier, while only 20 states added construction jobs from Februa...

Tampa unveils strategy to plant 30,000 trees by 2030 - floridaconstructionnews.com/tampa-unveils-… Construction News staff writer The City of Tampa has set a goal of planting 30,000 new trees by 2030. “I am enlisting everyone - city government, individuals, businesses, neighborhood groups f...

Tampa CRA board approves $14 million to repair and restore iconic Tampa Theatre. - floridaconstructionnews.com/tampa-cra-boar… Construction News staff writer Named one of the most “beautiful cinemas” in the world, the Tampa Theatre is receiving much-needed repair and restoration improvements t...

South Korea company set to break ground on clean hydrogen facility in Florida - floridaconstructionnews.com/south-korea-co… Construction News staff writer Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea-based LowCarbon Hydrogen Corporation to build a research ...

$73 million infrastructure projects begin on University of South Florida's campuses - floridaconstructionnews.com/73-million-inf… Construction News staff writer A renovation has begun on one of the University of South Florida's (USF) most iconic structures. The 26-year-old water tower on th...