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Pensacola awarded $3.9 million for infrastructure projects - https://t.co/hc2GrfGj09 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...

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Orlando adds affordable housing units - https://t.co/icbgPhJHW7 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 ...

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Miami Beach unveiling of Brittany Bay Park living shoreline Friday - https://t.co/AObYxoJjWI 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...

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Orlando group proposes $1.7-billion stadium to lure MLB franchise to Central Florida - https://t.co/0qO3UDGYG7 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...

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Topping off celebrated at Dania Beach apartments - https://t.co/MAnTraLn5d 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, ...

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Demolition begins at West Palm Beach Site condo tower - https://t.co/tRcecorZrS 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...

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DeSantis backs $75 million UF campus project - https://t.co/MVdlDUN2rR

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Governor Ron DeSantis supported the UF’s Jacksonville graduate center construction at a press conference this week. Along with verbal support from the gove...

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Ringling Trail complete street recognized as project of the year in Sarasota - https://t.co/rybwIDxAu2 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...

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2022 a record year for building Orange County - https://t.co/GIsCCdVp0w 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...

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Construction adds 15,000 jobs In April as firms struggle to find workers - https://t.co/JgdrV1eEPl 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...

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Entrepreneur and future astronaut keynote speaker at 2023 Broward & Beyond Business Conference - https://t.co/X6lnePMXF5 Construction News staff writer

The Broward County office of economic and small business development (OESBD) will feature serial entrepreneur and future B...

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Reimagining new home construction with drought-free landscaping - https://t.co/Dl3vXKEgKp 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...

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$1.5 million awarded for flood recovery in Southeast Florida - https://t.co/oihdqbrcCR 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...

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Fort Lauderdale streetscape improvement project underway - https://t.co/Hj2EqeImWW 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...

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Commissioner says senate bill could lead to demolition of historic buildings in Miami Beach - https://t.co/rFfFbhyCmc 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...

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Majority of contractors “still eager to hire” but worker shortages persist - https://t.co/ocxL2WUTIE 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...

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Tampa unveils strategy to plant 30,000 trees by 2030 - https://t.co/uHqsNPPTaE 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...

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Tampa CRA board approves $14 million to repair and restore iconic Tampa Theatre. - https://t.co/DoKFPyB7dW 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...

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South Korea company set to break ground on clean hydrogen facility in Florida - https://t.co/NR2L8PVVZ4 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 ...

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$73 million infrastructure projects begin on University of South Florida's campuses - https://t.co/2F7sdEZcsI 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...