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                        "data": "SPRING 2018 "
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                        "data": "STEEL TARIFFS: "
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                        "data": "Some good news for "
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                        "data": "Florida’s construction "
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                        "data": "industry with plans for "
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                        "data": "new $240 million "
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                        "data": "Editor’s "
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                        "data": "Viewpoint By Mark Buckshon "
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                        "data": "Publisher, Chicago Construction News "
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                        "data": "Years ago, I learned there are usually more than one (or "
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                        "data": "lating to the impact of possible steel tariffs on the state’s "
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                        "data": "construction industry, and the follow-up from the tragic "
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                        "data": "Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse, "
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                        "data": "relate to these multi-sided controversy challenges. "
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                        "data": "On the steel issue, if you talk with many of the lobbyists "
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                        "data": "and association leaders, they will say they will cause seri- "
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                        "data": "Florida near the new Nucor rebar steel mill, you might have "
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                        "data": "a very different perspective on the issue. "
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                        "data": "The FIU issue touches on responsibility. How did this ac- "
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                        "data": "The FIU bridge collapse: "
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                        "data": "Construction costs rising rapidly as "
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                        "data": "Steel tariffs: Some good news for Florida’s construction industry "
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                        "data": "THE FIU BRIDGE COLLAPSE: "
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                        "data": "Peeking into the cone of silence "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "about the disaster that killed six "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "A cone of science has descended "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "over official interpretations about the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cause of the March 15 pedestrian "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bridge collapse at Florida Interna- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tional University (FIU), as the Na- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tional Transportation Safety Board "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(NTSB) investigates the incident that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "killed six people under the glare of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "national publicity. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The story, however, will likely "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "emerge as an example of how engi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "neering and construction can go "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "wrong, especially in the context of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the university’s leadership in con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction management and engineer- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing programs, and understanding "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "how innovations in building practices "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and technologies should be encour- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "aged, but with safety safeguards. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "FIU’s president and board of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "trustees met on April 12 for the first "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "time since the tragedy for a retreat at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Coral Gables. Trustees started the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "meeting with a moment of silent for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the collapse victims. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Then there was silence about the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "incident itself, with FIU president "
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                    {
                        "data": "Mark Rosenberg and the university’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lawyer telling local NBC 6 TV that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "they needed to stay silent under "
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                        "data": "NTSB guidelines. "
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                    {
                        "data": "“There could be a point in time "
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                    {
                        "data": "during the investigation that the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "NTSB begins to lift the shield, but "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "between now and then, we’re coop- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "erating the best way possible . . . "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and that is to be a party member to "
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                    {
                        "data": "the investigation,” the school’s gen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "eral council, Carlos Castillo, said in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the broadcast interview. "
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                        "data": "“We’re at the table with the NTSB "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and we’ve made the decision to do "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that precisely because we want to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "get to the bottom of what caused "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the bridge collapse,” he said. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Miami-based contractor MCM, in "
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                        "data": "partnership with FIGG Bridge Engi- "
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                        "data": "neers, designed and built the struc- "
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                        "data": "ture, part of a $9.3 million project "
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                        "data": "with sidewalks and plazas to connect "
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                    {
                        "data": "the City of Sweetwater with the uni- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "versity’s Modesto A. Maidque Cam- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pus (MMC). "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This was MCM’s first design-build "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "project with FIGG, described in a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "news release as an award winning "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tallahassee-based firm. FIGG has de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "signed bridges throughout the U.S. "
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                    {
                        "data": "including the Leonard P. Zakim "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Bunker Hill Bridge in Boston and the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Bay. Both FIGG and MCM expressed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "condolences for the victims and say "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "they are cooperating with the investi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gation, but not much more, at least "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in public. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 3 "
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                        "data": "But what caused the bridge to "
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                    {
                        "data": "fail? The Miami Herald has published "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "an extensive investigative report, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "starting with these questions: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Did it crack when it was lifted "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "into place? Was it a snapping steel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "support that did it in? Or was it a fa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tally flawed design from the start? "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "And what was the doomed construc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion crew member doing when the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bridge buckled under him?” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Each of these questions could "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have different answers, and the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "newspaper reported about specula- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions and varying interpretations "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "within engineering forums. But the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "details of what really happened are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "4 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "stored at the NTSB and it may take a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "year or more for the investigators to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "release their findings. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In the most recent news release "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "March 21, the federal agency said: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“The next update on the progress of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "this investigation will likely be the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "preliminary report. Preliminary re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ports are generally completed within "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a few weeks following completion of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "field work. Preliminary reports do not "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contain analysis and do not address "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "probable cause.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In other words, NTSB will likely be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "totally silent for several weeks, and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "then will decline to answer (at least "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for now) the questions about why "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the tragedy occurred. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In its March public statement, the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "NTSB said that significant develop- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ments in the investigation include: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "• Investigators secured a contract "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to have a company remove com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ponents from the bridge that it be- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lieves warrant additional "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "examination and testing. These "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "components include sections of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the floor, the canopy, a vertical "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "member and a diagonal member; "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "all from the north end of the struc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ture. These components were in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the area of where the failure oc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "curred. “In addition to these com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ponents, we obtained additional "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "core samples from this area to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "supplement the core samples we "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "obtained earlier,” the NTSB state- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment said. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "• Shipping the core samples along "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with some recovered rebar and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tensioning rods to the Turner Fair- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bank Highway Research Center, in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "McLean, VA, for testing and evalu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ation. • The investigative team has ob- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tained an exemplar tensioning rod "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and hydraulic unit used by the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction crew to make ten- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sion adjustments to the tension- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing rods. These items are also "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "being shipped to the Virginia re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "search center for evaluation and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "testing. • The larger bridge components the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "investigative team is removing are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "being stored at a secured Florida "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Department of Transportation fa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cility, under the control of the "
                    }
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                "paragraph": [
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                        "data": "NTSB. The additional examina- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions and forensic deconstruction "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "of these components will occur "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "there. • The investigative team has con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "firmed that workers were adjust- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing tension on the two tensioning "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "rods located in the diagonal mem- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ber at the north end of the span "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "when the bridge collapsed. They "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "had done this same work earlier at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the south end, moved to the north "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "side, and had adjusted one rod. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "They were working on the second "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "rod when the span failed and col- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lapsed. The roadway was not "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "closed while this work was being "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "performed. NTSB says ongoing work includes: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "• Removal of the post-tensioning "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "device to a temporary storage "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "area and preparing it for ship- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment; • Preliminary comparison of bridge "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "schematics to measurements ob- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tained during the investigators’ ex- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "amination of the collapsed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "structure; and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "• Interviews with first responders. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The NTSB said that “while seg- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ments of the bridge are being trans- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ported to and stored at an FDOT "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "facility, there are no plans to recon- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struct the bridge as part of the NTSB "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "investigation into why the bridge col- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lapsed. The nature of the structure "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and the way it failed make recon- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction impractical.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "There have been unofficial specu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lations about whether the design "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "was properly evaluated before con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction began, and whether the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contractor had received briefings on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "how to safely build the structure. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Outside expert speculation has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "moved beyond just potential con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction error to focus increasingly "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "on possible design flaws that might "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have made the bridge structurally "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "vulnerable,” the Miami Herald re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ported. “I would say they were pushing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the envelope,” Nel Hawkins, an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "emeritus engineering professor at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the University of Illinois who special- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "izes in concrete construction was "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quoted as saying. “The question is, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to what extent had the new concepts "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in this been validated through testing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "prior to actually putting it in place?” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The Herald reported that the “ad- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mittedly speculative consensus has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "coalesced around a view of the FIU "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "project as a novel design with a high "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "‘wow’ factor, but also hidden struc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tural risks and vulnerabilities that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "were probably compounded by a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "last-minute design change, all "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "brought to a catastrophic conclusion "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "by engineering and construction mis- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "calculations.” But it will likely be many months – "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "perhaps years – with presumably ex- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tensive litigation – before the story "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "can truly come to a definitive conclu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sion. The story touches close to the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "heart of FIU, with nationally recog- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nized programs in engineering and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction management. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The university’s Moss School of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Construction, Infrastructure and Sus- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tainability attracts students from "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "across the U.S. and internationally "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with its programs. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The school is “the preeminent "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "center for advancement and dissemi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nation of construction knowledge,” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "director Irtishad Ahmad says on the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "FIU website. “Our undergraduate stu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dents get hands on training and high "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "class instructions in all areas of con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction. Graduate students take "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "courses in advanced topics in con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction and get involved in re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "search with the faculty members. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Both groups enjoy excellent employ- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment opportunities by being in South "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida – one of the busiest geo- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "graphic regions in construction in the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "country.” Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 5 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "6",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "Construction costs rising rapidly as "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "potential tariffs threaten scarcities: AGCA "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Construction costs have risen "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sharply in the first months of 2018 – "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "especially March - with increases for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a wide range of building materials, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "including many that are subject to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "proposed tariffs that could drive "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "prices still higher and cause scarci- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ties, according to an analysis by the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Associated General Contractors of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "America (AGCA) of Labor Depart- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment data. Association officials "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "warned that tariffs on some items "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "might lead to project delays and can- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cellations if supplies become unob- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tainable or too expensive for current "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "budgets. “Prices increased for many items "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in March, even before tariffs an- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nounced for steel, aluminum and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "many items imported from China "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have taken effect,” said the associa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion’s chief economist, Ken Simon- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "son. “Steel service centers and other "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "suppliers are warning there is not "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "enough capacity at U.S. mills or in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the trucking industry to deliver or- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ders on a timely basis. Thus, contrac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tors are likely to experience still "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "higher prices as well as delivery de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lays in coming months.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The producer price index for in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "puts to construction industries, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "goods—a measure of all materials "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "used in construction projects includ- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing items consumed by contractors, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "such as diesel fuel—rose 0.8 percent "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in March alone and 5.8 percent over "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "12 months. The year-over-year in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "crease was the steepest since 2011, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the economist noted. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Many items contributed to the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "latest round of increases,” Simonson "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "observed. “Moreover, today’s report "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "only reflects prices charged as of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mid-March. Since then, some tariffs "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have taken effect, many others have "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "been proposed, and producers of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "steel and concrete have imple- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mented or announced substantial ad- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ditional increases.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "6 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "From March 2017 to March 2018, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the producer price index jumped by "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "13.7 percent for lumber and ply- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "wood, 11.4 percent for aluminum "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mill shapes, and 4.9 percent for steel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mill products. The U.S. has been in a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dispute with Canada over lumber im- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ports, has imposed tariffs on several "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "types of steel and has announced or "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "recently imposed additional tariffs— "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "not reflected in the March price "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "index—on steel, aluminum and nu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "merous Chinese construction prod- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ucts. Other construction inputs that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "rose sharply in price from March "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2017 to March 2018 include diesel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fuel, 39.7 percent; copper and brass "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mill shapes, 11.2 percent; gypsum "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "products, 8.4 percent; and plastic "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction products, 5.8 percent. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In addition, concrete and other sup- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pliers announced significant price "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "hikes that were due to take effect in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "April. Construction officials said the tar- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "iffs that have been announced have "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "already triggered a surge of orders "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that mills say they cannot fill on a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "timely basis, which will create "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "budget problems, delays and possi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bly cancellations for infrastructure "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and other public projects. They said "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "adequate funding of infrastructure "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "would be a better way to foster de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mand for domestic steel and alu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "minum without harming contractors. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Tariffs will harm contractors that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "are currently working on projects for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "which they have not bought materi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "als and will disrupt budgets for fu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ture construction,” said Stephen E. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Sandherr, the association’s chief ex- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ecutive officer. “The best way to help "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the U.S. steel and aluminum sector is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to continue pushing measures, like "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "regulatory reform and new infrastruc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ture funding, that will boost demand "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for their products as the economy "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "expands.” View producer price indexes for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction. "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "7",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "PECO: Florida approves $487 million "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for university construction projects "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida lawmakers have approved "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a 45 percent increase in construction "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and maintenance money for universi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ties, state colleges and public "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "schools in the new state budget "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The annual Public Education Capi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tal Outlay program for the 2018-19 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "academic year will total $487 million, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "including $33 million in funding con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tingent on reimbursements from the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "federal government related to emer- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gency spending during Hurricane "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Irma, the News Service of Florida has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "reported. The university system will have "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "$112 million in individual projects "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and $47 million in maintenance "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "money, which will be distributed by "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "formula to the 12 state universities. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The state college system has $43 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "million in projects and $35 million in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "maintenance funding, which will be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "distributed to the 28 schools. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Meanwhile, public schools will re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ceive $50 million in maintenance and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "renovation funding, while charter "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "schools will receive $150 million, in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding $5 million contingent on fed- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "eral reimbursements. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The largest project on the univer- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sity PECO list is $50 million for a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "data-science and information-tech- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nology building at the University of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida. Florida State University has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "three projects on the list, including "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "$12.9 million to complete an earth, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ocean and atmospheric science "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "building. Discover more construction, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "more cities, more "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "opportunites www.floridaconstructionnews.com "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "www.ncconstructionnews.com www.chicagoconstructionnews.com "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "www.newyorkconstructionreport.com www.newjerseyconstructionnews.com "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "www.californiaconstructionnews.com www.indianaconstructionnews.com "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "www.cadcr.com Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 7 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "8",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "AEC marketing: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "10 steps to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "By Matt Handal "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Special to Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Many years ago, in response to an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "article I wrote for the Society for Mar- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "keting Professional Services (SMPS) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Marketer magazine, I was emailed by "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "someone who was starting out as an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "AEC marketer for an electrical de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "signer/contractor in the Midwest. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(NOTE: we refer to marketers in the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "architecture, engineering, and con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction industry as “AEC mar- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "keters”). He asked me how you gain "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the respect of engineers and get "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "them to listen to your marketing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ideas. He was trying to figure out “in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "essence, how does a 21-year-old con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "vince a strong AEC firm that there are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "areas to be improved?” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "What follows is a slightly-edited "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "version of my light-hearted, yet frank, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "response to him. My “10 Steps to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Making it BIG in the AEC Marketing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "World” still hold true today and can "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "help just about any marketer. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Mike: First, congratulations for having the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "audacity to approach someone of my "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "stature and accomplishment. As I "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "stand here in my darkened office, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "peering at the dots scurrying around "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the city below, I often wonder to my- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "self…”was I once one of them?” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "You see Mike, after you have "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "achieved a certain level of success in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the AEC marketing world, it is hard to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "remember what it was like starting "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "out. But I will do my best to recount "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "how I became what I am today. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Maybe you can learn from my jour- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ney. So climb up here on my lap. Ok, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "this is a little story that I like to call "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“10 Steps to Making it BIG in the AEC "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Marketing World.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "8 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "success 1. Prove yourself to the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "technical staff "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "As an AEC marketer, (or proposti- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tute) or whatever you would like to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "call yourself, you are going to have to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "prove yourself to everybody. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "How do you do that? First, you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have to realize that your job is to sup- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "port the people in your firm, not just "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in your marketing position…but as a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "member of the team. So, look for op- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "portunities to do that. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "You need to walk in their shoes "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and learn everything you can about "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "what they do. For example, I served "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "as the marketer for an AEC designer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and would “tag along” to project sites "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to help them survey projects they "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "were going to design renovations for. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "That’s the first time I stuck my head "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "up in the drop ceiling. I was also al- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ways around to help out when a proj- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ect was going out the door. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "I would involve myself as much as "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "possible. By doing so you learn what "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "it is they are doing, meet their clients, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and earn a little bit of their trust. For "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "me, it would even get to the point "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "where 6 p.m. would come around and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "clients would call me asking, “Where "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "are our drawings?” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "True story, one time I walked back "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to the engineers and I saw a project "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "manager spot me and run out the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "door with drawings under his arm. I "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "wasn’t his boss and had no control "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "over him, but he knew that I was "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "walking back there with the client’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "interest in mind and took me seri- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ously enough to respond accordingly. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2. Always think in terms of what "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you can do for others to help to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "make them successful "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Live your life with other people’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "goals in mind. You will feel better "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "about yourself than if you live a self- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "centered life. If you take actions to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "make others look good, they will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "know that you have their best interest "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "at heart. That’s when they open up to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you. Once they know that you are truly "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "looking out for them, they start taking "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "your advice and looking to you if they "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have a problem. Don’t approach po- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tential clients or coworkers looking for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "something from them. Be the guy "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that people come to when they need "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "something. Go out of your way for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "people and always be 100 percent up- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "front and honest. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "3. Read the SMPS Markendium, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "then read it again "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This comprehensive resource has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "replaced the Marketing Handbook for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the Design and Construction Profes- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sional, which you can still find on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Amazon.com. This SMPS resource is about $159 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "($123 on Kindle) and I wish I bought it "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "before I knew all the stuff in it. It "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "would have saved me a hell of a lot of "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "9",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "time. It covers the basics of AEC mar- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "keting, and by reading it twice you will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gain enough knowledge to sound like "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you know what you are talking about. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Which brings us to #4. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "4. Fake it until you make it "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This is important. Now that you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have read my article, you know just "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "about as much about the subject as I "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "do. But what makes me seem more "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "knowledgeable than you is that I "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "wrote the article and you read it. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "It’s important to know what you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "know and what you don’t know. But "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "it’s more important to say just enough "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to sound like you know what you are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "talking about. For example, your boss "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "might ask, “How much do we spend "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "on our marketing efforts this year?” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Having completed #3, you may say, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Well, typically the larger firms spend "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "around nine percent of their total "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gross revenue on marketing and busi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ness development, but a firm our size "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "should spend around 11 percent. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Fourteen percent would probably be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the point where we know we are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "spending too much.” Where did you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "get that information? “It’s based on a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "survey of AEC firms done in 2000. I "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "can get more recent numbers if you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "want, but my gut tells me the num- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bers are relatively the same.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Don’t talk about stuff you know "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nothing about. Go search out just "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "enough accurate information to make "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you sound credible. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "5. Don’t make contacts, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "make friends "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The long and short of this item is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that you don’t want to be the guy with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the huge business card collection and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "no recollection of who these people "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "are. Contacts are powerful, especially "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in the AEC industry. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Let me give you an example. When "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "I was starting out, my boss took me "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to a local engineers’ meeting and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "said, “You are not leaving here with- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "out at least one business card.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Yipes. So, I searched out the friendliest "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "face amongst a sea of grumpy old en- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gineers and awkwardly went up to in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "troduce myself. He was very pleasant "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and I got the card. Job complete and I "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "got to leave that night. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "What my boss should have said is, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“See that guy over there… he is going "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to get you your next marketing job "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and tell you how to win your future "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "wife’s heart.” Because, believe it or "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "not, that’s exactly what happened. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The first guy I ever got a card from "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "had gotten a hold of my resume years "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "later and handed it the person who "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "hired me for my current job. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "He also told me the secret spot to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "take my now wife to on our first date. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Needless to say she was impressed. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "That’s the power of developing rela- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tionships and helping other people to- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "wards success. In the AEC industry, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "20 solid relationships will get you far- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ther than 1,000 contacts. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "6. Dress slightly better "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "than the boss "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "As the marketer you need to por- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tray a professional image. But that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "varies from office to office. So dress "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "slightly better than the boss. If the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "boss comes in with a tuxedo, you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "come in with a tuxedo and top hat. If "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "he wears khakis and a polo shirt, you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "come in with dress pants and a polo "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "shirt. If he wears a dress shirt but no "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tie, you wear a dress shirt and tie. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Dress like the person you want to be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "seen as, not the person you are. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(Note: Most AEC marketers are fe- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "male. And of course the same con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cept applies with all genders. I’m sure "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you’ll figure out what to wear.) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "7. Be productive "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "I highly suggest you get the book "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Getting Things Done” by David Allen "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and use that as your bible for how "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you manage all the requests of your "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "time. Your time in the business world "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "is finite. You only have so much of it. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "However, people’s demands on you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "are infinite (especially if you are in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "marketing). So you’ll need training on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "how to be productive. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Not many people do this. But if "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you live this book, you will be worlds "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "more productive than everybody else. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "People will know you as the person "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "who can move a project from start to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "finish. 8. Forget about company loyalty "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Sounds like you work for a great "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company, but the odds are that you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "won’t be working there in five years. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The AEC industry is often changing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and is very incestuous. People move "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "around from job to job. It’s basically "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "how you get substantial raises. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In addition, the AEC industry has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "its highs and lows. Industry reces- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sions come and go. As soon as you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "need to be cut from the accounting "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "books, you will be. Most likely they "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "hired you for this position because "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "they didn’t want to spend the money "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for someone with tons of marketing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "experience. Use this opportunity to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the greatest extent possible, but keep "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "your eyes towards your professional "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "future. In short, you need to market your- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "self as Mike X, not as Mike X from "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ABC Engineering. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "9. Beg for forgiveness rather "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "than asking for permission "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "If you have an idea, run with it and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "record the results. Always use com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mon sense, but don’t go running "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "everything up the flagpole. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Most great ideas get stuck up in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the flag pole. Just take the ball and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "run with it. If you can show it was "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "successful then you are a hero. If you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fall on your face, then beg forgive- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ness and hopefully you don’t get "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fired, if they even realize you did it in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the first place. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Don’t be afraid to take some risks. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "10. Keep your eye on the prize "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "As a marketer, the song you will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "hear most is “What have you done for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "me lately?” Concentrate your market- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing actions on those that will help "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bring business into the door. The "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "number one thing you can do to earn "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "your keep is bring business in and ac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tively track what business you bring "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in. At the end of the day, that’s what "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you need to show…the business that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you have brought in. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "There is plenty of work out there, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you just have to find it. Most bosses "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "won’t argue with proven success. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "I hope this information has been "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "useful to you and your AEC marketing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "career. Sounds like you have a lot to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "learn, but I think I outlined how to get "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "90 percent of that knowledge. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Matt Handal provides an extensive "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "array of resources for AEC marketers "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "at HelpEverybodyEveryday.com. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 9 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "10",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "Steel tariffs: Some good news for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida’s construction industry with plans "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for new $240 million Nucor rebar mill "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "What will the consequences be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "from President Donald Trump’s steel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and aluminum tariffs for Florida’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction industry? "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The answer: It depends, based on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "your sector, reliance on steel and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "from where the steel is imported, if "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "at all. In fact, if you are in central "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida, the protectionist policies "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "may create business opportunities "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for you. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Data indicates that Florida, de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "spite its large and growing construc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion industry and steel requirements, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "will not be as badly affected as some "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "other states. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This in part is because Nucor is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "building a $240 million rebar micro "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mill in Frostproof, Polk County, a proj- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ect the steel maker originally an- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nounced in November 2017, but "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "confirmed in March when Trump an- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nounced the tariffs. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Nucor has always focused on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "growing our business to better serve "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "our customers,” John Ferriola, the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company’s president and CEO, said "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in a statement. “We are building this "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "rebar micro mill in a great and grow- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing market where demand is strong "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and there is currently an abundant "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "supply of scrap, a good portion of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "which is handled by our scrap busi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ness.” “Consistent with our planned "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "strategy of being a low-cost pro- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ducer, this micro-mill will give us a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cost advantage over our competitors "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "who are shipping rebar into the re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gion from long distances. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Nucor expects the mill, which will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "employ about 2,500 workers, will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "have an annual capacity of 350,000 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tons on a 400-acre site on US 27. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“There hasn’t been a project of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "this size in many years,” Sean Mal- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ott, executive director of the Central "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Development Council, was "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quoted as saying in the local news- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "10 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "paper, The Ledger. “This is the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "biggest manufacturing property Polk "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "County has had the chance to com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pete on.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The Polk County Commission has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "approved property tax and impact "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fee breaks worth about $150 million. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Malott said Nucor officials were "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "looking for a site with more than 300 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "acres, railroad access, and access "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "near a major electricity substation "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that could provide enough power to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "operate the plant. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "A Nucor spokesperson declined "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to provide information about "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "how/whether the company is select- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing design and engineering consult- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ants, or a general "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contractor/construction manager, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "saying simply: “Unfortunately, we do "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "not have additional details to share "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "at this time.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Data from the Brookings Institu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion shows that Florida, despite its "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "size, does not have a disproportion- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ate share of steel and aluminium im- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ports. The list is topped by Missouri "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(which is also getting a new Nucor "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "rebar mill), Louisiana, Connecticut, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Maryland and Arkansas. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "On the other hand, the data indi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cates that the number of workers di- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "rectly employed in steel and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "aluminum production in Florida, a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "total of 1,803 (before the Nucor hir- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ings, of course) are dwarfed by the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "194,655 workers employed in indus- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tries that use the metals. "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "11",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "Nationally, and in other states, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "there is real anxiety about the poten- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tial tariff impacts, even though "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Canada and Mexico remain exempt "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "under the North America Free Trade "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Agreement (NAFTA). While Trump "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has indicated he isn’t happy with the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "agreement, recent negotiations indi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cate the three countries are moving "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "towards a settlement. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "However, Stephen E. Sandherr, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "chief executive officer of the Associ- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ated General Contractors of America "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(AGCA), says the tariffs will be harm- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ful. “These new tariffs will cause sig- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nificant harm to the nation’s con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction industry, put tens of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "thousands of high-paying construc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion jobs at risk, undermine the presi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dent’s proposed infrastructure "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "initiative and potentially dampen de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mand for new construction projects "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for years to come,” he said in a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "statement. “That is because the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "newly imposed tariffs will lead to in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "creases in what construction firms "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "are forced to pay for the many steel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and aluminum products that go into "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a typical construction project.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Firms that are already engaged in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fixed-price contracts may be forced "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to absorb these costs, forcing them "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to cut back on new investments in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "equipment and personnel. Higher "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "steel and aluminum prices will make "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the kind of infrastructure work Presi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dent Trump supports more expen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sive, forcing federal, state and local "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "officials to cut back on projects they "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "can fund. And the likely trade war "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "these new tariffs prompt will dimin- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ish demand for private investment in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "infrastructure as well as construction "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "demand for manufacturing, shipping "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and distribution facilities.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Considering the damages these "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "new tariffs will inflict on the con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction industry, it is easy to under- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "stand why recent, independent "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "studies estimate that nearly 30,000 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction workers will lose their "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "jobs because of these new tariffs,” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "he said. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "These fears are manifesting in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "other southern states, especially "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "North Carolina (where Nucor has its "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "headquarters). There, Carolinas Associated Gen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "eral Contractors (CAGC) president "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Dave Simpson said steel price in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "creases will be costly, as the metal is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "used everywhere in construction, in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding concrete (as rebar), bridges, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to make the structure of buildings, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for beams, in staircases, interior "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "walls and hardware. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Most of North Carolina’s steel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "comes neither from the NAFTA coun- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tries or China – the state imports "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "most of its steel from Brazil, reach- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing $52 million in 2017. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Nucor, based in Charlotte, re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cently raised its prices by $45 per "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ton. Overall, the message from the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "American Institute of Steel Construc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion (AISC), representing the steel in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dustry, is that the tariffs won’t really "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cause that much hardship, while "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "other associations have been speak- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing loudly to say it will harm the con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction industry and stall "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "development. In a statement, AISC says: “As for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the price impact of a tariff on steel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "projects, the answer is that it will de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pend.” “However, a 25 percent tariff on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "imports would not mean a 25 per- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cent increase on the overall cost of a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "project. First, the cost of material is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "just one of several components in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the cost of a steel structure. And "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "while percentages vary from project "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to project, even if the full impact of a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "25 percent tariff on material cost "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "was passed on to a project, it would "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "likely impact the cost of the steel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "package by five to 10 percent, and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the total project cost by less than "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "two percent.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "However, AISC acknowledges "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "there could be other consequences "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "because steel prices don’t operate in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "isolation. The association noted for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "example, that in the past four years, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the index cost of ready-mixed con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "crete has increased by 17 percent, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "while the indexed cost for steel has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "declined. “And to the extent a tariff "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "applies to rebar imports as well as "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "structural products, it will also affect "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "overall costs for concrete. So, on any "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "individual project, the actual impact "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "of a tariff will need to be evaluated "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "against overall market factors just "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "like any other volatility in material "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "costs.” Meanwhile, the National Associa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion of Home Builders (NAHB) said in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a statement that the steel tariffs will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "be costly. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Given that home builders are al- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ready grappling with 20 percent tar- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "iffs on Canadian softwood lumber "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and that the price of lumber and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "other key building materials are near "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "record highs, this announcement by "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the president could not have come at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a worse time,” said NAHB chairman "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Randy Noel. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Tariffs hurt consumers and harm "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "housing affordability. We hope the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "administration will work quickly to re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "solve these trade disputes regarding "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lumber and steel so that businesses "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and consumers have access to an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "adequate supply at a fair market "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "price,” Noel said. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 11 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "12",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "Orange County: Contracting opportunities "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "at one of the nation's 'largest and most "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "aggressive' school building programs "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The Orange County School Board "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has been updated by Orange County "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Public Schools (OCPS) officials about "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the district’s capital program, which "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "they say is one of the nation’s largest "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and most aggressive school building "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "programs. At a March 29 board meeting in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Orlando, staff outlined some high- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lights about the extensive works "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "planned and in progress: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "OCPS has 32 relief, replacement "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "or renovation projects in planning, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "design or construction for comple- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion from 2018 to 2020, with a total "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "budget of $726.8 million. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "For the 2018-19 school year, 11 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "projects are under construction with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a budget of $276.8 million - two K-8 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "schools and nine elementary "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "schools. Audubon Park School is a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "relief school, Dover Shores Elemen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tary is a comprehensive "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "renovation/replacement, and nine "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "schools are being replaced: Cypress "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Park/Durrance ES, Frangus ES, "
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                    {
                        "data": "Hungerford ES, Hidden Oaks ES, Hill- "
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                    {
                        "data": "crest ES, Lake Como School, Maxey "
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                    {
                        "data": "ES, Pine Hills ES and Union Park ES. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "For the 2019-20 school year, 12 "
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                    {
                        "data": "projects have been designed and are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "about to begin construction with a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "total budget of $277.6 million. They "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "include six elementary schools, one "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "K-8, two middle schools, two high "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "school auditoriums and one trans- "
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                        "data": "portation facility. "
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                        "data": "That includes relief elementary "
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                        "data": "schools 25-E-SW-4 and 49-E-W-4 as "
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                        "data": "well as relief middle school 37-M- "
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                        "data": "SW-4, replacements of the Boone "
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                        "data": "and Colonial high school auditori- "
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                        "data": "ums, Deerwood Elementary, a K-8 "
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                    {
                        "data": "merging Pershing and Pine Castle el- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ementaries and the Pine Hills Trans- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "portation Center, as well as "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "comprehensive renovation of Corner "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lake Middle, Lake George ES, Lake "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Gem ES and Sunrise ES. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "12 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
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                    {
                        "data": "For the 2020 school year, nine "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "projects are in the planning phase, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "including five elementary schools, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "one middle school, one high school "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gymnasium, one ESE facility and one "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "alternative school, with a total "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "budget of $172.4 million. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The district is projecting spending "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "about $302.6 million through FY "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2019-20 on capital renewal projects "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to replace systems within existing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "schools, OCSB says. As well: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Functional equity projects at eight "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "middle schools are set to begin pre- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "planning in 2019; "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The final two schools targeted in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the district’s Unitary Status Agree- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment will be completed in August; "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The final schools on the 2003 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Sales Tax list of 136 are projected to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "be complete in 2022; "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "A “curb appeal” program targeted "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the exterior look of 23 schools this "
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                    {
                        "data": "year; and "
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                    {
                        "data": "Ten school sites are being consid- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ered for repurposing between 2018 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and 2021. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "How to win OCPS work "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "OCPS Procurement Services has a public portal for contractors and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "suppliers to register and receive electronic email notifications of upcom- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing opportunities. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The school district says it uses VendorLink, an online registration serv- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ice that “allows vendors to provide basic information about their busi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ness and to select specific commodity codes for the goods and services "
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                    {
                        "data": "they provide.” "
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                    {
                        "data": "OCPS indicates there is a learning curve, with information on how to "
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                    {
                        "data": "register and an online user manual, observing that users should “allow "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "plenty of lead time when using the system for the first time.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "You can send email inquiries to support@vendorlink.com or phone "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(407) 222-1885 for more information. "
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                        "data": "TOP 10 TILE CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS "
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                        "data": "Industry recognition for excellence, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "leadership, and community service "
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                    {
                        "data": "Design and Construction Report staff writer "
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                    {
                        "data": "How do you determine the Top 10 Tile "
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                    {
                        "data": "Contractors and Suppliers? In some re- "
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                    {
                        "data": "spects, the decision is simple. Industry "
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                    {
                        "data": "groups such as the National Tile Contrac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tors Association (NTCA) have presented "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "awards to successful companies through "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the past several decades, and these "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "recognitions provide guidance for this list. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "We’ve adapted recognitions and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "awards from several relevant associations "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with our own interpretations and experi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ences, to develop this alphabetical list. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "You shouldn’t regard it as a ranking- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "order hierarchy, however, and there are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "certainly many great tile businesses "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "which should perhaps be on this list and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "may have the opportunity to receive "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "recognition in future editions. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "You’ll find many references to Artcraft "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "employees and leaders within the NTCA "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "website, reflecting the company’s ongo- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing industry leadership. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The association has designated "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Artcraft as a five-star contractor for meet- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing criteria for “the highest standards in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "installation, performance, ethics, educa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion and peer review.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Notably, the company has supported "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the NTCA at the national leadership level "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for decades. Butch Woefel, Artcraft’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "president and chief executive, is a past "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "president and chairman of the association "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and has served on the NTCA’s technical "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "committee for more than 25 years. Mean- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "while, James Woefel (vice-president and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "estimator) is the NTCA executive commit- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tee president and chairs its technical "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "committee, which establishes industry "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "standards for tile and stone installation "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "throughout the U.S. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Belknap White Group "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This family-owned flooring products "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "distributor, based in Mansfield, MA, has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "grown since 1981 to serve the northeast- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ern U.S. with more than 100,000 SKUs, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "plus technical support, guidance and ser- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "vice. Its recently retired Connecticut sales "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "representative, Ron Heske, received the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Southern New England Floor Covering "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Association’s (SNEFCA) Lifetime Achieve- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment Award for 2017. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“As an organization, we value integrity, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "teamwork, responsiveness, and growth,” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "says BWG executive-vice president Bill "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Prescott. 14 – WINTER 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Crossville, Inc. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tim Curran, co-president of the Curran "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Group, the holding company for this tile "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "manufacturer based in Crossville, TN, re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ceived the NTCA Joe A. Tarver Award in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2016, recognizing “an individual who has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "demonstrated lifetime achievement in the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "support and growth of the overall tile and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "stone industry.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Crossville is Tennessee’s first tile man- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ufacturer in Tennessee, established in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "1986. It has since introduced the nation’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "first large format porcelain tiles and be- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "come the nation’s only net consumer of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tile waste materials (meaning it recycles "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "even more material than it produces). "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“We are committed to pioneering prod- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ucts and practices that change the way "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the world views tile,” the company says. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "David Allen Company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "If you have any business in North Car- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "olina, you’ll know about David Allen Co.’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "superlative reputation, both locally (the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company’s headquarters are in Raleigh) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and nationally. The business has taken a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "leadership role in relevant associations, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "notably the Associated Builders and Con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tractors (ABC), where it was recognized "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nationally in 2015 as the ABC Contractor "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "of the Year. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The company, established in 1920, is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "currently one of the nation’s largest mar- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ble, granite, terrazzo, tile and underlay- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment contractors, with nearly 500 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "employees and craft professionals at its "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "headquarters and offices in Birmingham, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "AL, Columbia, SC, Miami, FL and Wash- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ington, DC. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Grazzini Brothers & Company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This St. Paul, MN company won the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2016 NTCA Five Star Contractor Award – "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Commercial Installation. The business "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "leads the industry in a variety of cate- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gories and it has a deep history, also dat- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing back to 1920. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "It is one of the most successful spe- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ciality contractors in the U.S,, according "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to Engineering News-Record, and if you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "look at the map, you’ll find the business "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has worked virtually everywhere in the na- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion, including remote Alaskan communi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ties. Hohn & Hohn, Inc. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Hohn and Hohn, Inc., based in St. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Paul, MN, has been creating “spectacular "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tile installations” for more than two "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "decades. “Proprietor Jan Hohn and her "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "staff are passionate about tile, its versatil- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ity and seemingly limitless choices.” the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company says. “They willingly work with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "clients, contractors, architects and de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "signers to achieve the desirable tile instal- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lation.” Hohn received the 2014 NTCA Tile Per- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "son of the Year Award., only the third "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "time a woman has been recognized in the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "award’s six-decade history. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "H. J. Martin and Son "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The Starnet Worldwide Commercial "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Flooring Partnership says it has honored "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "H.J. Martin and Son based in Green Bay, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "WI, with the 2017 Gold Starnet Environ- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mental Achievement Award. Starnet rep- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "resents more than 170 locally owned, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "full-service flooring contractors through- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "out North America and annually recog- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nizes member companies who undertake "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "initiatives “to preserve our resources so "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "future generations can enjoy them.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "NCTS NCTS, based in Northern California, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has grown to become an almost $20 mil- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lion-a-year tile and stone contractor work- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing throughout the world. It has gone far "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "beyond the norm in training and career "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "development, with its in-house training "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "school and a 50-page curriculum. The "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company takes on challenging tasks in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding malls and hospitality projects. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Pro-Tile and Marble "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Based in Jacksonville, FL, Pro-Tile and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Marble has earned its recognition by en- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "suring client work is done properly, from "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "start to finish. The business established "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in 2014 supports relevant associations in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding the North East Florida Builders "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Association and the NTCA. It has been "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "successful in retaining qualified employ- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ees by treating them with respect, giving "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "them the tools they need to succeed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "through ongoing education. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "See special feature profile page 13. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Turner Ceramic Tile "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Kansas City-based Turner Ceramic Tile "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "works with commercial builders and de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "velopers, designers and architects on a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "diversity of projects and it has achieved "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "international success by focusing on its "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "clients’ priorities including budget, sched- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ule and design issues. Services include "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "panel tilting installation, cut to size gran- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ite, project value engineering, design and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "floor prep. "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "15",
                "paragraph": [
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                        "data": "SPECIAL FEATURE "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Pro-Tile and Marble ensures each "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "residential and commercial project "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "receives individual attention and focus "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News special feature "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Launched in 2014, Jacksonville "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "based Pro-Tile and Marble has evolved "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "into a well-rounded installation firm "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with divisions in residential, commer- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cial and new home construction. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Based on skills in the trade passed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "down from their father and after al- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "most 15 years in the flooring industry, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "brothers Chris and Nick Harrington "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "formed the company with two sim- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ple, but important goals: delivering "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quality craftsmanship and an unri- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "valled customer service experience "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for each client. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Today, the company has expanded "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "into to pre-fabricated fireplace instal- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lations and veneer stone and brick "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "through its masonry division and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "works on projects ranging from resi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dential homes, new construction, of- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fice complexes, restaurants, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "apartment buildings and industrial "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "flooring applications as well as cus- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tom marble designs. “We believe in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "staying well diversified and that focus "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has led our company into many dif- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ferent sectors of the construction in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dustry,” says company president "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Chris Harrington. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Based on the values that inspired "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the formation of the company initially, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Harrington says the company fo- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cuses on providing value to clients by "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "educating them about doing any tile "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "or marble project the right way, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "which seems to have been lost in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "today’s get-it-done-at-all-costs project "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "environment. “What you cannot see and what is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "underneath the tile and the prep work "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that is performed is just as important "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "as the final finished product. Our goal "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "is to give our clients an exceptional "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "project that will last for years by hold- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing our company to a higher standard "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "than our competitors through rigor- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ous company training and accounta- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bility.” The company manages the hun- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dreds of projects it takes on annually "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "through a team of seven full time em- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ployees and 10 full time sub contract- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing crews used on a weekly basis. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Among the team’s past successes "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "was a project last year – the Nassau "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "County Sheriff's Office in Yulee, FL. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Here, Harrington says an extremely "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tight deadline, combined with intri- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cate connection points through inter- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "secting corridors and detailed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "flooring patterns, made attention to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "detail and experience in handling dif- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ficult sites critical. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "For that project, as with all of the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "work it undertakes, Harrington says "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "they work closely with each client to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fit their specific needs. “Each client "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "will have a different set of problems "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "or concerns and our staff has been "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "trained to address and create solu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions to these specific needs. We do "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "not work based on a one size fits all "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "scenario.” He says the company is able to en- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sure quality people on every job be- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cause of a low turnover rate due to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "treating people and employees with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "respect and giving them the tools "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "they need to succeed through ongo- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing education in the flooring industry. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“We hire people based on their "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "specific skill set, and through multi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ple testing procedures for the posi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion they are applying for, candidates "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "must be able to excel in our company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "culture. We also hire people that are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "like us, like family and this leads to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "happy employees and a strong work- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "force who like what they are doing.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Pro-Tile & Marble is a member of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the North East Florida Builders Asso- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ciation and the National Tile Contrac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tors Association. The company is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "also a supporter of Builders Care in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Jacksonville which provides con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction services to the elderly and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "less fortunate within the community "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "at no cost. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "For more information, visit "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "https://pro-tileandmarble.com. 7949 Atlantic "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Blvd #207 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Jacksonville, FL "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "32211 904.731.6471 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 15 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "16",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "GENERAC: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Continuing leadership in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "enhancing emergency power "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "systems capacity and reliability "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News special feature "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Generac has built its leadership "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "reputation in providing reliable back- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "up power generators – vital (and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "even life-saving) when hurricane dis- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "asters occur in Florida on almost 60 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "years experience. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The company employs 4,500 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "around the world, with a diverse "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "range of clients, ranging from home- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "owners seeking home standby "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "power systems to engine-powered "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "generators for hospitals, data cen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ters, and telecommunications com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "panies requiring larger, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "custom-engineered emergency "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "power systems. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Robert D. Kern started the com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pany in 1959 to apply then-new sili- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "con diode technology to revolving "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "field alternators. The original Gen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "erac II automatic home backup gen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "erator, first produced in 1989, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "created the new industry segment. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In 2001, Generac introduced its "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Modular Power System (MPS). “An "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "integrated approach to generator "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "paralleling, MPS allows several gen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "erators to connect in parallel to com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bine their electrical output,” a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company spokesperson says. “The "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "result is considerably more reliability "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and redundancy than using a single "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "large generator for the application.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "And, in 2003, Generic introduced "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Bi-Fuel™ generators, running on nat- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ural gas and diesel fuel simultane- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ously, “combining the perceived "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "reliability of on-site diesel fuel with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the longer running times that utility "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "supplied natural gas can provide.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Fuel supplies for emergency "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "power systems have evolved over "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the years, and Generac has evolved "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with it,” said Art Aiello, Generac’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "senior marketing and communica- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions manager. “For industrial and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "16 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "commercial applications, there was a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "time when diesel fuel was the de "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "facto fuel source. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“That has changed and continues "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to change. Generac’s expertise with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gaseous fuels came largely as a re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sult of our work on home standby "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "generators and the engines that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "drive them. As a result, we’ve be- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "come expert at building engines for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gaseous-fueled generators of all "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sizes.” The advantage of these gas-fu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "eled generators is they “start in less "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "than 10 seconds and are capable of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "significantly longer runtimes than "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "diesel-fueled generators because the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fuel is utility-supplied, Aiello said. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Additionally, customers avoid diesel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fuel delivery, containment, spillage "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and maintenance concerns. Multiple "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "natural gas fueled generators operat- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing in parallel not only produce an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "equal or greater amount of power "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "than diesel-fueled units, but also "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "offer installation flexibility and scala- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bility as needs evolve.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Dual gas and diesel generators "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "are especially effective in emergency "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "situations, such as hurricanes, when "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "it may be difficult to deliver diesel "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fuel. When the generator is hooked "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to the gas utility, there is no problem "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in replenishing fuel, allowing critical "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "power systems to remain in opera- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion. Generac continues to enhance its "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "technologies and products, most re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cently introducing the Power Zone "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "controller for industrial generators. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The PowerZone's 7-in. color touch- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "screen display provides run time sta- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tus at-a-glance, providing quick and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "immediate access to the most criti- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cal generator and engine parame- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ters. “We wanted to utilize icons as "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "much as possible, so that interacting "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with the Power Zone was intuitive, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "just like using a smartphone or an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "app,” said Joel DeWall, product man- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ager, Controls Group at Generac. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“The icons and the ability to scroll "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "allow users to easily navigate "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "through status and information "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "screens.” You can learn more about Gen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "erac products at www.generac.com. "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "17",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "Without power, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "there is no care. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The Power to Care. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "One storm changed everything. Now, backup power isn’t a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "luxury, it’s the law. The new Florida Emergency Power Plan Ruling requires "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nearly 5,000 nursing home and assisted living facilities to install emergency backup "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "power for environmental control should utility power be interrupted. And rightly so, to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "keep the most vulnerable safe during emergency situations. Generac will help you "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and your clients become compliant with everything needed to implement a backup "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "solution. Trust generations of expertise, to protect generations of Floridians. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Help stay compliant. Get free guidance at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "PowerToCareSolutions.com or call 844-ASK-GNRC "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "© 2018 Generac Industrial Power "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 17 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "18",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "FLORIDA’S TOP 10 ROOFING CONTRACTORS "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Quality, association leadership, award-winning "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "projects, and community service all count to be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the best among more than 16,000 contractors "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "It is quite an achievement to gain "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "status as one of Florida Construction "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "News’s Top 10 Roofing Contractors. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Licensing data from Florida’s De- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "partment of Business and Professional "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Registration (DPBR) indicates more "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "than 16,000 individuals and businesses "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "are currently registered to do business "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "as roofers in the state, a mandatory re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quirement. We used a number of criteria in se- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lecting candidates our own Top 10 list. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Besides the obvious requirement of a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "licence in good standing, we assessed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "industry awards, consumer reviews, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "recognitions, and community service "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "accomplishments in developing our "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "short-list. There is also an element of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "self-selection here as well, as we gave "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "special consideration to contractors "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "who responded to our communica- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions inviting nominees. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The list here is alphabetical (by com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pany). If it is a challenge in figuring out "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the Top 10 among such a large pool of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "potential candidates, it is even more "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "difficult to suggest a ranking order, so "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "you should not regard one roofer as "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "having a higher status than another "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "within the grouping. We’ve identified "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "specific individuals within some of the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "companies for their unique contribu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions and initiatives. In other cases, the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "recognition is for the overall business. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Blues Brothers Roofing Company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "– Boca Raton "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Any business that can earn a five- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "star rating with 114 Google reviews "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has to be doing something right. This "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contractor certainly has earned raves "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "from many satisfied clients, with one "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "reviewer observing: “Excellent, profes- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sional, courteous, competent in what "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "they do and very reliable-so refreshing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for South Florida! Highest recommen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dations for this company.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Chase Roofing and Contracting "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "– Ft. Lauderdale "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This contractor has built a success- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ful business serving the Tampa area, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "18 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Orlando, and the South Florida-Tri "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "County area, with a focus on commu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nity service and an employee culture "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that encourages excellence. See story "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "page 19. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Collis Roofing, Inc – Longwood "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The company says it has success- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fully expanded to be come Florida’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "largest roofing company for residential, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "commercial and solar services, as well "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "as a variety of home improvements. It "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "coordinates more than 12,000 projects "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "annually from four locations. See story "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "page 18. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Quality Roofing, Inc. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "- Miami Gardens "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This contractor won first place in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the 2017 Florida Roofing and Sheet "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Metal Contractors Association (FRSCA) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "STAR Awards in the “Sustainable” cat- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "egory – and this isn’t the first time the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company, established in 2002, has re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ceived this recognition. (STAR is an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "acronym for Spotlight Trophy for the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Advancement of Roofing.) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The company says it specializes in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“sustainable solutions through roof "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "restorations, silicone roof coatings and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "comprehensive maintenance.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Gold Key Roofing – Orlando "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Trevor Switzer from this company is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2018 president of the Central Florida "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Roofing and Sheet Metal Association "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(CFRSMA). The family-operated busi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ness serves both residential and com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mercial projects, and has won an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "impressive number of five-star cus- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tomer reviews. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Guyson Construction, Inc. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "- Lynn Haven/Panama City "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This well-established contractor re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ceived the first place award in the 2107 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "FRSCA’s STAR Awards for community "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "service. This award in part recognized "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the company’s contribution of a new "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "roof and handicap ramp for a veteran "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "selected by Legion Post 356. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "\"It started out as community effort,” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company owner Doug Guyson was "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quoted as saying in local media. “We're "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in Lynn Haven and we came across "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Commander Spice at the American Le- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gion and he's such a great guy and it "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "was such a neat group of people so "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "we started talking about it and from "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "there it popped up (the event and do- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nation).\" McEnany Roofing – Tampa "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "McEnany Roofing received the 2017 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "FRSCA’s Shining STAR Award, the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "highest award within the association’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "awards program. The company de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "scribes itself through its canine mascot "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with this observation: “The bulldog "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "represents strength, courage, loyalty, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "steadfastness, dependability and hon- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "esty to his core.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Reed Roofing Company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "– St. Petersburg "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This business has maintained its val- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ues for almost nine decades: Exceed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the customer’s expectations, provide "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "superior quality and service at a com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "petitive price. (See story page 17.) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tadlock Roofing & Solar "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Insurance Journal listed this com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pany as North Florida’s highest volume "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "roofing contractor in 2012. The com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pany serves several communities in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding Jacksonville, Tallahassee, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tampa, and Orlando. It has a solid "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "community service reputation, includ- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing initiatives such as Falling for Fami- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lies, which supports Boys Town North "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida. Weather-Tech Roofing and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Waterproofing – Pompano Beach "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This business says it was “founded "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and is operated with pride in owner- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ship,” delivering solid roofing and wa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "terproofing solutions. Most "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "significantly (and the reason it is in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluded in the Top 10 list), is it actively "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "supports community and charitable "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "causes, such as Archbishop McCarthy "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "High School at a recent golf tourna- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment and the Roofing Contractors As- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sociation of South Florida’s Jacqui Tew "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Charity Re-Roof Project. "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "19",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "( "
                    },
                    {
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                        "data": "FLORIDA’S TOP 10 ROOFING CONTRACTORS "
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                    {
                        "data": "COLLIS ROOFING: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Completing 12,000+ projects annually, founded on a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "family-based spirit focused on community service "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News special feature "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Beginning in 1994 as a commercial "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and new construction roofing com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pany in Central Florida, Collis Roofing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has successfully expanded to be- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "come the largest roofing company in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida for residential, commercial "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and new construction roofing and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "solar services as well as a variety of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "home improvements with four loca- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions across the state serving 17 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "counties. Collis Roofing has grown to be the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "twentieth largest roofing U.S. contrac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tor, coordinating more than 12,000 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "projects annually – all in Florida. The "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company employs more than 250 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "qualified individuals. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Despite its growth, Collis Roofing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "remains, at its core, a family busi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ness. Owner Doug Lanier says sev- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "eral family members are employed, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with responsibilities including ac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "counts receivable, purchasing and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sales. “Some of the founding employees "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "such as Robby Staats (vice-president "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "of production) and his wife Wendy (in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "voicing manager) have had children "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "work at Collis Roofing, met their "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "spouses, and even had their nephews "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and nieces employed here.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "20 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Employees are encouraged to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "treat customers like family, giving "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "them the most ethical estimates and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "excellence in workmanship,” Lanier "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "says. “Treat it like it is your mom's or "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "grandma's home, we say.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The company has expanded its ca- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pabilities, adding services such as "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "residential roof repair and replace- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment, roof coatings and tile painting, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "roof cleaning, new windows and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "doors, cement and vinyl siding, PV "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and pool solar, skylights and sun tun- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nels, copper, fabricated and seamless "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gutters, soffit and fascia. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lanier says Collis Roofing’s com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "plete range of services ensures indi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "vidual components are considered "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with the bigger picture. For example, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "when Collis Roofing installs commer- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cial or residential solar energy sys- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tems, it removes the risk of installers "
                    },
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                        "data": "damaging roofs, causing leaks and in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "validating warranties. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Collis Roofing’s trained and experi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "enced staff can handle challenges "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with critical building components, en- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "suring work is completed within tight "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "timelines when scheduling is vital. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Village Park was a senior living com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "munity and we installed a 102.4kWh "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "PV solar system in just five days,” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lanier said. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Similarly, the company’s unique "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "roof cleaning service, delivered by a li- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "censed roofing contractor, ensures "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the roof is not damaged through rou- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tine work. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "\"We are extremely thankful to the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "commitment our employees make to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "maintaining a safe workplace, that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "holds the highest levels of excellence "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in workmanship, ethics and customer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "service. Without their dedication, we "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "would not be where we are today.\" "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lanier says Collis Roofing is also "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "exceptionally community-minded. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "While most companies may give "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "away one free roof a year, for in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "stance, it donates numerous roof re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "placements and repairs for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "organizations such as Operation Fi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nally Home, Habitat for Humanity, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Give Kids the World and the American "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Legion. Lanier says the business "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "never forgets community members in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "need, who are often elderly, wid- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "owed, and on a fixed income. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "\"Collis Roofing is committed to be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "community-minded first,” he said. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“This is why we will continue to give "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "back to the local community and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "those in need such as the Hurricane "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Harvey victims.\" "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Throughout the year, Collis Roofing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "will sponsor at least 10 charitable "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "events. The company is a member of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida’s Association of Roofing Pro- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fessionals, the Central Florida Roof "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and Sheet Metal Association and the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "National Roofing Contractors Associa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion. For more information, visit "
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                        "data": "www.collisroofing.com. "
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                    {
                        "data": "FLORIDA’S TOP 10 ROOFING CONTRACTORS "
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                    {
                        "data": "Chase Roofing builds state-wide residential "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and commercial roofing reputation based on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "experience, insights and core values "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News special feature "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Chase Roofing has built its rapidly growing business "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "based on experience and insights -- and some practical core "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "values. The business started as a local general contractor, says "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tamara Chase, who operates the business with her husband "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "John. Today, it is a full-service roofing repair and reroofing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "specialist for residential and commercial properties across "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida. She says that some years ago, when the duo contracted "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "someone to do roof work for them, they recognized there "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "were flaws in common systems for operating and decided to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "refocus their energy on roofing, with much improved prac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tices and systems. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Now the company employs a team across the Greater "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tampa Area and the South Florida Tri-County Area, operating "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "through a corporate office in Fort Lauderdale. They have re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cently expanded into Orlando. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The company’s services include new installation of shin- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gle, tile and metal roofing systems, commercial systems in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding built-up roofing, modified bitumen systems, industrial "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "roof coatings and more. The team can also handle attic insu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lation and roof repair to cover the range of available options. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In 2010, Tamara took over the company’s operations and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has led the team to incredible growth over the last eight "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "years. She says the company spends a good amount of energy "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "training and developing team members and offering “not only "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a living wage but an incredible benefit package which makes "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the company one of the most desirable places to work.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Chase Roofing is always looking to add qualified employ- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ees from all ranges of experience and hires around character "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "first,” she said. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Top quality products, such as Owens Corning Platinum "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "shingles, ensure not only that customers are satisfied with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the initial results, but that those results are long-lasting and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "able to withstand extreme weather conditions. The company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "is an Owens Corning Platinum Contractor, which she says is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "exclusive to less than one percent of roofing contractors in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the industry nationwide. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Where homeowner experience is the focus for residential "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "projects, commercial projects can involve unique challenges, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "including tight timelines and exacting budgets. Chase Roof- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing has worked on many successful and challenging projects. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The team has evolved over time, in part through the career "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "growth among employees, many of whom were hired in their "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "early 20s, who came with no experience, were trained and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "promoted from within, and who are now key components of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the company’s culture. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Beyond the work, Tamara and John believe in giving back "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to the community. Since John Chase is a cancer survivor, can- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cer is a cause that is near and dear to everyone in the com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pany. The Chases say they both love giving back to their indus- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "try. John is the president of the local Roofing Contractors of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "South Florida and Tamara is the president of the South "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida chapter of the National Women in Roofing (NWIR). "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tamara is also founder of a teen empowerment company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "called Emerge! that connects teenaged girls with women in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "business for mentorship. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "For more information, visit chaseroofing.com. "
                    },
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                        "data": "ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A "
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                        "data": "Do you want to live in South Florida and "
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                        "data": "work where you’re treated like family? "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Chase roofing is currently hiring the best women "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and men for a variety of positions. Including: roofing "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "assistants, production managers, supervisors, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "administrative and sales people. Apply online at "
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                    {
                        "data": "ChaseRoofing.com 954.680.8588 • Women Owned and Operated "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florida Construction News — SPRING 2018 – 21 "
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                        "data": "PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES "
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                        "data": "Here are updates on projects and op- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "portunities throughout Florida. We "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "update project news almost every "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "day at www.floridaconstruction- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "news.com, and weekly in the Florida "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Construction News eletter. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Port Canaveral to begin "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction of $150M "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cruise terminal "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Construction will begin this sum- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mer on a $150 million Port Canaveral "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cruise terminal complex, Florida "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Today reports. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Port commissioners have ap- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "proved a contract for demolition of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the current Cruise Terminal 3 west of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Jetty Park, an initial step that will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "make way for the new, $150 million "
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                    {
                        "data": "Cruise Terminal 3 project. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Design work for the project is "
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                    {
                        "data": "about 30 percent complete. Miami- "
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                    {
                        "data": "based Bermello Ajamil & Partners "
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                    {
                        "data": "was selected in September to lead "
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                    {
                        "data": "design work for the terminal. "
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                        "data": "Melbourne-based Frank-Lin Serv- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ices won the contract to demolish "
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                    {
                        "data": "the old cruise terminal. Its $210,000 "
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                        "data": "bid was the lowest from 14 compa- "
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                    {
                        "data": "nies seeking the contract. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Separate contracts will be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "awarded between May and August "
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                    {
                        "data": "for the berth and dredging, the pas- "
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                    {
                        "data": "senger boarding bridge, the terminal "
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                    {
                        "data": "and related site work, and the adja- "
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                        "data": "cent parking garage. The goal is to "
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                        "data": "have the project completed by De- "
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                    {
                        "data": "cember 2019. "
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                        "data": "Skanska wins $63M "
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                        "data": "contract to build Tampa "
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                        "data": "medical school project "
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                    {
                        "data": "Skanska has been awarded a $63 "
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                    {
                        "data": "million contract by the University of "
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                    {
                        "data": "22 – SPRING 2018 — Florida Construction News "
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                        "data": "South Florida to build the Morsani "
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                        "data": "College of Medicine and Heart Insti- "
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                        "data": "tute at the university campus in "
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                        "data": "Tampa. The contract calls for the con- "
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                    {
                        "data": "struction of about a 37,000 sq. m. "
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                    {
                        "data": "structure. The building will include "
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                        "data": "learning and conference spaces, an "
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                        "data": "auditorium, laboratories, faculty of- "
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                        "data": "fices and a clinical research and care "
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                    {
                        "data": "unit. In a statement, the University of "
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                    {
                        "data": "South Florida said that the state-of- "
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                    {
                        "data": "the-art facility will combine, under "
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                    {
                        "data": "one roof, a medical school to teach "
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                        "data": "the next generation of physicians "
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                    {
                        "data": "and a cardiovascular research insti- "
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                    {
                        "data": "tute to pioneer new discoveries for "
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                    {
                        "data": "heart health. The $152.6 million "
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                    {
                        "data": "building features angles and facets "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "offering unique viewpoints from "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "within and ample windows to allow "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "reflective light into work and learning "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "spaces. Construction is expected to be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "complete by late 2019. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "EvenTide started construction on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the model home for the community, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "located on Ponte Vedra Boulevard "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "between Sawgrass Dr. and Mickler "
                    },
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                        "data": "Rd., which is being built by Green- "
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                        "data": "Pointe Communities. "
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                        "data": "EvenTide is zoned for A-rated pub- "
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                        "data": "lic schools in the St. Johns County "
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                        "data": "School District including Ponte "
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                        "data": "Vedra/Palm Valley Rawlings Elemen- "
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                        "data": "tary School, Landrum Middle School "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and Ponte Vedra High School. The "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "community is located within minutes "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "of elite clubs, golf courses, specialty "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "boutiques and dining destinations "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with easy access to Jacksonville, St. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Augustine and major employment "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "centers. NRC approves construction "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "plans for new reactor near "
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                    {
                        "data": "Miami The Nuclear Regulatory Commis- "
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                    {
                        "data": "sion has approved Florida Power and "
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                    {
                        "data": "Light’s application for the construc- "
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                    {
                        "data": "tion of two new reactors at the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Turkey Point site in Florida. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Construction begins on "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "new Ponte Vedra Beach "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "housing development "
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                    {
                        "data": "Construction is underway on a "
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                        "data": "new housing development in Ponte "
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                        "data": "Vedra Beach that will feature an en- "
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                        "data": "clave of 23 homes incorporating "
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                        "data": "coastal living, The Florida Times- "
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                        "data": "Union has reported. "
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                    {
                        "data": "FPL will build and operate two "
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                        "data": "AP1000 reactors at the site, about 25 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "miles south of Miami. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The commission authorized the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "agency’s Office of New Reactors to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "issue the licenses. The agency found "
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                        "data": "the staff’s review of FPL’s application "
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                        "data": "adequate to make the necessary reg- "
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                        "data": "ulatory safety and environmental "
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                        "data": "findings. The staff expects to issue "
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                        "data": "the licenses imminently. "
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                        "data": "FPL applied for permission to "
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                        "data": "build and operate two AP1000 reac- "
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                        "data": "tors adjacent to the two existing "
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                        "data": "Turkey Point reactors. The company "
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                        "data": "submitted the application in June "
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                        "data": "2009. FPL hasn’t disclosed any con- "
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                        "data": "PulteGroup intends to build "
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                        "data": "Construction begins on "
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                        "data": "The apartment complex will con- "
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                        "data": "tain studios and one and two-bed- "
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                        "data": "room units ranging from 585 to "
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                    {
                        "data": "1,260 sq. ft., according to Hugo "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Pacanins, managing director of multi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "family for Ram Realty Advisors. Be- "
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                    {
                        "data": "sides the apartments, there will be "
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                        "data": "7,675 sq. ft. of retail space, the Sun "
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                    {
                        "data": "Sentinel reported. "
                    },
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                        "data": "The apartments are designed for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "working professionals, who, accord- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ing to the developer, would find the "
                    },
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                        "data": "226 units “more of an affordable op- "
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                        "data": "tion” than housing in the urban cores "
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                        "data": "of Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The project is expected to be "
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                        "data": "completed in the second quarter of "
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                        "data": "next year. "
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                    {
                        "data": "DevMar gets loan to "
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                        "data": "construct St. Petersburg "
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                    {
                        "data": "high-rise apartment "
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                        "data": "HALL Structured Finance says "
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                        "data": "that it will lend $35.5 million to fi- "
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                        "data": "nance the construction of The Van- "
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                        "data": "tage, a multifamily high-rise in St. "
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                        "data": "Petersburg. Home designs will range from "
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                        "data": "two to four bedrooms, two to 2.5 "
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                        "data": "bathrooms and garages able to ac- "
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                        "data": "commodate two to three cars. The "
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                        "data": "plans will range from 1,565 sq. ft. to "
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                        "data": "4,336 sq. ft. "
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                        "data": "Ventana will also have an onsite "
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                    {
                        "data": "clubhouse which will feature a multi- "
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                    {
                        "data": "purpose space, resort-style pool, "
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                        "data": "parks, playgrounds, and walking "
                    },
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                        "data": "trails, making it ideal for families and "
                    },
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                        "data": "those looking to spend time out- "
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                        "data": "doors. PulteGroup hasn’t announced a "
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                        "data": "construction timeline yet. "
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                        "data": "Developed by Michigan-based De- "
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                        "data": "vMar Development, the 11-story "
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                        "data": "building will consist of 211 high-rise "
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                        "data": "rental homes. The homes will aver- "
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                        "data": "age approximately 631 sq. ft. and will "
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                        "data": "be modern in design with excellent "
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                        "data": "finishes and open floor plans. "
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                        "data": "In addition, the property will in- "
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                        "data": "clude a rooftop pool, terrace and ve- "
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                        "data": "randa, fitness center and yoga room. "
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                        "data": "The project is expected to be "
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                    {
                        "data": "completed in September 2019. "
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                        "data": "Construction begins on "
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                        "data": "$50M seniors housing "
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                        "data": "community in Sarasota. "
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                        "data": "Ryan Cos. US and Grand Living "
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                    {
                        "data": "have started construction of Grand "
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                        "data": "Living at Lakewood Ranch, a living "
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                        "data": "and assisted living community in "
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                        "data": "Sarasota. The community will be located "
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                        "data": "within the Lakewood Ranch master- "
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                        "data": "planned development. The develop- "
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                        "data": "ment is estimated at $50 million and "
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                        "data": "will include 172 units, multiple dining "
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                        "data": "venues, a performance theater, a spa "
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                        "data": "and salon, an outdoor pool, a library "
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                        "data": "and more. "
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                        "data": "Ryan A+E is a provider of archi- "
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                        "data": "tectural services for the project, "
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                        "data": "while Grand Living will manage the "
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                        "data": "The companies did not disclose a "
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                    {
                        "data": "construction timeline. "
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