Tag: Current News
Leon County School Board approves change orders with significant school cost...
Leon County School Board members have unanimously approved several construction and related contract items, The Tallahassee Democrat has reported. Notably these included change orders...
Miami Dade College to negotiate with two developers for new campus...
Miami Dade College (MDC) will begin negotiations with both the Related Group and Gary Nader’s team (Nader + Museu LLP), following an proposal evaluation committee...
Orlando planning board to review two proposed new extended stay hotel...
Orlando Municipal Planning Board will be reviewing proposals for two new extended stay hotels.
The Hyatt House Hotel would have nine stories with 168 rooms...
Amicon Construction celebrates its twentieth anniversary
Amicon Construction in Miami is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this month. Having grown from a small startup working out of a garage in 1996, Amicon...
Florida Building Code changes signed into law
The Florida Green Building Coalition reports that these changes have been signed into law in the Florida Building Code. The changes outlined in HB353, signed by...
Orlando woman indicted for scheme to allow construction contractors to conceal...
The U.S. Justice Department has announced an indictment against Orquidea Quezada, 48, from Orlando for 49 counts of wire fraud and one count of operating as an...
Miller Construction building $27 million industrial projects in Hialeah
Miller Construction Co. plans to build two twin industrial projects totalling 602,657 sq. ft. within Centergate at Gratigny business park in Hialeah, a city...
PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC introduces Ytiel Lopez as new...
PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC has announced the addition of Ytiel Lopez Jr. as senior project manager. His 15 years and nearly $550 million...
Florida construction employment declines in February but increases 6.2 percent over...
Florida contractors reported a 6.2 percent increase in employment in the past year, ranking the state 12th in the nation in employment growth, the Associated General...
Voters fail to approve land lease for $405 million Miami Beach...
A proposed privately-funded $405 million hotel for the Miami Beach Convention Center has failed, following the defeat of a vote to approve the land...
