The tallest roller coaster in the world is coming to Orlando. The $300 million Skyplex; an indoor entertainment complex on International Drive, will soon be home to the world’s tallest rollercoaster.  At 570 feet, the Skyplex’s anchor attraction, the Skyscraper, will be taller than the tallest building in downtown Orlando.  It will be taller than the […]

The federal government is partnering with the state of Florida to rout out contractors who are participating in a worker misclassification scheme. By classifying permanent employees as independent contractors, companies have been avoiding withholding income tax or filing payroll taxes for these workers.  These contractors also gain an unfair advantage of 20% or more in

Two weeks ago, Jeff and Sarah Reich flew to Haiti on an immersion trip to learn about the charitable work being done there by the Haitian Timoun Foundation. Timoun is Haitian for “child”.  Sarah was a big hit with the young children in the schools we visited.  Traveling with a group of 19 from various

Fans that attended this years Daytona 500 watched it from the middle of a complex construction project. A project that is changing the track\’s front-stretch grandstand area into what officials call a \”motorsports stadium\”. The new grandstands in Turn 1 opened a new high-rise view of the speedway for the first time in 500 history. The

Kim and Cheryl have been doing bonding workshops all over the state. The goal of their presentation is to educate and clear up some common misconceptions of bonding. Most recently, they were invited to speak at a government-to-business workshop put on by the Procurement Officials of Lake County. The Procurement Officials are a group of public sector

According to TINYpluse\’s 2015 Best Industry Ranking Report, the Construction and Facility service workers are the happiest employees. This report is is compiled by anonymous one-question survey\’s from over 30,000 employees in 12 distinct industries. The construction industry—both residential and commercial—is definitely bouncing back from a recession low in 2010. Over the last 4 years it has made

Keep your eyes peeled for the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Last Days in Vietnam.   The film is set during the final days of the Vietnam War, as the North Vietnamese Army advanced on Saigon.  Through personal interviews and never before seen footage, it documents the heroic actions of Americans who arranged for the evacuation of their

  The day that most people have been dreading is just days away.  The Florida DOT is expected to issue it\’s Notice to Proceed in early February, which will mark the start of construction. The $2.3 billion, 21-mile renovation of Interstate 4 will affect thousands of commuters, including myself. However, it also creating about 64,000 jobs and