Healthcare Firm to Create \’Medical City\’ with 500+ jobs in Central Florida

\”The city of Oviedo is slated to get what Aventus Health LLC calls its first \”medical city.\” The Winter Springs-based health care firm, which has labs, pharmacies and medical facilities, plans to break ground in the next five to six weeks on the beginnings of the $40 million, 150,000-square-foot medical city project that will create […]

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Walmart to Spend $200 Million on Store Construction, Remodeling and Technology

“New stores will come to Central Florida, Jacksonville and Miami-Fort Lauderdale. A new distribution center is coming to the City of Cocoa. And there will be remodels in Central Florida, the Panhandle, Tampa Bay, West Palm Beach, and other parts of the state. Walmart will also analyze opportunities to expand online grocery pickup, Mobile Express

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Wisconsin Construction Company Charged with $200M Minority Business Fraud

A Milwaukee construction company and its owner have been indicted by a Wisconsin Grand Jury with a total of 22 counts of fraud for falsely creating minority and veteran-owned businesses in order to win more than $200 million in federal construction contracts which were set aside for those groups. According to an article on ConstructionDive,

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New Tax Reform – What does it mean for construction companies?

The Construction Dive (www.constructiondive.com) put out an article regarding the new tax reform that I thought worthy of sharing. The \”Tax Cuts and Jobs Act\” contains many provisions that will have a direct and significant impact on those in the construction industry. The majority of these provisions are summarized as follows: – New Tax Rates

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Florida Statutory Limitation on Indemnity Does Not Apply to Excavation Subcontract on Utility Line Project

An article on www.lexology.com breaks down how Florida Statutory Limitation on Indemnity Does Not Apply to Excavation Subcontract on Utility Line Project. According to the article, written by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP – Amandeep S. Kahlon, states \”Fla. Stat. § 725.06 limits the scope of indemnification provisions in construction contracts. Specifically, the statute limits

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FL Construction Company Owner Arrested Following $700,000 Workers\’ Comp Scam

Per an article on www.workerscompensation.com, Maria Cristina Romero Zelaya, owner of Miochosis Construction, Inc. was arrested in December for allegedly providing fictitious information when applying for workers\’ compensation insurance, in an effort to obtain a lower premium. Consequently, Zelaya illegally avoided paying over $700,000 in premium and left her employees uninsured and vulnerable to workplace

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