We are very excited to have Sonja Harris join our team as Commercial Surety Manager of FSB America. FSB America focuses on commercial bonds across the United States. Sonja is a licensed agent and specializes in commercial surety bonds. She has been in the construction industry since 1998 and the surety industry since 2009. [...]
According to an article in the Tampa Bay Times, the Helen Gordon Davis Center for Women has created a course to teach women the necessary skills to work in construction. It is a free 10-week training course held at the Helen Gordon Davis Center in Hillsborough County. Its goal is to help women who are unemployed or underemployed [...]
Attention Subcontractors! The University of Central Florida has some big projects in the works. Soon, there will be open bids for six multi million-dollar construction projects. Combined, the projects are worth almost $108 million. According to the article in the OBJ, here's a quick idea of what's in the works: Interdisciplinary Research and Incubator. The first phase [...]
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in our community! This is a two phase project near the Longwood SunRail Train Station. Currently Phase 1 is a shell, but needs all MEP’s to finish. Phase 2 will be a ground up project. Habitat does an excellent working with people to buy their homes, [...]
In the recent issue of the Orlando Business Journal, they had a poll to see how the I-4 Ultimate is impacting peoples commute. I found it interesting, so I thought I would share: The majority of people in our office are among the 14.6% that have only noticed minor delays, which is impressive considering [...]
Amazon is adding 2,000 new jobs at its new distribution centers in Lakeland and Ruskin. Since opening the distribution centers last year, they have already hired more than 1,000 people and now they are hiring more! The center in Ruskin will handle small packages and the one in Lakeland will handle the larger items. The majority [...]
Attorney General Pam Bondi has officially entered into a historic multi-billion dollar joint federal-state agreement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. to settle the economic loss claims declared by Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf. Florida stands to receive more than $3.25 billion in total. After the agreement was [...]
Recently, we lost a dear friend and colleague, Greg MacKenzie. Greg joined the Florida Surety Bonds Team in 2002 with a surety career that spanned decades. A former Marine, he brought with him tremendous expertise and problem-solving skills for a solid ten years before his retirement. Greg was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. During [...]
Credit reports touch many aspects of people’s lives, so accuracy of the reports are very important to American consumers. The three credit reporting giants have been criticized for frequent errors in reports over the years; now there is finally a plan in place for a massive overhaul for better consumer protection. The overhaul includes seven key [...]
In the Fiscal year of 2014, a new record was set by Federal agencies. According to the SBA, the federal government awarded contracting money to Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and met its goal for the third year in a row. In 2014, almost 4% of all federal contracting dollars (a nice $13.5 billion) went to SDVOSBs, [...]