As mentioned in our April blog, Amazon.com had plans to build it’s first two warehouses in Florida; over 1 million square feet apiece. The internet retail giant attributes this move to the “collaboration” with our state, city and county officials.
So far, Amazon.com has hired […]
The Small Business Administration has updated its revenue based size standards for small businesses. For the first time since 2008 the SBA made adjustments to the size standards pertaining to the construction industry; they have all increased.
According to an article in the San Francisco Gate, California Transportation Officials hired a Chinese company that had never built a bridge to make key components of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s eastern section. Zhenhua Port Machinery, based out of Shanghai, was the subcontractor chosen […]
The Bureau of Labor released May’s employment numbers and they are showing a nice steady growth. Around 217,000 new jobs have been created, many in the CRE Supporting Industries. Business investments are increasing or at least poised to increase and one key […]
The Habitat for Humanity 2014 Builders Blitz was a huge success.
Just one week after the initial groundbreaking for the two home, they are complete! It was incredible to watch the transformation of the build through the organizing, planning, groundbreaking, and finally the finished product.
The families received their keys and were able to move into their new […]
National Association of Women in Construction “NAWIC” is one of the largest Women’s organizations in America. Kim Niv and Cheryl Foley became members of the Orlando Chapter the beginning of the year and quickly realized the significance that this organization has in the community. The most exciting thing that we got to be a part of just […]
Today was an exciting day for the Florida Surety Bonds team! As a sponsor of the build, we got to partake in the groundbreaking of the long awaited Habitat for Humanity Veterans Builders Blitz!
The Builders Blitz that Habitat of Humanity is doing starts this Saturday. With the support of over 50 local companies that volunteered […]
In the days of drones, Ipads, and Google Glasses, who would have thought that trains would be making so much news this year in Central Florida? They certainly are. There are four planned stations for All […]
The Florida DOT approved plans this week for construction of a privately funded electro-magnetic suspension rail line in Orlando. It will be the first of its kind not only in Florida, but in the United States.
The first phase will be a 13.8-mile elevated […]
For many Florida contractors, the next big job is going to be a tough ride. The reason is the shortage of trained workers. Throughout the recessions, we lost thousands of jobs as residential and commercial building permits slowed down to a trickle. Many of the contractors […]