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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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South Florida Construction Activity Up In 2017

According to an article on bizjournals.com, \”Construction starts increased 3 percent in South Florida in 2017, led by residential projects, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Based on its monitoring of construction permits, the firm said $10.9 billion in projects started in the tri-county region, up from $10.6 billion in 2015. Residential construction starts were

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2016 FTBA Construction Conference

This week the Florida Transportation Builders’ Association “FTBA” had their Annual Construction Conference in Orlando. It was a very well attended event; there were over 500 attendees consisting of General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, Professional Services Companies, etc. There were several break out sessions that allowed companies to learn more about certain opportunities that could help

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Having a hard time finding skilled labor these day? You\’re not the only one.

The sounds of construction have returned but the skilled construction workers have not. Construction industry advocates say there’s a severe shortage of skilled workers nationwide- including in Florida. In Florida, construction employment is down about 40% and across the country there are $1.4 million less people employed in construction than there were in 2007. These numbers reflect the volume

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Trouble Ahead for Tampa\’s Cruise Industry?

Tampa\’s cruise industry has a problem. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is too low to accommodate the “mega” cruise ships of the future. The Florida Department of Transportation organized a pre-feasibility study to assess their options of either replacing the 27-year-old structure, or building a new port seaward of the bridge. The 4.1 mile Sunshine Skyway Bridge

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