Wed August 09, 2017
Massive Florida Sinkhole Continues to Grow, Construction Vehicles Could Be to Blame
Officials in Florida said a sinkhole that swallowed two homes last month is growing. Pasco County officials during a news conference said that a large chunk of the hole's edge has collapsed. Two more homes in Land O'Lakes, a Tampa suburb, have been condemned....
Tue August 08, 2017
Ring Power, Company Wrench Create Business Partnership
Ring Power and Company Wrench have signed a partnership agreement that will position both companies to better serve the scrap and demolition markets in Florida. Company Wrench is an Ohio-based company that manufactures, sells and rents equipment at nine facilities throughout the U.S., including one in Lakeland, Fl....
Tue August 08, 2017
U.S. DOT Proposes Over $78M in Small Grants to 10 Infrastructure Projects
The Department of Transportation has provided a list of 10 proposed FY 2017 FASTLANE Small Project grant awards totaling $78.88 million to the authorizing committees of jurisdiction for a 60-day Congressional review period....
Wed August 09, 2017
Communities Bank on Mega Youth Sports Complexes
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Youth sports travel is scoring big as communities across the United States build multisport complexes crammed with state-of-the-art fields, rinks and courts in hopes of drawing not only tournaments for kids crazy about sports — but also parents who spend big on transportation, hotels, food and family entertainment....
Thu August 03, 2017
2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas
During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....
Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Mon July 31, 2017
City of Kissimmee Adds Allu Bucket to Maintenance Fleet
The city of Kissimmee, Fla., recently took delivery of an Allu Transformer Screener Crusher bucket attachment with Top Screen, by Teterboro, N.J.-based ALLU Group. Kissimmee's Public Works department will use the attachment with its hybrid loader to screen rocks and trash out of dirt – saving the city and taxpayers money by reclassifying the dirt into suitable material for use in maintaining the city's infrastructure....
Jeff Winke - Mon July 31, 2017
Mission Accomplished: Contractor Resurfaces Air Force Base Runway
MacDill Air Force Base, located approximately 4 mi. south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Fla., is the base for the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command, which provides airlift, special missions, aerial refueling and aeromedical evacuation for the armed forces....
Mon July 31, 2017
PIRTEK Opens Daytona, Fort Lauderdale Locations
PIRTEK, a fluid transfer solutions company, is continuing its expansion across Florida and the United States with the opening of PIRTEK Daytona and PIRTEK Fort Lauderdale. Both locations opened in June under the company's Tier 2 model, bringing the total Florida PIRTEK franchises to 13....
Mon July 31, 2017
Pensacola Hopes Arena Plans Will Attract NBA Team
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Mayor Ashton Hayward said the city is in the early planning stages on a new arena if it can attract a basketball team. Hayward told the News Journal that plans to build the new arena are contingent on the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans selecting the city for its G League team....
