Marcia Heroux Pounds of the Sun Sentinel - Fri February 24, 2017
Florida Competition Attracts New Talent to Construction Industry
In an effort to attract newcomers to the construction trades, 170 welders, carpenters and electricians will descend on Fort Lauderdale on March 2 to showcase their skills in a national competition sponsored by the Associated Builders & Contractors....
Olivia Hitchcock - Thu February 23, 2017
Crews Puncture Gas Line at Wawa Construction Site in Florida
Construction crews hit a two-inch gas line Feb. 23 morning while they worked on a Wawa convenience store site in Greenacres, city fire officials said. The site of a soon-to-be gas station on Lake Worth Road near the intersection with Jog Road was evacuated, Assistant Chief Brian Fuller said....
Wed February 22, 2017
Yoder & Frey Holds Six-Day Florida Auction in Kissimmee
Yoder & Frey concluded its 43rd Annual Kissimmee, Fla., auction on Feb. 11 — the auctions also were the first since the company merged with Ireland-based Euro Auctions. The auctions provided an extensive variety of construction and farm equipment, with each day of the six-day sale featuring different equipment categories....
Mon February 20, 2017
Alex Lyon & Son Leads Off Florida Auctions in Kissimmee
Alex Lyon & Son led off the Florida Auctions with a nine-day sale in Kissimmee, Fla. The sale began on Jan. 25 and ended on Feb. 5. During the auctions — Alex Lyon & Son's 24th annual Florida sale — a wide variety of equipment went on the block with each day featuring more than 1,000 lots of equipment.—CEG...
Joe Capozzi - Thu February 16, 2017
Cost of Spring Training Baseball Stadium For Nationals and Astros Edges Above $150 Million
The final construction tab for The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, the new spring training home of the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, could go as high as $153 million, an Astros official said. "I think it's clear that it's going to be in the $150 million range,' said Giles Kibbe, the Astros' general counsel....
Wed February 15, 2017
PC Construction Opens Pompano Beach Office
PC Construction announced today that it has opened its second Florida office, located in Pompano Beach. This office, combined with the Coral Gables office opened in 2015, will supplement the company's construction operations in Florida and provide additional support for clients and partners....
David J. Neal - Wed February 08, 2017
Miami Metromover Crash Kills Construction Worker, Injures Another
One construction worker was killed and another seriously injured in a collision between their boom lift and a Metromover car early February 7th, according to Miami-Dade police. Oscar Cabrera, 43, died at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center....
Mark Puente - Tue February 07, 2017
State Senator Steps Into Florida County Commissioners Row
State Sen. Jack Latvala shocked Pinellas County commissioners recently when he said he would block any legislation aimed at adding oversight or significantly altering the licensing board. Executive director Rodney Fischer retired last week amid a series of reports by the Tampa Bay Times that raised questions about the way the board disciplines contractors and how Fischer ran the agency....
Thu February 02, 2017
Putnam County, Fla., Invests in Three New Machines
When H.P. “Press” Tompkins, the public works director of Putnam County, Fla., was tasked with purchasing new equipment to improve land and roadways in his area, he knew exactly where to invest the county's money....
Thu February 02, 2017
Ritchie Bros.' Massive Orlando Auction Still Growing
Ritchie Bros. holds more than 120 auctions in the United States each year, but nothing compares to its annual five-day Orlando event each February. For decades, the February Orlando auction has been a bellwether event for the equipment industry—it serves as the big kick-off event for auction season....
