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In The News From curiosity to careers: Students get pipeline to construction jobs at Career Days event Pensacola News Journal | By Edward Bunch II When Brayden Ruschmeier checked out Construction Career Days last year, it was as a curious student. When

In The News Bay Area high school students get hands-on introduction to construction industry Fox 13 Tampa Bay | By Aaron Mesmer   TAMPA - An estimated 1,000 high school students experienced a hands-on glimpse into the construction industry during Tampa Bay Construction

In The News Lakes Park Hurricane Ian Remembrance & Children’s Engineering Garden opened WGCU | By WGCU Staff Senator Jonathan Martin and professional engineers from across Florida gathered at Lakes Park on Saturday morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open

In The News Construction Career Days at Volusia Fairgrounds draws over 3,000 students By Brenno Carillo - Daytona Beach News-Journal A career in construction may not be the path most students take in their higher education journey, but last week

In The News ACEC Florida Joins ACEC Research Institute Founder Circle With Major Donation By ACEC - January 2024 News Washington, DC –Today, the ACEC Research Institute announced a major donation from ACEC Florida, a state member organization within the

In The News Tampa Bay engineers build bunk beds for kids in need By Trevor Pettiford | Bay News 9 TAMPA, Fla. — Dozens of Tampa Bay children have a better place to sleep, thanks to bunk beds built by local

In The News Florida condo dwellers might be in for sticker shock, but it’s for a good reason | Opinion By the Miami Herald Editorial Board Florida lawmakers made a choice after the 2021 Surfside building collapse: to protect human

In The News It’s time for a statewide plan to address Florida’s water issues by Dominic M. Calabro – Palm Beach Post Being in a state bound by oceans, it can be tempting to take water for granted. But as

In The News Probe of Florida building collapse that killed 98 to be completed by June 2025, US investigators say By The Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. — The probe into the 2021 collapse of a beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people in

In The News Surfside condo collapse investigators reveal pool deck construction 'deviated from design requirements' Building collapse in June 2021 killed 98 people in Florida By Greg Norman Fox News Federal investigators examining the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium

In The News Wekiva Parkway Section 6 wins outstanding major project award by Construction Today The contract significantly improved safety, maintained wildlife habitat connectivity, and reduced vehicle-wildlife conflicts Superior Construction announces its Wekiva Parkway Section 6 project has received the ‘Outstanding

In The News Community Associations Institute revises key condo-safety public policy recommendations by Laura Manning-Husband In the days prior to the two-year anniversary of the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Tower South, the Community Associations Institute announced some major changes

In The News Wekiva Parkway Section 6 Project Wins ACEC Florida’s Outstanding Major Project Award Civil + Structural Engineer Media JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (JUNE 22, 2023) — Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, is proud to announce its Wekiva Parkway Section

In The News Surfside weighs luxury condo proposal for site of Champlain Towers South deadly collapse BY REBECCA SAN JUAN – Miami Herald Surfside has received plans for a luxury high-rise on the site of the deadly Champlain Towers South

In The News Faulty design may have doomed Surfside, Florida, tower long before collapse, investigators say By Jon Schuppe – NBC News Design flaws in the pool deck of the Surfside, Florida, apartment building where a partial collapse killed 98 people put

In The News Gov. DeSantis signs condo safety changes By CBS Miami Team TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that will revise condominium-safety requirements passed after the deadly June 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building

In The News Testing 400 chunks of concrete - Surfside investigation moves into new phase By Greg Allen – NPR MIAMI — A federal team investigating the collapse of a condominium tower in Surfside, Fla. has moved into the next

In The News Lawmakers support Gov. DeSantis’ Moving Florida Forward to speed up road construction By Gabrielle Russon – Florida Politics Gov. DeSantis scores a legislative victory with his plan to speed up 20 road construction projects. Florida lawmakers have

In The News Florida lawmakers agree to $116 billion budget in final week By JEFFREY SCHWEERS | jschweers@orlandosentinel.com | Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers kicked off the last week of the regular legislative session Monday by completing the terms

In The News Antonio Nanni Elected President of American Concrete Institute By Jose Carrasco – Informed Infrastructure FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.- The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2023-2024 president, vice president, and four board members. Antonio Nanni has been elected to

In The News Not sure what to do after high school? How about a career starting out at $40K-$50K? By Kamal Morgan – Pensacola News Journal On Wednesday at the Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds, over 600 students were in attendance to check out

In The News House phosphogypsum reuse bill clears final committee By Wes Wolfe – Florida Politics The EPA banned use of phosphogypsum in 1989. A controversial proposal to look into using phosphogypsum as a road-building material is on its way to

In The News Jeanette Nuñez to Legislature: Unlock billions from state reserves for road projects By Martin E. Comas – Orlando Sentinel – Apr 13, 2023 at 5:32 pm Noting motorists’ frustrations with traffic backups, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez on Thursday urged the

In The News Phosphogypsum reuse study bill heads to Senate floor Florida Politics – Wes Wolfe The EPA banned use of phosphogypsum in 1989. Legislation is on the way to the Senate floor that could open up use of phosphogypsum

In The News Lawmakers sought to remove DEI from higher ed. Now they’re scrubbing it from the bill TALLAHASSEE In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis called on Florida lawmakers to overhaul the state’s higher education system with a clear target in

In The News Florida lawmakers aim to ease condo confusion, but money questions remain Mary Ellen Klas Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — As residents of condominiums across Florida struggle to adapt to a sweeping new law that increases building inspections and

In The News Lincoln Middle School Wins State MATHCOUNTS Competition Alachua Chronicle – March 15, 2023 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Lincoln Middle School MATHCOUNTS team won the state championship last Friday, their sixth win in the past seven competitions. The

In The News Lawmakers Look Again at Condo Safety Requirements CBS News by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate committee Tuesday backed a proposal that would make changes to a condominium-safety law passed last year

In The News Northwest Florida middle school mathletes compete at MATHCOUNTS Competition WEARNews-ABC3 – by WEAR staff ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Middle school students from Northwest Florida put their math skills to the test at the MATHCOUNTS Competition on Saturday.

In The News Feb. 19-25 is Engineers Week By Katrina Elsken, Published February 9, 2023 Lake Okeechobee News OKEECHOBEE -The Okeechobee County Board of Commissioners have proclaimed the week of Feb. 19-25 as Engineers Week. Founded by the National Society

In The News Senate panel calls for more clarity, time on Surfside-inspired condo inspection law Florida Politics – by Jesse Scheckner – Feb 8, 2023 Industry experts agree the law in its current form has many financial and compliance problems.

In The News Central Florida Construction Career Days inspiring students to pursue 'building' careers BayNews9 – by Ashleigh Mills – Feb 3, 2023 ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida high school students are getting hands-on experience in careers like construction, engineering and

In The News Florida board proposes changes to condo reform legislation The Real Deal by Katherine Kallergis – Feb 3, 2023 A Florida commission is proposing changes to the state law that legislators passed last year in response to the

In The News State commission wants to roll back a key part of post-Surfside condo safety law. Lawmakers are not so sure WLRN-TV & WJCT-FM (First Coast Connect) A new report issued by the Florida Building Commission calls into question

In The News Will plan to link Sawgrass Expressway to I-95 come sooner? DeSantis aims to speed completion of projects By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida • Jan 30, 2023 at 5:11 pm Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday pitched

In The News DEP: Progress being made on surface water discharge, reuse Wes Wolfe of Florida Politics Implementation of 2021’s SB 64 is an effort in progress, but Michael Lynch, Director of Water Resource Management for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), wouldn’t

In The News Hillsborough puts off decision on whether to extend the widening of I-275 C.T. Bowen of the Tampa Bay Times The orange barrels and concrete barricades along Interstate 275 in Tampa won’t be going away anytime soon —

In The News Nick DiCeglie carries Jeff Brandes’ TBARTA torch, again files to repeal agency Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics Sen. Nick DiCeglie, newly elected to the state’s upper chamber, has filed a bill to repeal the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit

In The News Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Class of 2023 Launches 10 Month Program Florida Daily Forty professional engineers have been selected to participate in the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) Class of 2023 to transform into community leaders while

In The News Orange County and Osceola County Transportation Tax Voter Outcome WESH News Central Florida voters have let their voices be heard on several amendments. See the round-up below: A measure to stabilize rent in Orange County is heading toward

In The News Walton County residents say 'No' to 1-cent sales tax for roads, reject amendment 2 to 1 Daily News/USATODAY Network Published: 9:51 p.m. ET Nov. 8, 2022 Updated: 11:43 a.m. ET Nov. 9, 2022 Walton County voters voiced a

In The News Southland Awarded $596 Million SR 23 Bridge Project over St. Johns River for the Florida Department of Transportation GRAPEVINE, Texas, Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Southland Holdings, LLC (“Southland”) announced today it has been awarded a $596

In The News Preparing for Future Tragedies Decades Before They Happen A look at the Surfside condominium collapse & lessons learned in liability by Mitch Cohen Monday, November 7, 2022 The design-bid-build project delivery method has dominated the construction landscape for many