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Florida Drone Inspection Startup Raises $12M for Bridge Monitoring Tech (3/18/2026) - FORT LAUDERDALE — Broward County-based SkyStructure Inc. announced Wednesday it has raised $12 million in Series A financing led by Tampa-based venture firm Blue Horizon Capital to expand its AI-powered…
Webcor Uses BIM to Cut Rework 30% on Orlando Convention Center Job (3/18/2026) - ORLANDO — Webcor Builders reported last week that deployment of an integrated Building Information Modeling workflow on the $340 million expansion of the Orange County Convention Center has reduced construction…
Florida AGC Launches Statewide Safety Certification Program (3/18/2026) - ORLANDO — The Associated General Contractors of Florida announced Tuesday the launch of SafeBuild Florida, a statewide construction safety certification program developed in partnership with the Florida Department of Business…
OSHA Cites Miami-Dade Contractor $218K After Fatal Trench Collapse (3/18/2026) - MIAMI — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Doral-based Sunshine Underground Inc. with $218,000 in proposed penalties following a fatal trench collapse at a…
Simon Property Group Unveils $265M Sawgrass Mills Expansion (3/18/2026) - SUNRISE — Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group announced a $265 million expansion of Sawgrass Mills, the nation's largest outlet mall, that will add 480,000 square feet of retail, dining, and entertainment…
Brickell Office Tower Tops Out at 65 Stories in Downtown Miami (3/18/2026) - MIAMI — Coral Gables-based developer BDT Capital Partners and its partner Hines celebrated a topping-out ceremony Wednesday for 830 Brickell Phase Two, a 65-story, 1.1 million-square-foot Class A office tower…
Prologis Breaks Ground on $380M Warehouse Campus Near Jacksonville Port (3/18/2026) - JACKSONVILLE — San Francisco-based Prologis Inc. broke ground Tuesday on a $380 million, 2.8 million-square-foot industrial campus adjacent to JAXPORT's Blount Island terminal, the largest spec warehouse development in Jacksonville's…
Sarasota Luxury Condo Tower Secures $220M Construction Financing (3/18/2026) - SARASOTA — Developer Kolter Urban has secured a $220 million construction loan from New York Life Investment Management for One Park Sarasota, a 20-story luxury condominium tower planned for downtown…
Miami Affordable Housing Project Wins $42M in Tax Credits (3/18/2026) - MIAMI — The Related Group and Miami-Dade County Housing Agency announced Wednesday that a planned 480-unit affordable housing development in Little Havana has received $42 million in Low Income Housing…
GL Homes Launches 2,400-Unit Master-Planned Community in Palm Beach County (3/18/2026) - LOXAHATCHEE — Boca Raton-based GL Homes announced Tuesday it will begin construction on Cascata Palms, a 2,400-unit master-planned residential community on 1,100 acres in western Palm Beach County, with a…
FDOT Begins $89M Pensacola Bay Bridge Repair Program (3/18/2026) - PENSACOLA — The Florida Department of Transportation has launched an $89 million maintenance and repair program for the Pensacola Bay Bridge, two years after the 3-mile span's $398 million replacement…
Hillsborough County Breaks Ground on $410M Selmon Expressway Extension (3/18/2026) - TAMPA — Hillsborough County Expressway Authority broke ground Wednesday on a $410 million extension of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, stretching the elevated tollway 6.2 miles southeast to Riverview to…
FDOT Awards $2.1B Contract for I-95 Corridor Expansion (3/18/2026) - MIAMI — The Florida Department of Transportation on Tuesday awarded a $2.1 billion contract to a joint venture of Webber LLC and Ferrovial Construction to expand Interstate 95 through Miami-Dade…
Construction Begins on Major Theme Park Expansion in Orlando (10/27/2025) - News Summary Orlando, Florida, is set to expand a popular theme park with a $400 million project that will introduce 10 new attractions, including VR rides and eco-exhibits. This initiative… 
Miami Unveils Skyline Towers: A Major Milestone in Luxury Development (10/27/2025) - News Summary Miami's Skyline Towers has officially opened, showcasing a 40-story luxury condo complex. Developed by Coastal Realty Group with a $300 million investment, it features 500 units starting at…
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