Tip Off at the Orlando Events Center

The $480 million Orlando Events Center, the first project of a three-venue, nearly $1-billion municipal program to enhance Orlando downtown’s entertainment options, is progressing as a sign of life amidst an otherwise slowing construction economy. Full Story >>

Orlando Report: Down Time in Tourist Town

The national economic downturn has finally affected Orlando’s construction market, with new private starts slowing in several sectors. Full Story >>

Time Delay

Utilities in the Southeast are delaying new power plants in the short and intermediate term as they grapple with a shifting consumer demand and a lack of affordable financing. Full Story >>

Is Solar Heating Up in the Sunshine State?

While the prospects for nuclear projects around the Southeast remains scattered, at best, the future of solar is looking brighter, at least for now. Full Story >>

Florida Contractor’s Defibrillator Deployment ‘Recharges’ Its Workforce Retention Efforts

Trying hard to hang onto its valuable construction workforce, at least one contractor has launched a new jobsite-wide health and safety measure: deployment of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to revive sudden heart attack victims at all of its U.S. and Caribbean project sites. Full Story >>

Big Buzz on Ergonomics

Strains, sprains and other physical ailments have long been recognized as a drain on construction productivity and a risk to overall worker health and safety, but there’s limited agreement in the industry about how to implement sound solutions.
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