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2012 Southeast Construction Outlook 01/26/12 For most of the Southeast region, contractors should see an increasing set of business opportunities in 2012, according to the latest forecast projections from McGraw-Hill Construction. Photo courtesy BEandK/Turner/BRPH Joint Venture |
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Georgia Announces 'Go Build' Program Promoting Skilled Trades 01/20/12 Assisted by Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) on Jan. 17 announced the creation of Go Build Georgia, a promotional initiative aimed at raising the awareness of the value of careers in the skilled trades. Photo Courtesy Go Build Alabama |
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| 02/01/12 | Construction of $1.3-Billion SunRail Project Finally Set to Start After enduring Gov. Rick Scott’s suspension of contracts and consequent year-long delay, officials celebrated the survival of the $1.3-billion SunRail project with a project kick-off in late January. |
| 01/30/12 | Progress Energy Denies Canceling Nuclear Plant Contract Progress Energy Florida denied a Jan. 26 Tampa Bay Times report that it plans to cancel an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Shaw Group for a proposed nuclear plant project in Levy County, Fla. |
| 01/24/12 | Florida Contracts Stumble in December, End 10% Down for '11 Florida’s construction contract activity in December was a microcosm of the state’s overall year, as nonresidential and nonbuilding markets declined significantly, and residential picked up the pace, according to the latest information from McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 01/24/12 | Georgia Contracts End '11 With Positive Numbers According to the latest information from McGraw-Hill Construction, the value of Georgia’s new construction contracts improved by 14% in December, nearly identical to the state’s overall growth rate for the year. |
| 01/24/12 | North Carolina Contracts Gain 17% in December The value of North Carolina construction contracts surged 17% in December but fell just short of the amount needed to push the state’s 2011 total into positive territory, according to McGraw-Hill Construction |
| 01/24/12 | South Carolina Contracts End 2011 With Solid Momentum South Carolina contracts recorded a 38% spike in December, helping make 2011 the first positive year for the state since 2007. |
| 01/05/12 | Volume of Florida Contracts Surges Again in November An across-the-board improvement in new construction contracts, along with a surge of infrastructure projects, propelled Florida’s November total for new contracts to nearly $1.7 billion, or 35% better than a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 01/05/12 | Georgia's November Contracts Continue 2011 Upswing The volume of new Georgia construction contracts continued to escalate in November, as McGraw-Hill Construction reported the overall value of new projects improved by 10%, compared to the same period of a year ago. The latest data marked Georgia’s sixth straight month of improving construction contract totals. |
| 01/05/12 | November Decline Sinks North Carolina's 2011 Momentum The volume of North Carolina’s construction contracts fell 52% overall in November, compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill. The value of all new contracts was just over $1 billion for the month. |
| 01/05/12 | S.C. Contracts Surging To a Happy Ending for 2011 A big gain in the value of infrastructure contracts pushed South Carolina's year-to-date contracts total for 2011 to 17% higher than a year ago. |
| 12/15/11 | 2011 in the Southeast: The Year That Was - And Wasn't A look back at the year that was -- and wasn't -- for the Southeast construction industry. |
| 12/14/11 | HDR Readies for Battle in Tampa Bay Water Dispute Tampa Bay Water is seeking $97 million from HDR Engineering for cracking at the utility's 15.5-billion gallon reservoir in Lithia, Fla. |
| 11/17/11 | Florida Contract Activity Surges 21% in October The volume of new Florida construction contracts was 21% higher in October 2011 than it had been the same period of a year ago. |
| 11/17/11 | North Carolina Contracts Sink 18% in October In October, the pace of new North Carolina construction contracts was 18% lower than the same period of a year ago. |
| 11/17/11 | S.C. Contracts Stumble 11% in October South Carolina's volume of new construction contracts was 11% lower in October than it was for the same period of a year ago. |
| 11/17/11 | Georgia Contracts Soar in October The volume of new construction contracts soared for Georgia contractors in October. |
| 10/26/11 | In Reversal, Tampa Bay Water Rejects $30M Settlement With HDR The utility's board of directors voted 9-0 to proceed with its lawsuit in federal court. |
| 10/26/11 | Pace of Florida Contracts Flat for September Florida's new construction contracts were 1% higher in September, compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 10/26/11 | Georgia's September Contracts Improve by 11% The volume of new Georgia construction contracts improved by 11% in September, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 10/26/11 | Infrastructure Work Boosts N.C. Contracts in September A big uptick in infrastructure work boosted North Carolina's September contracts total by 58% overall. |
| 10/26/11 | S.C. Contracts Record Solid 35% Gain in September The state experienced across-the-board double-digit gains in new contracts. |
| 10/17/11 | In Reversal, Tampa Bay Water Rejects $30-Million Settlement With HDR A month after an invalid vote that provided "conditional approval" of a $30-million settlement with HDR Engineering over cracks in its six-year-old reservoir, on Oct. 17 the board of directors of Tampa Bay Water voted unanimously to reject the deal and proceed with its pending lawsuit in federal court. |
| 10/05/11 | Florida Contract Activity Jumps 25% in August After suffering a dismal decline in July, Florida experienced a welcome upturn in the pace of new construction contracts in August, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 10/05/11 | Georgia Contracts Pick Up the Pace in August According to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record, the pace of new Georgia construction contracts accelerated in August, with the state experiencing an 18% gain in new work. |
| 10/05/11 | North Carolina's 2011 Upturn in Contracts Continues in August The value of North Carolina construction contracts signed in August totaled more than $1.1 billion, an increase of 11% compared to a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction |
| 10/05/11 | South Carolina Sees 46% Gain in August Contracts The overall value of new South Carolina construction contracts totaled $650.1 million in August, a 46% jump over the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 09/14/11 | South Carolina Contracts Decline 13% in July A significant decline in infrastructure work caused South Carolina’s overall total for July construction contracts to decline by 13%. |
| 09/14/11 | North Carolina Contracts Jump 58% in July Due to a burst of infrastructure contracts, North Carolina’s overall total for new construction climbed an estimated 58% in July. |
| 09/14/11 | Residential Sector Boosts Georgia Contract Activity in July A big gain in the residential contracts category boosted Georgia's overall pace for new construction in July. |
| 09/14/11 | Florida Contracts Experience Dog Days in July The value of Florida construction contracts signed in July declined by 60% compared to the same period of a year ago. |
| 08/16/11 | Low on Gas Taxes, Florida Accelerates Contractor Financing Despite uncertainty over future funding, the Florida Dept. of Transportation is banking on low bids and private-sector financing as it accelerates an estimated $1.2 billion in projects. |
| 08/15/11 | Jefferson County, Ala., Commissioners in Last-Ditch Renegotiations Over Muni Debt Two commissioners enter discussions creditors with goal to renegotiate reduction in $3.2-million sewer bond valuation before Sept. 16 deadline could trigger a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing. |
| 07/27/11 | Florida Construction Starts Awaken in June, Rise 32% The value of Florida’s June construction starts improved by 32% compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, with more than $2.4 billion in new contracts moving forward during the month. |
| 07/27/11 | Georgia's Commercial Construction Activity Surges in June the value of Georgia’s June construction starts totaled nearly $1.2 billion in June, an increase of 34% compared to the same period of a year ago. |
| 07/27/11 | North Carolina Contracts Take Off in June A huge boost in the nonbuilding sector propelled the value of North Carolina’s June construction starts total to an estimated $2.2 billion, for a 98% improvement over the same period of a year ago. |
| 07/27/11 | South Carolina Contracts Decline 12% in June A significant decline in the value of nonbuilding projects caused South Carolina’s overall total for new construction contracts to decline 12% in June. |
| 07/01/11 | Gov. Scott Gives Go-Ahead for $1.3B SunRail Commuter Rail Project Gov. Rick Scott (R) has given his approval for the $1.3-billion SunRail commuter-rail project to proceed to construction. |
| 06/29/11 | Progress Energy Opts for $1B in Repairs for Cracking Fla. Nuke Plant Rather than shut down its cracked Crystal River Nuclear Plant 3, Progress Energy Florida will seek approval for up to $1.3 billion in additional repairs to the out-of-commission facility. |
| 06/29/11 | In Georgia, Building Sectors Move Up in May Both the nonresidential and residential building sectors improved by 10% in May, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 06/29/11 | North Carolina Construction Contracts Dip 5% in May McGraw-Hill Construction reports that the value of new North Carolina construction contracts fell 5% in May. |
| 06/29/11 | South Carolina Contracts Drop 22% in May McGraw-Hill Construction reported that the volume of new South Carolina construction contracts fell 22% in May. |
| 06/29/11 | Florida Contracts Down Again, Dip 11% in May According to McGraw-Hill Construction, the volume of new Florida construction contracts fell 11% in May. |
| 06/14/11 | Cause of Fatal Florida Building Collapse Remains a Mystery With the recovery of the body of a trapped worker following the collapse of a building at Progress Energy Florida’s Paul L. Bartow Power Plant in St. Petersburg, Fla., officials will switch focus and begin investigating the cause of the June 9 incident. |
| 06/13/11 | Tampa Bay Water Opts for Kiewit's $162M Fix for Cracking Reservoir Tampa Bay Water is recommending awarding a $162.4-million contract to Kiewit Infrastructure Group, Omaha, Neb., to repair and expand the utility's 15.5-billion, cracking reservoir in Tampa. |
| 06/01/11 | South Carolina Sees Ups, Downs in April South Carolina saw big ups and downs in various construction categories in April. |
| 06/01/11 | North Carolina Contracts Drop 23% in April The value of North Carolina contracts fell by 23% overall in April, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. |
| 06/01/11 | April Another Poor Month for Georgia Contracts According to data from McGraw-Hill Construction, the value of new Georgia construction contracts fell by 15% in April. |
| 06/01/11 | Florida Contracts Drop 14% in April The value of Florida's April construction contracts fell 14% compared to the same period of a year ago. |
| 05/25/11 | Orlando Backs Financing for Performing Arts Center Orlando, Fla., city commissioners voted to allow construction to begin on the delayed $383-million Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, or DPAC, after board members stepped forward to personally guarantee a $16-million letter of credit. |
| 05/24/11 | Global Giant AMEC to Acquire Engineer MACTEC London-based AMEC announced plans to acquire Atlanta-based engineering firm MACTEC. |
| 05/17/11 | Georgia Expands E-Verify, Closes 1099 Loophole On May 13, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed legislation expanding the state’s requirement for the use of the federal E-Verify system when hiring workers, closes a loophole for project worker identification and imposes severe penalties for violations. |
05/17/11 Corps Breaks Ground on Disputed $333-Million Ft. Benning Hospital
05/17/11 Florida Contractors Again Hope for Veto of Road Fund Raid
05/04/11 Florida Contractors Merge Operations
05/02/11 Florida Contracts Surged 35% in March
05/02/11 Georgia Contracts Continued Decline in March
05/02/11 North Carolina: March Contracts Fell 52%
05/02/11 South Carolina Contracts Flat in March
04/28/11 BP Agrees to Pay $1Bil For Gulf Restoration Effort
04/20/11 $668M Waste-to-Energy Project Moves Ahead Despite Protest
04/20/11 Contract Award Expected in June for Tampa Reservoir Repair
04/19/11 Florida Contracts Fall 50% in February
04/19/11 Georgia Contracts: 23% Decline in February
04/19/11 North Carolina Contracts Decline 10% in February
04/19/11 South Carolina: February Construction Contracts Drop 33%
03/30/11 Work on the Caribbean’s Largest Resort Gets Under Way
03/23/11 Florida Pols Fight EPA Over Pending Water-Quality Rule
03/17/11 Merlin Eyes Orlando for Ferris Wheel Project
03/14/11 FDOT Study: High-Speed Rail Would Have Been Profitable
03/09/11 North Carolina Contracts Down 22% to Start 2011
03/09/11 South Carolina Sees Uptick in Contracts in January
03/09/11 Georgia Contracts Stumble to Start The Year
03/09/11 Florida Contracts Falter to Start ’11, Tumble by 50%
03/04/11 Fla. Supreme Court Rejects Suit, Ends Hope for High-Speed Rail
03/01/11 Fla. Senators Sue Gov. Scott Over Rail Funds
02/25/11 End of the Line For Florida High-Speed Rail
02/25/11 CDM Set To Ink Purchase of Transportation Firm Wilbur Smith
02/16/11 Florida Governor Rejects Funding, Kills High-Speed Rail Plan
02/15/11 Illegal Workers Found Hiding At Big Federal Construction Site
02/09/11 Contractor: Panel Rejects Claims of Collapse Liability
01/25/11 Metromont Corp. Announces Acquisition of Royal Concrete Concepts
01/24/11 One Crane Outfit Is Reborn, But Another Goes Under
12/01/10 Miami Art Museum Breaks Ground on New $131-Million Building
12/01/10 Through October, Florida Contracts Down 1% YTD
12/01/10 Barton Malow to Build Florida Hospital Surgical Center
12/01/10 GAC, H.J. High Building Technology Center in Panama City
12/01/10 Finfrock Design-Building Surf Style Mixed-Use Facility
12/01/10 Edwards Selected for Projects at Villages Charter School
12/01/10 Value of North Carolina Contracts Drops 37% in October
12/01/10 S.C. Contracts: 35% Decline in October; 4% Down YTD
12/01/10 Corps of Engineers Awards $35.5M in Fort Bragg, Pope AFB Contracts
12/01/10 BE&K to Build Vaccine Research, Production Facility in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
12/01/10 Korte Design-Building $15-Million Fort Bragg Medical Facility
12/01/10 Boral Composites to Build $11M Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
12/01/10 GDOT Seeks Proposals for Multi-Modal Terminal Developer
12/01/10 Georgia Contracts: 1% Drop in October; 8% Down YTD
12/01/10 Skanska to Upgrade Westin Peachtree Plaza Central Plant
12/01/10 EMCOR Group Acquires Florida’s Harry Pepper & Associates
12/01/10 Everglades Foundation Releases Study Detailing Financial Benefits of Restoration
12/01/10 Kraft Construction Co. is Now Manhattan Kraft Construction
12/01/10 Virginia-based MBP Expands, Opens Florida Office
11/10/10 Despite “Cloud of Uncertainty,” FDOT, Contractors Prepare to Move Ahead on HSR
11/01/10 Brasfield & Gorrie Snags $260M Orlando VA Med Center Contract
11/01/10 Florida Contract Activity: 17% August Drop; Flat YTD
11/01/10 Balfour Beatty, Cummings Land $100M Ft. Lauderdale Airport Contract
11/01/10 AECOM Awarded $101M Davie Water, Wastewater Project
11/01/10 Turner Wins $100M Contract at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel Casino
11/01/10 N.C. Contracts: August Decline Pushes YTD Total Negative
11/01/10 S.C. Contracts: Down 12% in August; Up 12% YTD
11/01/10 BD to Build North Carolina Distribution Center
11/01/10 August is Bad Month for New Georgia Construction Contracts
11/01/10 Batson-Cook, Okland Team to Build $55M Cancer Treatment Center
11/01/10 Evergreen Construction to Build $45-Million Fulton Co. High School
10/06/10 Orlando's Amway Center Ready for Tip-Off
09/29/10 Everglades Restoration Inching Along
09/14/10 EPA Orders Florida to Improve Everglades Water Quality
09/23/10 Window Weight, 723-Ft Height Challenge Hotel’s Reglazing
09/01/10 State of Georgia Awards Contract for $80M Correctional Facility
09/01/10KBR Building $62M Carbo Ceramics Plant in Toomsboro
09/01/10 Corps Breaks Ground on Fort Bragg Barracks Project
09/01/10 Port of Miami Expansion Includes New Rail Link
09/01/10 Port Manatee Awards $14.8-Million Berth 12 Dredging Contract
09/01/10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Nourish Two Pinellas Beaches
09/01/10 Moss Miller Building Research Center at Nova Southeastern
09/01/10 FAU Breaks Ground on Max Planck Florida Institute
09/01/10 Clancy & Theys to Build First Phase of Harmony Town Center
09/01/10 Moss & Associates Expands With Carolinas Division
09/01/10 Construction Industry Gets Ready to Implement New Crane Safety Rule
09/01/10 W.S. Atkins to Acquire PBSJ
08/18/10 S. Florida Water Management District Commits to Land Deal, Not Reservoir
08/11/10 CII Highlights Safety Studies, Broadens Outreach Efforts
08/10/10 Court Orders Army to Reinstate Turner Contract
08/04/10 Georgia Contracts: Down 13% in June; Off 5% YTD
08/04/10 Florida Contracts: 21% June Decline; Down 8% YTD
08/04/10 N.C. Contracts: 36% Drop in June
08/04/10 S.C. Contracts: 20% Up at 2010’s Midpoint
08/03/10 Caterpillar Selects Winston-Salem, N.C., for $426-Million Plant
08/02/10 Global Design Giant W.S. Atkins Plans New Foray into U.S. Market
07/22/10 Stantec to Acquire Florida-based WilsonMiller
07/20/10 USDA Buys Easement on 26,000 Acres of Everglades for Restoration
07/01/10 OSHA Recognizes NCCER Program to Certify Crane Operators
07/01/10 PBS&J Wins ARTBA ‘Globe Award’ for S.R. 408 Design
07/01/10 Broward Co. Taps Weitz for $200M Civil/Family Courthouse
07/01/10 Developer Unveils Plans for Laura Street Trio Buildings in Jax
07/01/10 Florida Agency Countersues Contractor on Expressway Job
07/01/10 Florida Contracts: 2% Increase in April, but 5% Down YTD
07/01/10 BP Joint Venture Plans Ethanol Plant in Highlands County
07/01/10 Indian River State College Project Moves Forward
07/01/10 Kraft Wins Garage Contract at Seminole Hard Rock
07/01/10 MEB Replacing Navy Jet Fuel Tanks in Jacksonville
07/01/10 Affordable-Housing Project in North Charleston to Finish in December
07/01/10 Nice Start to 2010 for N.C. Contract Activity
07/01/10 S.C. Contracts: 15% Gain in April = 34% Jump YTD
07/01/10Multiple Military Projects Move Forward in Charleston, S.C.
07/01/10 Green Co., N.C., Plans New Intermediate School
07/01/10 NCDOT Awards $136M I-85 Contract to Flatiron, Lane JV
07/01/10 $110M South River Tunnel Project Cleaning Up Atlanta Water
07/01/10 Trade Unions Announce PLA Deal for Georgia Nuclear Project
07/01/10 Georgia Contracts Surge in April; Still Down for 2010 YTD
07/01/10 Balfour Beatty Construction Wins $10 Million in School Contracts in Oconee County, S.C.
07/01/10 Edifice Breaks Ground on HQ for North Carolina Health-Care Firm
07/01/10 SunPower Completes N.C. Solar Power Plant for Duke Energy
07/01/10 Southeast Retail Project Starts to Decline Again in 2010
06/24/10 Sewer Upgrades in Florida Keys Need More Funding
06/16/10 Bouygues of France Starts $1-Billion Miami Port Tunnel
06/16/10 CDM Holds Deal Talks With Wilbur Smith
06/15/10 Long Setup for Fast Implosion of Second-Largest Cooling Tower
06/03/10 Gov. Crist Circumvents Raid On Florida Highway Trust Fund
06/02/10 CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction
06/01/10 2010 Hurricane Season Will Be "Active to Extremely Active," Scientists Predict
05/26/10 Undocumented Workers Hired for Gulf Cleanup Arrested in Bay County, Fla.
05/20/10 Granted Modest Rate Hikes, Utilities Delay Construction
05/19/10 Suffolk Awarded $25-Million Miami Dade College Contract
05/19/10 Lane Construction Wins Contract to Repave Daytona Speedway
05/19/10 First Trusses Set at Boeing Assembly Facility in North Charleston, S.C.
05/19/10 Rental Veteran Opens Innovative Parts Store, Where Online Orders Are Clicking Away
05/01/10 Balfour Beatty Uses PPP for $123M FAU Student Housing Project
05/01/10 R.R. Simmons Scores USF Project
05/01/10 Florida Contracts: Value of New Projects Drops 11% in February
05/01/10 Skanska to Construct $49-Million Facility for City of Gainesville
05/01/10 Suffolk, Webcor Team Up for Miami Science Museum
05/01/10 J.L. Wallace to Build Ave Maria University Field House
05/01/10 Finfrock Starts Dania Beach Parking Garage
05/01/10 Ben Sawyer Swing Bridge Replaced within 11 Days
05/01/10 North Carolina Contract Activity Bounces Back to Start the Year
05/01/10 South Carolina Sees 58% Surge in February Contracts
05/01/10 BE&K Awarded Government Contracts in North, South Carolina
05/01/10 Turner Building $61.5-Million UNC-Charlotte Facility
05/01/10 Value of Georgia Contracts Down 31% in February
05/01/10 BE&K Working on Multiple Medical Contracts
05/01/10 R.J. Griffin Team Awarded Springfield Hospital Modernization
05/01/10 H.J. High/Batson-Cook Awarded Second Mitsubishi Contract
05/01/10 OSHA, Skanska Partner for Safety on Westin Peachtree Project
05/01/10 Hardin Starts Tech College Project
05/01/10 Batson-Cook Building Residence Hall for Rehabilitation Institute
05/01/10 McCarthy Completes Georgia State Science Park
05/01/10 AGC Leaders Emphasize Collaboration, ‘Being Heard’
05/01/10 St. Joe Relocates Corporate HQ to Northwest Florida
05/01/10 Leo A. Daly Completes Acquisition of Schwab, Twitty & Hanser
05/01/10 Ajax Building Opens Atlanta Office
05/01/10 Bayview Construction Recognized Nationally for SFWMD Project
05/01/10 Is the Southeast’s Residential Rebound for Real?
04/27/10 Veto is Only Hope in Florida Transportation Trust Fund Fight
04/21/10 Chinese Drywall Remediation Standard Already Evolving
04/09/10 Florida Tribe Wins Ruling To Resume Everglades Construction
03/19/10 FDOT Hires HNTB, Wilbur Smith as HSR Program Managers
04/01/10 Elkins Constructors Building North Charleston Elementary School
03/17/10 Orlando Turns to Bonds to Start Performing Arts Venue Construction
03/10/10 Rail Advocates Have High Hopes for Future Funding
03/09/10 Florida Contracts: 2010 Begins With 9% Uptick
03/09/10 North Carolina Contracts: 19% Gain in January
03/09/10 South Carolina: New Contracts Jump 22% in January
03/09/10 Value of Georgia’s January Starts Down Slightly
03/01/10 North Carolina Wins $545 Million in Federal Rail Grants
03/01/10 North Carolina: 1% December Drop Adds Up to 28% ’09 Decline
03/01/10 South Carolina: 18% December Drop = 36% ’09 Decline
03/01/10 Carolinas AGC Presents Top Honors to Construction Leaders
03/01/10 O’Neal to Construct FitesaFiberweb Expansion in Simpsonville, S.C.
03/01/10 South Carolina Leaders Hope for I-73 Stimulus Dollars
03/01/10 URS to Operate North Carolina’s Triangle Expressway Toll Facility
03/01/10 $400-Million I-4/Selmon Connector Moves Ahead With Stimulus Funds
03/01/10 Florida Contracts: 8% December Drop = 24% ’09 Decline
03/01/10 Legoland Florida to Rise at Former Cypress Gardens
03/01/10 Construction Starts on Everglades Restoration Project Tamiami Trail
03/01/10 Skanska USA Selected as CM for FIU Stempel Complex
03/01/10 Stiles to Develop, Build Nova Southeastern Educational Center
03/01/10 Contractor to Replace Jet Fuel Tanks for NAVFAC in Jacksonville
03/01/10 Ajax Building Starts New College of Florida Academic Center
03/01/10 Georgia Contracts: Down 11% in December, 39% for ‘09
03/01/10 Batson-Cook, H.J. High Joint Venture for Mitsubishi Power Systems Project
03/01/10 McCarthy Wins Project at Clayton State University
03/01/10 BRPH/Lifecycle Team Awarded Project at Fort Stewart, Ga.
03/01/10 Obama’s Budget for USACE Civil Works Totals $4.9 Billion
03/01/10 Danis Building Construction Co. Acquires R.N. Rouse & Co. of N.C.
03/01/10 Hardin Announces Merger with Mathews Construction of Tampa
03/01/10 Coral Gables, Fla.-based MasTec to Acquire Precision Pipeline
03/01/10 Education Starts to Edge Up in 2010, McGraw-Hill Construction Says
02/24/10 Rescue Teams Recover Engineer’s Remains in Haiti
02/19/10Odebrecht’s Quick Repairs Help Reopen Haiti Airport to Commercial Flights
02/18/10 Jacobs Buys Georgia-Based Water-Wastewater Engineer
02/03/10 Florida Celebrates High-Speed Rail Win, but Funding Questions Persist
02/02/10 North Carolina Wins $545 Million in Federal Rail Grants
01/26/10 FPL Halts Work on Nuclear, Modernization Projects in Florida
01/20/10 Florida Feels Good About Rail Proposal; Road Builders Have Concerns
01/14/10PBSJ Discloses Internal Probe Of Overseas Work in SEC Filing
01/01/10 Value of New Florida Contracts Increased 10% in November
01/01/10 Willis A. Smith to Expand Ringling Museum, Rebuild Booker High
01/01/10 Martin Marietta to Build Aggregates Terminal at Port Manatee
01/01/10 Miami’s Master Plan Named AIA “Urban Design of the Year”
01/01/10 SIKON Construction to Build Distribution Center in Delray Beach
01/01/10 Zyscovich Designing New Miami Dade College Classroom Facility
01/01/10 FaverGray Awarded Four New Projects
01/01/10 In November, Value of New Contracts Fell 32% in North Carolina
01/01/10 South Carolina: 2% Decline in New Contracts in November
01/01/10 BJAC Awarded Contracts with UNC-Wilmington, UNC Hospitals
01/01/10 PCL Construction Donates $10,000 to Second Harvest of Metrolina
01/01/10 Value of Georgia’s New Contracts Fell 24% in November
01/01/10 BRPH Wins Design-Build Contract for $11.5-Million Fort Gillem Training Center
01/01/10 CONRAC Opens at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
01/01/10 Benning Construction to Build New Community Center
01/01/10 Terminus 200 Awarded LEED CS Gold Certification
01/01/10Hardin Construction to Merge with Mathews Construction of Tampa
01/01/10Danis Building Acquires R.N. Rouse & Co. of N.C.
01/01/10UF Team Wins Regional Construction Management Competition
01/01/10DPR Construction’s Atlanta Office Donates $40,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs
01/01/10MasTec to Acquire Precision Pipeline
01/01/10Burnham Institute Certified LEED Gold
05/17/11 Florida Contractors Again Hope for Veto of Road Fund Raid
05/04/11 Florida Contractors Merge Operations
05/02/11 Florida Contracts Surged 35% in March
05/02/11 Georgia Contracts Continued Decline in March
05/02/11 North Carolina: March Contracts Fell 52%
05/02/11 South Carolina Contracts Flat in March
04/28/11 BP Agrees to Pay $1Bil For Gulf Restoration Effort
04/20/11 $668M Waste-to-Energy Project Moves Ahead Despite Protest
04/20/11 Contract Award Expected in June for Tampa Reservoir Repair
04/19/11 Florida Contracts Fall 50% in February
04/19/11 Georgia Contracts: 23% Decline in February
04/19/11 North Carolina Contracts Decline 10% in February
04/19/11 South Carolina: February Construction Contracts Drop 33%
03/30/11 Work on the Caribbean’s Largest Resort Gets Under Way
03/23/11 Florida Pols Fight EPA Over Pending Water-Quality Rule
03/17/11 Merlin Eyes Orlando for Ferris Wheel Project
03/14/11 FDOT Study: High-Speed Rail Would Have Been Profitable
03/09/11 North Carolina Contracts Down 22% to Start 2011
03/09/11 South Carolina Sees Uptick in Contracts in January
03/09/11 Georgia Contracts Stumble to Start The Year
03/09/11 Florida Contracts Falter to Start ’11, Tumble by 50%
03/04/11 Fla. Supreme Court Rejects Suit, Ends Hope for High-Speed Rail
03/01/11 Fla. Senators Sue Gov. Scott Over Rail Funds
02/25/11 End of the Line For Florida High-Speed Rail
02/25/11 CDM Set To Ink Purchase of Transportation Firm Wilbur Smith
02/16/11 Florida Governor Rejects Funding, Kills High-Speed Rail Plan
02/15/11 Illegal Workers Found Hiding At Big Federal Construction Site
02/09/11 Contractor: Panel Rejects Claims of Collapse Liability
01/25/11 Metromont Corp. Announces Acquisition of Royal Concrete Concepts
01/24/11 One Crane Outfit Is Reborn, But Another Goes Under
12/01/10 Miami Art Museum Breaks Ground on New $131-Million Building
12/01/10 Through October, Florida Contracts Down 1% YTD
12/01/10 Barton Malow to Build Florida Hospital Surgical Center
12/01/10 GAC, H.J. High Building Technology Center in Panama City
12/01/10 Finfrock Design-Building Surf Style Mixed-Use Facility
12/01/10 Edwards Selected for Projects at Villages Charter School
12/01/10 Value of North Carolina Contracts Drops 37% in October
12/01/10 S.C. Contracts: 35% Decline in October; 4% Down YTD
12/01/10 Corps of Engineers Awards $35.5M in Fort Bragg, Pope AFB Contracts
12/01/10 BE&K to Build Vaccine Research, Production Facility in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
12/01/10 Korte Design-Building $15-Million Fort Bragg Medical Facility
12/01/10 Boral Composites to Build $11M Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
12/01/10 GDOT Seeks Proposals for Multi-Modal Terminal Developer
12/01/10 Georgia Contracts: 1% Drop in October; 8% Down YTD
12/01/10 Skanska to Upgrade Westin Peachtree Plaza Central Plant
12/01/10 EMCOR Group Acquires Florida’s Harry Pepper & Associates
12/01/10 Everglades Foundation Releases Study Detailing Financial Benefits of Restoration
12/01/10 Kraft Construction Co. is Now Manhattan Kraft Construction
12/01/10 Virginia-based MBP Expands, Opens Florida Office
11/10/10 Despite “Cloud of Uncertainty,” FDOT, Contractors Prepare to Move Ahead on HSR
11/01/10 Brasfield & Gorrie Snags $260M Orlando VA Med Center Contract
11/01/10 Florida Contract Activity: 17% August Drop; Flat YTD
11/01/10 Balfour Beatty, Cummings Land $100M Ft. Lauderdale Airport Contract
11/01/10 AECOM Awarded $101M Davie Water, Wastewater Project
11/01/10 Turner Wins $100M Contract at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel Casino
11/01/10 N.C. Contracts: August Decline Pushes YTD Total Negative
11/01/10 S.C. Contracts: Down 12% in August; Up 12% YTD
11/01/10 BD to Build North Carolina Distribution Center
11/01/10 August is Bad Month for New Georgia Construction Contracts
11/01/10 Batson-Cook, Okland Team to Build $55M Cancer Treatment Center
11/01/10 Evergreen Construction to Build $45-Million Fulton Co. High School
10/06/10 Orlando's Amway Center Ready for Tip-Off
09/29/10 Everglades Restoration Inching Along
09/14/10 EPA Orders Florida to Improve Everglades Water Quality
09/23/10 Window Weight, 723-Ft Height Challenge Hotel’s Reglazing
09/01/10 State of Georgia Awards Contract for $80M Correctional Facility
09/01/10KBR Building $62M Carbo Ceramics Plant in Toomsboro
09/01/10 Corps Breaks Ground on Fort Bragg Barracks Project
09/01/10 Port of Miami Expansion Includes New Rail Link
09/01/10 Port Manatee Awards $14.8-Million Berth 12 Dredging Contract
09/01/10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Nourish Two Pinellas Beaches
09/01/10 Moss Miller Building Research Center at Nova Southeastern
09/01/10 FAU Breaks Ground on Max Planck Florida Institute
09/01/10 Clancy & Theys to Build First Phase of Harmony Town Center
09/01/10 Moss & Associates Expands With Carolinas Division
09/01/10 Construction Industry Gets Ready to Implement New Crane Safety Rule
09/01/10 W.S. Atkins to Acquire PBSJ
08/18/10 S. Florida Water Management District Commits to Land Deal, Not Reservoir
08/11/10 CII Highlights Safety Studies, Broadens Outreach Efforts
08/10/10 Court Orders Army to Reinstate Turner Contract
08/04/10 Georgia Contracts: Down 13% in June; Off 5% YTD
08/04/10 Florida Contracts: 21% June Decline; Down 8% YTD
08/04/10 N.C. Contracts: 36% Drop in June
08/04/10 S.C. Contracts: 20% Up at 2010’s Midpoint
08/03/10 Caterpillar Selects Winston-Salem, N.C., for $426-Million Plant
08/02/10 Global Design Giant W.S. Atkins Plans New Foray into U.S. Market
07/22/10 Stantec to Acquire Florida-based WilsonMiller
07/20/10 USDA Buys Easement on 26,000 Acres of Everglades for Restoration
07/01/10 OSHA Recognizes NCCER Program to Certify Crane Operators
07/01/10 PBS&J Wins ARTBA ‘Globe Award’ for S.R. 408 Design
07/01/10 Broward Co. Taps Weitz for $200M Civil/Family Courthouse
07/01/10 Developer Unveils Plans for Laura Street Trio Buildings in Jax
07/01/10 Florida Agency Countersues Contractor on Expressway Job
07/01/10 Florida Contracts: 2% Increase in April, but 5% Down YTD
07/01/10 BP Joint Venture Plans Ethanol Plant in Highlands County
07/01/10 Indian River State College Project Moves Forward
07/01/10 Kraft Wins Garage Contract at Seminole Hard Rock
07/01/10 MEB Replacing Navy Jet Fuel Tanks in Jacksonville
07/01/10 Affordable-Housing Project in North Charleston to Finish in December
07/01/10 Nice Start to 2010 for N.C. Contract Activity
07/01/10 S.C. Contracts: 15% Gain in April = 34% Jump YTD
07/01/10Multiple Military Projects Move Forward in Charleston, S.C.
07/01/10 Green Co., N.C., Plans New Intermediate School
07/01/10 NCDOT Awards $136M I-85 Contract to Flatiron, Lane JV
07/01/10 $110M South River Tunnel Project Cleaning Up Atlanta Water
07/01/10 Trade Unions Announce PLA Deal for Georgia Nuclear Project
07/01/10 Georgia Contracts Surge in April; Still Down for 2010 YTD
07/01/10 Balfour Beatty Construction Wins $10 Million in School Contracts in Oconee County, S.C.
07/01/10 Edifice Breaks Ground on HQ for North Carolina Health-Care Firm
07/01/10 SunPower Completes N.C. Solar Power Plant for Duke Energy
07/01/10 Southeast Retail Project Starts to Decline Again in 2010
06/24/10 Sewer Upgrades in Florida Keys Need More Funding
06/16/10 Bouygues of France Starts $1-Billion Miami Port Tunnel
06/16/10 CDM Holds Deal Talks With Wilbur Smith
06/15/10 Long Setup for Fast Implosion of Second-Largest Cooling Tower
06/03/10 Gov. Crist Circumvents Raid On Florida Highway Trust Fund
06/02/10 CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction
06/01/10 2010 Hurricane Season Will Be "Active to Extremely Active," Scientists Predict
05/26/10 Undocumented Workers Hired for Gulf Cleanup Arrested in Bay County, Fla.
05/20/10 Granted Modest Rate Hikes, Utilities Delay Construction
05/19/10 Suffolk Awarded $25-Million Miami Dade College Contract
05/19/10 Lane Construction Wins Contract to Repave Daytona Speedway
05/19/10 First Trusses Set at Boeing Assembly Facility in North Charleston, S.C.
05/19/10 Rental Veteran Opens Innovative Parts Store, Where Online Orders Are Clicking Away
05/01/10 Balfour Beatty Uses PPP for $123M FAU Student Housing Project
05/01/10 R.R. Simmons Scores USF Project
05/01/10 Florida Contracts: Value of New Projects Drops 11% in February
05/01/10 Skanska to Construct $49-Million Facility for City of Gainesville
05/01/10 Suffolk, Webcor Team Up for Miami Science Museum
05/01/10 J.L. Wallace to Build Ave Maria University Field House
05/01/10 Finfrock Starts Dania Beach Parking Garage
05/01/10 Ben Sawyer Swing Bridge Replaced within 11 Days
05/01/10 North Carolina Contract Activity Bounces Back to Start the Year
05/01/10 South Carolina Sees 58% Surge in February Contracts
05/01/10 BE&K Awarded Government Contracts in North, South Carolina
05/01/10 Turner Building $61.5-Million UNC-Charlotte Facility
05/01/10 Value of Georgia Contracts Down 31% in February
05/01/10 BE&K Working on Multiple Medical Contracts
05/01/10 R.J. Griffin Team Awarded Springfield Hospital Modernization
05/01/10 H.J. High/Batson-Cook Awarded Second Mitsubishi Contract
05/01/10 OSHA, Skanska Partner for Safety on Westin Peachtree Project
05/01/10 Hardin Starts Tech College Project
05/01/10 Batson-Cook Building Residence Hall for Rehabilitation Institute
05/01/10 McCarthy Completes Georgia State Science Park
05/01/10 AGC Leaders Emphasize Collaboration, ‘Being Heard’
05/01/10 St. Joe Relocates Corporate HQ to Northwest Florida
05/01/10 Leo A. Daly Completes Acquisition of Schwab, Twitty & Hanser
05/01/10 Ajax Building Opens Atlanta Office
05/01/10 Bayview Construction Recognized Nationally for SFWMD Project
05/01/10 Is the Southeast’s Residential Rebound for Real?
04/27/10 Veto is Only Hope in Florida Transportation Trust Fund Fight
04/21/10 Chinese Drywall Remediation Standard Already Evolving
04/09/10 Florida Tribe Wins Ruling To Resume Everglades Construction
03/19/10 FDOT Hires HNTB, Wilbur Smith as HSR Program Managers
04/01/10 Elkins Constructors Building North Charleston Elementary School
03/17/10 Orlando Turns to Bonds to Start Performing Arts Venue Construction
03/10/10 Rail Advocates Have High Hopes for Future Funding
03/09/10 Florida Contracts: 2010 Begins With 9% Uptick
03/09/10 North Carolina Contracts: 19% Gain in January
03/09/10 South Carolina: New Contracts Jump 22% in January
03/09/10 Value of Georgia’s January Starts Down Slightly
03/01/10 North Carolina Wins $545 Million in Federal Rail Grants
03/01/10 North Carolina: 1% December Drop Adds Up to 28% ’09 Decline
03/01/10 South Carolina: 18% December Drop = 36% ’09 Decline
03/01/10 Carolinas AGC Presents Top Honors to Construction Leaders
03/01/10 O’Neal to Construct FitesaFiberweb Expansion in Simpsonville, S.C.
03/01/10 South Carolina Leaders Hope for I-73 Stimulus Dollars
03/01/10 URS to Operate North Carolina’s Triangle Expressway Toll Facility
03/01/10 $400-Million I-4/Selmon Connector Moves Ahead With Stimulus Funds
03/01/10 Florida Contracts: 8% December Drop = 24% ’09 Decline
03/01/10 Legoland Florida to Rise at Former Cypress Gardens
03/01/10 Construction Starts on Everglades Restoration Project Tamiami Trail
03/01/10 Skanska USA Selected as CM for FIU Stempel Complex
03/01/10 Stiles to Develop, Build Nova Southeastern Educational Center
03/01/10 Contractor to Replace Jet Fuel Tanks for NAVFAC in Jacksonville
03/01/10 Ajax Building Starts New College of Florida Academic Center
03/01/10 Georgia Contracts: Down 11% in December, 39% for ‘09
03/01/10 Batson-Cook, H.J. High Joint Venture for Mitsubishi Power Systems Project
03/01/10 McCarthy Wins Project at Clayton State University
03/01/10 BRPH/Lifecycle Team Awarded Project at Fort Stewart, Ga.
03/01/10 Obama’s Budget for USACE Civil Works Totals $4.9 Billion
03/01/10 Danis Building Construction Co. Acquires R.N. Rouse & Co. of N.C.
03/01/10 Hardin Announces Merger with Mathews Construction of Tampa
03/01/10 Coral Gables, Fla.-based MasTec to Acquire Precision Pipeline
03/01/10 Education Starts to Edge Up in 2010, McGraw-Hill Construction Says
02/24/10 Rescue Teams Recover Engineer’s Remains in Haiti
02/19/10Odebrecht’s Quick Repairs Help Reopen Haiti Airport to Commercial Flights
02/18/10 Jacobs Buys Georgia-Based Water-Wastewater Engineer
02/03/10 Florida Celebrates High-Speed Rail Win, but Funding Questions Persist
02/02/10 North Carolina Wins $545 Million in Federal Rail Grants
01/26/10 FPL Halts Work on Nuclear, Modernization Projects in Florida
01/20/10 Florida Feels Good About Rail Proposal; Road Builders Have Concerns
01/14/10PBSJ Discloses Internal Probe Of Overseas Work in SEC Filing
01/01/10 Value of New Florida Contracts Increased 10% in November
01/01/10 Willis A. Smith to Expand Ringling Museum, Rebuild Booker High
01/01/10 Martin Marietta to Build Aggregates Terminal at Port Manatee
01/01/10 Miami’s Master Plan Named AIA “Urban Design of the Year”
01/01/10 SIKON Construction to Build Distribution Center in Delray Beach
01/01/10 Zyscovich Designing New Miami Dade College Classroom Facility
01/01/10 FaverGray Awarded Four New Projects
01/01/10 In November, Value of New Contracts Fell 32% in North Carolina
01/01/10 South Carolina: 2% Decline in New Contracts in November
01/01/10 BJAC Awarded Contracts with UNC-Wilmington, UNC Hospitals
01/01/10 PCL Construction Donates $10,000 to Second Harvest of Metrolina
01/01/10 Value of Georgia’s New Contracts Fell 24% in November
01/01/10 BRPH Wins Design-Build Contract for $11.5-Million Fort Gillem Training Center
01/01/10 CONRAC Opens at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
01/01/10 Benning Construction to Build New Community Center
01/01/10 Terminus 200 Awarded LEED CS Gold Certification
01/01/10Hardin Construction to Merge with Mathews Construction of Tampa
01/01/10Danis Building Acquires R.N. Rouse & Co. of N.C.
01/01/10UF Team Wins Regional Construction Management Competition
01/01/10DPR Construction’s Atlanta Office Donates $40,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs
01/01/10MasTec to Acquire Precision Pipeline
01/01/10Burnham Institute Certified LEED Gold
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