| 05/18/2012 | $2B Mixed-Use Project in North Carolina to Start Construction
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
May 18--MOORESVILLE The long-planned $2 billion Langtree at the Lake mixed-use community on Lake Norman will immediately begin construction of its first 300 luxury apartments and 47,000 square feet of retail space, Ohio developer R.L. West Properties announced Friday. |
| 05/18/2012 | St. Petersburg Moves Ahead With $50-Million Pier Project
Tampa Bay Times
May 18--ST. PETERSBURG -- With just one resolute dissenter, the St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to move forward with a new $50 million Pier. |
| 05/20/2012 | Jurors: Panama City Airport Trial Boiled Down to Negligence
The News Herald
May 20--PANAMA CITY -- Jurors in this month's marathon airport trial have heard all they care to hear about sand. |
| 05/19/2012 | Ground Broken on Georgia Shopping Mall
Athens Banner-Herald
May 19--Company, state and local leaders broke ground last week on the 68-acre tract of Oconee County land that will become the Epps Bridge Centre. |
| 05/18/2012 | Developers to Start Construction of Mixed-Use Project at Kennesaw State Univ.
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
May 18--Developers are set to begin construction of the Sanctuary at Kennesaw, a mixed-use development of student housing and retail shops. |
| 05/18/2012 | Orlando Projects Cited as Disney Spends $1.4B on Capital Imrovements
The Orlando Sentinel
May 18--Spending on a pair of big-ticket projects at Walt Disney World -- the "Next Generation Experience" technology initiative and the expansion of the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland section -- has sent an already big theme-park construction bill even higher so far this year for theWalt Disney Co. |
| 05/17/2012 | Airport Trial Jury Awards Damages to KBR
The News Herald
May 17--PANAMA CITY -- The longest trial of Judge James Fensom's career concluded Wednesday afternoon when six jurors found the Airport Authority breached its contract with Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) and awarded damages of $360,000 plus interest. |
| 05/16/2012 | Apartment Projects Spur South Florida Housing Sector
The Miami Herald
May 16--Since the housing meltdown, more South Floridians are renting a place to live because the financial reality is they can't buy. |
| 05/16/2012 | South Florida Developer Plans to Build Four Apartment Projects
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
A Boca Raton-based developer is the latest firm to announce plans for apartment communities in South Florida. |
| 05/16/2012 | The Numbers Behind Atlanta's $1.4B International Terminal
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
May 16--The new terminal's price tag exceeded $1.4 billion. |
| 05/15/2012 | Construction Starts on Calatrava-Designed Science Building at USF Polytechnic
The Ledger
May 15--LAKELAND -- A dramatically futuristic building with louvers that can follow the sun is under construction on the site of the future Florida Polytechnic University. |
| 05/15/2012 | Panama City Airport Trial Drawing to a Close
The News Herald
May 15--PANAMA CITY -- As the trial to determine responsibility for the excess costs of the construction of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport entered its third week, the judge all but promised the jury the end is near. |
| 05/14/2012 | Miami-to-Orlando Train Proposal Rolling Down the Planning Tracks
The Orlando Sentinel
May 14--A Coral Gables development company expects to have a study completed next month that could determine whether it builds a privately funded $1 billion train linking Miami with Orlando. |
| 05/12/2012 | Orlando, Orange County Mayors at Odds Over Citrus Bowl Upgrades
Orlando Sentinel
Tensions are running high between two of Central Florida's most powerful politicians: Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. |
| 05/11/2012 | Miami Commissioners OK $50 Million for Overtown Redevelopment
The Miami Herald
May 11--The Miami City Commission on Thursday approved a controversial plan to pump $50 million into the heart of Overtown, following two hours of impassioned public testimony and another 90 minutes of tense debate. |
| 05/11/2012 | Panama City Airport Jury Watches Video Testimony
The News Herald
But until that day comes, jurors will watch testimony on TV. |
| 05/11/2012 | Congressional Proposal Would Help Pay for SunRail Operating Expenses
The Orlando Sentinel
May 11--A bipartisan bill circulating in Congress could help the SunRail commuter train in Central Florida pay for millions of dollars in annual operating deficits. |
| 05/10/2012 | Plan to Save Tampa's TrailBridge Will Get Review
Tampa Tribune
May 10--TAMPA -- A newly released plan that outlines how to fix deterioration in the Friendship TrailBridge is headed for a thorough vetting from engineers in the Hillsborough County Public Works Department. |
| 05/10/2012 | Swire Plans to Start $1-Billion Brickell CitiCentre Construction in June
The Miami Herald
May 10--Swire Properties said Wednesday that it expects to begin construction on Brickell CitiCentre in late June. |
| 05/09/2012 | Georgia Power Admits to $400M of Delays at Vogtle Nuke Project
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
May 9--In a classic "he said, she said" that might eventually affect customer bills, Georgia Power executives said they are in a dispute with Westinghouse and other vendors over who's responsible for $400 million worth of delays at the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project. |
| 05/09/2012 | Carolinas HealthCare Chooses Davidson, N.C., for Psychiatric Hospital
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
May 9--Carolinas HealthCare System has chosen a site in Davidson for a proposed 66-bed behavioral health hospital that was rejected by Huntersville officials. |
| 05/09/2012 | Wood Partners to Start Construction of $27M Delray Beach, Fla., Apartment Complex
MARKETWIRE
Multifamily developer Wood Partners announced today that it has closed on a $26.9 million deal to build Midtown Delray, a neighborhood of 116 three-story rental townhomes near downtown Delray Beach. |
| 05/09/2012 | Atlanta Mayor: Extra Time for Sewer Work a 'Big Win'
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
May 9--Hours after Atlanta announced a proposed agreement with federal regulators that would give the city an extra 13 years to make required upgrades to its sewer system, Mayor Kasim Reed sat down for an interview with Channel 2 Action News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| 05/09/2012 | Florida Officials OK $50-Million Keys Sewer Bond
Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon, Fla.
May 9--The "most popular sewer line ever" is officially the recipient of a $50 million state bond aimed at financing a pair of large-scale Keys central sewer projects. |
| 05/09/2012 | Orange Co. Leaders Back Upgrades to Convention Center Over Stadium Work
Orlando Sentinel
Orange County commissioners Tuesday largely backed Mayor Teresa Jacobs' push to increase spending on the upkeep of the convention center and showed little appetite to divert money from that work to get renovations started on the aging Florida Citrus Bowl. |
