| 02/02/2012 | Corps Set to Start Miami Beach Renourishment
The Miami Herald
Feb. 02--Tons of sand will be added or relocated in sections of Miami Beach starting in mid-February, all part of a massive beach improvement project. |
| 02/01/2012 | Caterpillar to Expand North Carolina Manufacturing Plant
Morning Star
Feb. 01--Caterpillar Inc. will expand its manufacturing facilities in Clayton, creating 199 jobs and investing $33 million over the next five years, Gov. Beverly Perdue's office announced Wednesday. |
| 02/01/2012 | Design Errors, Contractor Issues Cited in Delay of $665M VA Med Center in Orlando
Orlando Sentinel
Thousands of veterans who have been waiting years for a VA Medical Center to open in Central Florida will have to wait even longer. |
| 02/01/2012 | North Carolina May Turn to Tolls to Fund I-95 Widening
The Fayetteville Observer
But at a cost. |
| 01/29/2012 | Shaw Seeks to Make Most of Southeast Power Surge
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Jan. 29--First in a series |
| 01/28/2012 | Orlando Hotelier Harris Rosen Anxious to Start Building Haiti Housing
The Orlando Sentinel
Jan. 28--For sale: Cozy island-style home in tropical paradise. |
| 01/28/2012 | Preserving the Miami Herald Building
The Miami Herald
Jan. 28--These walls around me can talk and they have a heck of a story to tell -- our history, Miami's history. |
| 01/28/2012 | LaHood Touts Impact of $394M Tampa Connector Project
Tampa Tribune
Jan. 28--TAMPA -- With dump trucks beeping in the background, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stood in the shadow of the towering Interstate 4/Selmon Expressway Connector on Friday and reminded Floridians about the power of a well-placed tax dollar. |
| 01/27/2012 | Officials Break Ground on $1.2-Billion SunRail Project
The Orlando Sentinel
Jan. 27--ALTAMONTE SPRINGS -- Florida's top transportation administrator promised Friday to do his part to boost ridership on the SunRail commuter train. |
| 01/27/2012 | St. Pete Council Pledges New Pier Cost Will Be Capped at $50 Million
Tampa Bay Times
Jan. 27--ST. PETERSBURG -- As members of the City Council stepped back to dissect and discuss the costs and function of the Lens, the design that will provide the central elements of St. Petersburg's new Pier, many made one thing clear: There must be a cap on spending for the new landmark. |
| 01/27/2012 | Cost Estimate for South Fla. Reservoir Balloons to $1 Billion
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jan. 27--A reservoir price tag ballooning to near $1 billion -- more than twice the cost once expected -- could soak water bills in Broward and Palm Beach counties in exchange for boosting drinking water supplies. |
| 01/26/2012 | Savannah Technical College Breaks Ground on Aviation Training Center
Savannah Morning News
Jan. 26--Savannah Technical College broke ground Wednesday for its new Aviation Training Center, designed to develop high-level technicians for area jobs in aircraft assembly and maintenance. |
| 01/26/2012 | $28-Million Georgia Hospital Set to Start Construction
The Macon Telegraph (Macon, Ga.)
Jan. 26--After nearly a decade of striving, Peach County officials expect to break ground on a new hospital in March. |
| 01/24/2012 | Despite Settlement, Questions Linger Over Progress Energy's Crystal River Plans
Tampa Bay Times
Jan. 24--It's impossible to know exactly how much a recent settlement over the damaged Crystal River nuclear plant will affect Progress Energy Florida customers' rates. |
| 01/24/2012 | New York, Atlanta Developers to Build $37M Apartment Complex in Raleigh, N.C.
The News & Observer
Jan. 24--New York-based Clarion Partners and The Residential Group of Atlanta announced plans Monday to build a $37 million apartment complex in northwest Raleigh's Brier Creek area. |
| 01/24/2012 | Florida Bill Would Enforce Law Turning Stadiums Into Homeless Shelters
The Miami Herald
Jan. 24--Tucked away deep in the annals of Florida law is an obscure statute about homeless shelters that could make opponents of taxpayer-financed sports arenas jump for joy. |
| 01/24/2012 | Clean Energy Group Asks Fla. Supreme Court to Throw Out Nuclear-Cost Law
The Miami Herald
Jan. 24--The state law that has allowed Florida Power & Light and Progress Energy to charge customers $1 billion so far for speculative nuclear power plants is unconstitutional, a group of energy advocates claims in a lawsuit before the state's highest court. |
| 01/24/2012 | Ground Broken on $790M Fort Lauderdale Airport Runway
The Miami Herald
Jan. 24--A plane arrival of the future: The pilot approaches Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport from the west, landing on the runway six stories above ground level, taxiing over the Florida East Coast Railway tracks and all lanes of U.S. 1. |
| 01/24/2012 | Hollywood, Fla., Construction Worker Critical After Being Pinned in Hole
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jan. 24--A 31-year-old construction worker was listed in critical condition on Monday after being rescued from a hole filled with wet concrete, according to Hollywood Fire Rescue and Police. |
| 01/23/2012 | AGC Survey: Industry Expects More jobs, But Only a Few
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jan. 23--CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT WILL GO UP -- very slightly -- in 2012, contractors predicted in a survey released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America. |
| 01/23/2012 | AGC Survey: Fewer Georgia Contractors Plan to Cut Jobs
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Jan. 23--Far fewer construction firms in Georgia and across the country are planning to lay off workers in 2012 than in recent years -- a bright spot for the struggling industry, a new survey shows. |
| 01/20/2012 | Georgia Officials Kick Off Campaign to Pass Transportation Tax
Athens Banner-Herald
Jan. 20--State and local officials are rolling out a campaign to convince voters to approve a new sales tax for transportation. |
| 01/22/2012 | UNC Eyes 2013 for Start of Construction of Carolina North Satellite Campus
The Chapel Hill News
Jan. 22--CHAPEL HILL -- UNC officials hope to begin construction on the first building at the Carolina North satellite campus early next year. |
| 01/22/2012 | Construction Jobs in Florida Way Down
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
You don't have to tell a Florida construction worker this news. |
| 01/22/2012 | Investors Snap Up, Upgrade Older Tampa Apartment Complexes
Tampa Bay Times
Jan. 22--Hard hats and hammers have become a familiar sight at apartment complexes in Tampa Bay. |
