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Construction Equipment

University of Florida pitchers arrested for climbing crane on campus jobsite

We get the appeal of operating cranes. We do. The views some jobs offer are unparalleled by any other profession out there. But what we don’t get is the maddening urge that apparently comes over some people when passing by a construction site to scale one of these machines and see what happens. Especially when […]

April 14, 2015

Safety

Worker killed in fall on Florida jobsite

A construction worker on a jobsite for an assisted living facility being built in Florida was killed in a fall Friday. According to a report from WWSB TV, 45-year-old Emerterio Moreno Ramirez was working on the fourth floor of the structure in Bradenton when he fell to the ground. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office told […]

April 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT awards $194 million infrastructure loan for part of Orlando’s Wekiva Parkway

A project that will help complete a beltway around metro Orlando’s northwest side is getting $194 million loan through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), the U.S. Department of Transportation announced. Five of the planned 14 sections of the Wekiva Parkway will be funded through the loan. When completed, the nearly $2 billion toll […]

March 30, 2015

Success Stories

Whether changing light bulbs or building timber bridges, agile diversification has been key to this Florida contractor’s success

You could say that as Don Facciobene climbed to a height of around 200 feet in the air just to change a light bulb, he had reached the lowest point in his career. After starting his construction company in 1987 in his hometown of Palm Bay, Florida, work began drying up in 1990. By 1993, […]

March 11, 2015

Workforce

Workers discover woman’s body on Florida jobsite

Early Friday morning on a jobsite in Satellite Beach, Florida, construction workers found the body of a young woman. According to a report from FOX 35 TV, the workers had just arrived to start their shift when they discovered the woman. Police secured the site after gaining a search warrant. Officials identified the woman as 24-year-old […]

February 23, 2015

Home

Florida contractor donates 1 roof for every 10 it sells

At TB Roofing & Construction, the belief is, “the real point in life,” is giving back to the community. That’s what the St. Petersburg, Florida, company’s Lincoln Sziranko told Bay News 9 TV in a recent report on one of the families TB’s work has benefited. According to the station, TB partnered with Pathway 2 Success, a […]

February 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ground broken on Florida’s I-4 Ultimate project

Florida Gov. Rick Scott officially kicked off the metropolitan Orlando Interstate 4 improvement project at a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 17 in Maitland, according to a report by the Orlando Sentinel. Dubbed I-4 Ultimate, the $2.3 billion project will involve rebuilding 21 miles of the interstate on a section between Orange County and Seminole County. Two tolled Express Lanes will […]

February 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

Florida DOT begins service patrols in preparation for I-4 “Ultimate” improvement project

The Florida Department of Transportation has launched service vehicle patrols on the Interstate 4 corridor in Orlando to “assist with maintenance of traffic and overall safety of the I-4 Ultimate project.” As part of the I-4 Ultimate project, slated to begin early this year, 21 miles of the interstate will be rebuilt on a section between Orange County […]

February 11, 2015

Business

Feds to crack down on widespread construction tax evasion scheme in Florida

The federal government has announced a partnership with Florida state officials to begin cracking down on the widespread use of a tax evasion scheme by construction companies throughout the state. According to a report from the Miami Herald, which uncovered much of the corrupt dealings during a year-long investigation published in September, the U.S. Department of Labor […]

January 14, 2015

Workforce

Texas tops list of most U.S. traffic deaths in construction work zones

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse has released the latest data tally of deaths in motor vehicle traffic crashes in construction work zones, broken down by state. Of 32,719 traffic fatalities in 2013, 579 occurred in work zones. Texas topped the list, with 104 fatalities occurring in a work zone. The NWZSIC pulls the data from the […]

January 7, 2015

Workforce

Construction superintendent risks his life to stop wrong-way driver in Florida

After seeing story after story about deaths resulting from accidents caused by people driving the wrong way down Florida Interstates and highways, one construction worker took action last week when he was confronted with a similar situation. According to a report from WTSP TV, Ed Heitner, a project superintendent for Tampa-based Prince Contracting, was driving south […]

December 9, 2014

Workforce

Construction worker helps police bust guy making meth in Florida park

Police in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, arrested a man earlier this week for trying to make meth in the bathroom of a public park thanks to the help of a nearby construction worker. According to a report from the Daytona Beach News-Journal, the worker noticed smoke coming from the men’s bathroom in Detwiler Park along […]

November 28, 2014