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Ecuadoran immigrant builds successful construction company after hurricane
After studying engineering in Ecuador, Michel Noury immigrated to South Florida at age 20 to see if he could make a go of it in the United States. He joined forces with his brother-in-law, also from Ecuador, and the two of them worked for several construction companies before starting out on their own in 1991. […]
July 18, 2019
Workforce
ABC survey: Fla. contractors have open positions, few takers
The Associated Builders and Contractors’ 3Q survey shows the double whammy of a booming market and Hurricane Irma clean-up has Florida contractors scrambling for available labor. While all other areas in the ABC Florida Construction Confidence Index (CCI) survey—sales expectations, staffing levels and workforce development—have positive 70-plus index numbers, the index number dropped to 25 […]
January 15, 2018
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“Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up shunning construction.” A contractor’s look back
Editor’s Note: With Labor Day, it’s time to begin saying goodbye to summer and time to take a break and enjoy the fruits of our hard work. And nobody knows hard work like our readers. That’s why when we saw this column from Laurie Dozier, the president and CEO of Tallahassee-based contractor Mad Dog Construction, we had to share […]
September 7, 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
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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
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