Panama City News Herald & WMBB-TV - Tue February 06, 2024
FDOT Coordinating Separate Roadway Expansions in Panama City, Panama City Beach
The sounds of roadway construction are a common tune in the adjacent Florida Panhandle communities of Panama City Beach and Panama City along the Gulf Coast. According to Ian Satter, a spokesperson of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), work continues to inch forward on a massive project to expand a portion of U.S....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu February 01, 2024
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Widens SR 91
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise aims at enhancing connectivity, improving driver safety and facilitating pedestrian access to nearby communities through its commitment in Orange and Lake counties with a $162.3 million project to widen Florida's Turnpike/State Road (SR) 91 from Clermont/SR 50 (milepost 272) to Minneola/Hancock Road (milepost 279)....
Sims Crane - Thu January 25, 2024
Sims Crane Celebrates Anniversary With Giveaways, Rodeos
Sims Crane & Equipment Co. , the largest private crane rental and rigging service company in Florida, hosted a 65th company anniversary event with a day of exciting activities to celebrate the company's continued expansion and honor its 1,400 dedicated employees....
Black Catholic Messenger - Mon January 22, 2024
Work Begins On Rebuilding Fort Mose, the Nation's First Black Town in St. Augustine, Fla.
Local officials in St. Augustine, Fla., broke ground Jan. 19 on the reconstruction of Fort Mose, the nearly 300-year-old Catholic settlement that began the history of Black towns in what would become the mainland United States....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 18, 2024
Crews Continue to Make Progress On Florida's Suncoast Parkway
A project designed to ease congestion in Citrus County, Fla., will result in a much-needed extension when completed in 2026. The $103 million effort, known as Suncoast Parkway 2, Phase 2, calls for a 4-lane toll facility extending from SR 44 to CR 486....
Osceola County, Fla. & Florida Politics - Wed January 10, 2024
Florida County Begins $103M Road Upgrade; USACE to Start Beach Project Near Jacksonville
Just after the new year, construction began on a $103 million project widening and improvement project along Simpson Road, east of Kissimmee in Central Florida, to boost the traffic corridor's capacity and increase safety....
CEG - Fri January 05, 2024
'Case Study' in Building Extreme Business in Florida
Duane and Jennifer Lopez moved to Ft. Myers, Fla., from Chicago in 2003, when Jennifer had an opportunity to transfer within her company. Duane left his small remodeling business where he was finishing basements and doing roofing work in the Chicago area....
City of Fort Lauderdale & WFOR-TV - Tue November 14, 2023
VIDEO: Fort Lauderdale Police Move to Interim Space While $140M HQ Under Construction
A new temporary headquarters opened Nov. 14 for the Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Police Department (FLPD), which will be housed there until its $140 million permanent facility and parking garage is built and opened in two years....
CEG - Thu November 09, 2023
Jeff Martin Holds Successful Sale in Kissimmee, Fla.
Jeff Martin Auctioneers had a great dress rehearsal for the upcoming 2024 Florida Auctions with a successful sale at its Kissimmee, Fla., location on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Day one began with auctioning of heavy iron, attachments and miscellaneous support equipment and concluded with a crane, heavy transport and equipment virtual auction under the big tent....
CEG - Thu November 09, 2023
Yoder & Frey Conducts November Auction in Kissimmee, Fla.
It was back to Kissimmee, Fla., Nov. 1, 2023, for the staff and customers of Yoder & Frey Auctioneers. A big onsite and online crowd made for another successful central Florida sale and bidders took advantage of a quality lineup of trucks, heavy equipment, lifts, compact/mini equipment, support machines and much more....
