Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Mon July 31, 2017
City of Kissimmee Adds Allu Bucket to Maintenance Fleet
The city of Kissimmee, Fla., recently took delivery of an Allu Transformer Screener Crusher bucket attachment with Top Screen, by Teterboro, N.J.-based ALLU Group. Kissimmee's Public Works department will use the attachment with its hybrid loader to screen rocks and trash out of dirt – saving the city and taxpayers money by reclassifying the dirt into suitable material for use in maintaining the city's infrastructure....
Jeff Winke - Mon July 31, 2017
Mission Accomplished: Contractor Resurfaces Air Force Base Runway
MacDill Air Force Base, located approximately 4 mi. south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Fla., is the base for the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command, which provides airlift, special missions, aerial refueling and aeromedical evacuation for the armed forces....
Mon July 31, 2017
PIRTEK Opens Daytona, Fort Lauderdale Locations
PIRTEK, a fluid transfer solutions company, is continuing its expansion across Florida and the United States with the opening of PIRTEK Daytona and PIRTEK Fort Lauderdale. Both locations opened in June under the company's Tier 2 model, bringing the total Florida PIRTEK franchises to 13....
Mon July 31, 2017
Pensacola Hopes Arena Plans Will Attract NBA Team
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Mayor Ashton Hayward said the city is in the early planning stages on a new arena if it can attract a basketball team. Hayward told the News Journal that plans to build the new arena are contingent on the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans selecting the city for its G League team....
Fri July 28, 2017
Construction Training Scholarships Available in Florida County
Scholarships for construction trade training are available for Palm Beach County, Fla., residents through CareerSource Palm Beach County, the county's workforce agency. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and be unemployed or underemployed, as well as meeting other guidelines for program funding....
Thu July 27, 2017
Teens Get Industry Insight at Florida Construction Site
Thanks to a summer camp program organized by the Urban Construction Craft Academy in Miami Gardens, a group of about 20 teenage students interested in pursuing careers in the construction industry received a “hands on” tour of the 27-acre construction site at Miami Worldcenter, one of the country's largest development projects currently underway in downtown Miami, Fla....
Thu July 27, 2017
ECA Announces New VP of Sales and Marketing
Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a distributor of foundation construction equipment, announced July 27 that it has promoted Jeff Harmston to the position of vice president - sales and marketing, effective July 1, 2017....
Wed July 26, 2017
Genie Expands Its Product Support Field Service Team
Focusing on its commitment to provide excellent customer support and service, Genie has hired four new field service representatives in North America to represent the company — Victoria Bergsma, William Halfhill, Cory Baiz and Bart Fongers....
Nicole Linsalata -Lorena Estrada - Mon July 24, 2017
Florida Man Climbs Crane, Barricades Himself Atop Building
A man barricaded himself on the roof of a building under construction in Downtown Hollywood, Fla. and began throwing debris to the ground, Sunday morning, authorities said. According to Hollywood Police, they began to receive calls from concerned residents that someone was yelling in Hollywood's Young Circle, Sunday, at around 3:45 a.m....
