Jessica Burns, daughter of founder Bob Burns, has taken the reins as president of the active Orlando-based contractor, R L Burns Inc.As her father transitions to retirement, Burns plans to lead the company into expanding into residential construction and continuing its significant role in the community as a successfulBlack-owned business...

Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.2% in May, marking the end of 11 months of continuous growth. While a 17% growth has been observed over the period, the majority of the increase is due to manufacturing-related construction. Despite these figures, contractors remain optimistic as per ABC’s ConstructionConfidence Index,” said Anirban Basu,...

Mark Jones, principal at LRK, reflects on the success of BaldwinPark community in Orlando, where his firm served as town architect. The community’s vision was to promote interaction while maintaining privacy, leading to thoughtful planning such as positioning of houses and porches. Recent home sales above $2.5million underscore its success....

Commercial real estate (CRE) faces a looming $1.5 trillion debt due by 2025 amid a challenging economic landscape with high interest rates and decreased leasing activity post-Covid. Key markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, carry the most maturing Commercial MortgageBacked Securities (CMBS) debt, triggering...

Welding to Recycle, a Gainesville-based business founded by JohnCook, repurposes shipping containers into sustainable, durable homes and offices. Started with sustainability in mind, Cook’s business aims to extend the lifecycle of containers that would otherwise end up in landfills. Despite challenges with supply chain shortages during the pandemic, the company...

Labor has been consistently cited as a top challenge for general contractors, an issue that long predates the Covid-19 pandemic. In December, the construction industry added 17,000 net jobs, part of what was a stronger-than-expected jobs report released late last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Between December...

From the Tampa Bay Business Journal – Tampa’s Fowler Avenue epitomizes suburban sprawl: The road, which yawns as wide as eight lanes in some stretches, is lined with surface parking lots for strip centers, chain restaurants and drive-thru pharmacies. But some far-seeing real estate developers and business leaders imagine a...

Jessica Burns, daughter of founder Bob Burns, has taken the reins as president of the active Orlando-based contractor, R L Burns Inc. As her father transitions to retirement, Burns plans to lead the company into expanding into residential construction and continuing its significant role in the community as a successful...

“Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.2% in May, marking the end of 11 months of continuous growth. While a 17% growth has been observed over the period, the majority of the increase is due to manufacturing-related construction. Despite these figures, contractors remain optimistic as per ABC’s Construction Confidence Index,” said Anirban...