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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

Business Facilities

You can have peace-of-mind when you locate your business in Florida. Florida consistently ranks among the best states for business, thanks to its pro-business state tax policies, competitive cost of doing business and streamlined regulatory environment. Florida ranks fourth in the nation for high tech employment.

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Here Are the Most Popular US Rental Markets

Pro Builder

saw a 31% jump in saved personalized searches since last March, and Florida also saw a large increase in renter traffic, The New York Times reports. Florida deserves a mention. The Sunshine State has been drawing buyers and renters eager for warm weather and low taxes. Despite a 17% drop in available listings, Manhattan, N.Y.,

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Construction Industry Looking to Draw in Recent Grads

Construction Equipment

. Construction is booming in Florida and local contractors are looking towards an untapped resource to fill the building labor shortage. In southwest Florida, BCB Homes is working with Collier County's Career & Technical Education Programs to expose recent high school grads to jobs and careers.

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Paving the Way for Preconstruction

Construction Business Owner

On a recent trip to see a customer in Florida, the lobby had total stations, laser scanners, 3-D printers, drones and a hodgepodge of other "toys" greeting guests. The days of manually laying out a project or starting a project with 30-year-old drawings is becoming a distant memory.

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Florida’s tallest building could begin construction next spring

BD+C

Scheduled for completion in 2023, the SkyRise Miami, overlooking Biscayne Bay, would be the tallest building in Florida. It is being positioned as a vertical theme park that will draw more than three million visitors a year with multiple attractions that include:

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

Business Facilities

Florida’s rebound from the recession has created an economic environment that has been drawing even more businesses to the state. The largest in Florida history, it provides tax cuts and reduced fees as well as allocations for further business development. The proof is in the relocations. percent from last year.

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Secrets of a structural engineer

BD+C

Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA Building Team Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners Recently, I was asked to present to a group of aspiring engineers at the Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering.