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2022 BALA Projects: Kitchens That Cook

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All that and more creates a kitchen designed for several zones encompassing prep work, cooking, serving, and cleaning. Square footage: 480 sf Builder (entrant): Ross Built Construction, Bradenton, Fla. Square footage: 223 sf Builder (entrant): Providence Homes , Jacksonville, Fla. Photographer: Ryan Gamma Photography.

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

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Judges assess entries based not just on appearance, but also on the interior floor plan and how it meets today’s needs, how the project relates to its local market, and the construction techniques and materials used to build it. Location: Jacksonville, Fla. Green verifier/rater: Jacksonville Building Science. 2021 BALA Judges.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Under a public-private partnership (P3) agreement with Ports America Chesapeake, a 50-foot deep container berth was constructed in 2012. Construction of Craney Island Marine Terminal is underway at the Port, while dredging began last fall and will continue for the next eight to 10 years. The cranes were also part of the agreement.

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Seaports Safe Harbors for U.S. Industrial Real Estate Sector

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The expansion project aims to create a new third lane of traffic, which will allow the transit of longer and wider ships, and consists of deepening and widening canal entrances while constructing new lock sets on the Pacific and Atlantic sides. Houston, Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville all have double-digit vacancy rates.

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Flex-N-Gate To Create Up To 650 Jobs In Detroit

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The grant will help lower the high costs associated with an urban brownfield development, including construction of a new utility substation. and the City of Detroit are also recommending approval of a Renaissance Zone for this project, which will offer other tax incentives to make the project happen.

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BUSINESS REPORT: EC Railway, Port Everglades Join Forces on Intermodal

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Largest Cities (2011): Jacksonville, 827,908; Miami, 408,750; Tampa, 346,037; St. The project is expected to create 767 construction jobs over the next two years, according to the news release. The facility is being relocated from the current rail facility on Andrews Avenue, two miles from the port. FLORIDA FAST FACTS.

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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

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a third are single-family detached or attached homes, the vast majority being existing homes on scattered lots versus new construction, and even less so those in DRCs. for which infrastructure construction started on March 1 and is on schedule and moving full speed ahead, according to Rich Eneim, Jr., Of the estimated 43.8

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