Business Facilities

JUNE 19, 2025

Croix, the territory is strategically positioned in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,100 miles southeast of Miami, Florida. Comprising the main islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. This prime location, combined with attractive tax incentives, U.S.

Virgin Islands 84

Virgin Islands Zoning Income Feasibility 84

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2018

On March 15, 2018, a pedestrian bridge undergoing construction at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, collapsed. The concrete bridge fell onto moving traffic below, killing six people and injuring 10.

Miami 194

Miami Florida Concrete Construction 194

Business Facilities

APRIL 21, 2021

The diverse cultures, flavors and talents of Miami make it a unique global address for high-tech players in a rapidly growing hub. Read: Miami: A Thriving Business Climate Adds Flavor To FDI at BusinessFacilities.com.

Miami 137

Miami Airports Florida America 137

Green Building Law Update

JULY 16, 2017

The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. The ordinance is likely to pass given that at its July 12 meeting the second reader version of this ordinance passed with a 4 to 1 vote.

Miami 176

Miami Commissioning San Francisco Florida 176

BD+C

MARCH 22, 2021

Rising 1,049 feet and 98 stories into the south Florida sky, the new Waldorf Astoria Miami will become Miami’s first supertall tower and the tallest tower south of Manhattan. Carlos Ott, with the help of Sieger Suarez, is designing the project.

Miami 131

Miami Florida Design 131

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Although no one knows the specific causes as of this date, one recent example could be the 2021 Surfside condo collapse in Miami/Dade County in Florida.

Miami 317

Miami Liability Florida Consulting 317

Construction Dive

JUNE 5, 2019

The Miami International Airport modernization program, aimed at meeting future demand and incorporating design elements that will address climate change and resiliency, will be spread across a period of five to 15 years.

Miami 119

Miami Airports Design 119

BD+C

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The expansion and renovation of the 1,435,000-sf Miami Beach Convention Center has recently completed. . The project was designed with the goal of making Miami Beach Convention Center the most technologically-advanced center in the U.S.

Miami 105

Miami Renovating Electrical Design 105

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As Hurricane Irma threatens the Miami area, construction companies are taking steps to secure construction sites and equipment. Miami's building boom has also brought about 25 tower construction cranes to the city that pose a unique threat if Hurricane Irma hits.

Miami 100

Miami Security Equipment Site 100

BD+C

AUGUST 27, 2021

A “Jewel Box” retail building is under construction at Miami Worldcenter, representing one of the last remaining retail components in the $4 billion, mixed-use project. The Jewel Box is located at the confluence of 7th Street Promenade and World Paseo open-air retail pedestrian streets.

Miami 111

Miami Retail Construction 111

BD+C

JANUARY 20, 2021

In the 1920s, the King Cole Hotel helped put Miami Beach on the map as a popular tourist destination. Automotive industry pioneer and entrepreneur Carl Fisher developed the three-story, 60-room hotel to fulfill his vision of turning vacant land into an oceanfront winter getaway. .

Miami 105

Miami Industrial 105

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

County seeks proposals to redevelop MetroCenter in downtown Miami, estimating more than 23 million sq ft of new building in the next 12 to 15 years.

Miami 83

Miami Estimating 83

BD+C

AUGUST 19, 2021

Legacy Tower at Miami Worldcenter, designed by Kobi Karp, has officially broken ground. The developer claims the project is the first of its kind in the world. Legacy Tower is a 55-story, $500 million skyscraper that will stretch 600 feet into the sky.

Miami 105

Miami Residential Claims Design 105

BD+C

MAY 4, 2021

billion over the next 40 years to keep the City of Miami dry from rising seas , according to a draft of the city’s newly released stormwater master plan. It will cost at least $3.8

Miami 111

Miami Drafting Budgeting Budget 111

Construction Dive

JUNE 15, 2020

The proposed plan focuses on seven geographic areas and would include the construction of storm surge barriers.

Miami 173

Miami Plans Construction 173

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 10, 2018

The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) held its Annual Conference & Exhibition June 23-27, 2018, at the Fountainebleau Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Florida.

Conference 172

Conference CFMA Education Miami 172

Construction Dive

JUNE 27, 2018

Triple Five, developer of the $4 billion, 6-million-square-foot retail-entertainment project, won zoning approval from the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.

Miami 82

Miami Green Zoning Retail 82

BD+C

APRIL 9, 2020

Robins & Morton, one of the nation’s leading healthcare construction companies, is converting 250,000 square feet of the Miami Beach Convention Center into a 450-bed field hospital, including isolation rooms. The Army Corps of Engineers announced the project at a press conference Wednesday, April 8, joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Miami 97

Miami Conference Engineering Construction 97

Construction Dive

JULY 26, 2018

million-square foot complex near a Miami Metrorail station. Developer NP International contracted the construction giant to build Gables Station, a 1.3-million-square

Miami 85

Miami Contract Construction 85

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Miami-Dade County is seeking proposals for the redevelopment of its MetroCenter in downtown Miami, where upwards of 23 million sq ft of new development could rise in the next 12 to 15 years.

Miami 68

Miami 68

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

Miami 148

Miami Boston Virginia Mobility 148

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 30, 2014

Jonathan Martin’s departure from the Miami Dolphins on Oct. Professional football is known as a tough sport with an equally tough behind-the-scenes locker room culture. 28, 2013, perhaps signaled a change. Press reports indicated that Martin left the team because of “persistent bullying, harassment and ridicule.”

Claims 195

Claims Miami 195

BD+C

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

YotelPAD Miami, a 31-story hotel/condo project, is currently under construction in Miami’s downtown urban core at 227 NE 2nd Street. Stantec is providing all-inclusive architecture, interior design, and engineering services for the project.

Miami 84

Miami Architecture Engineering Design 84

ENR Construction

JULY 29, 2021

Under the county's equitable distribution program, the Miami-Dade Police Department is seeking a qualified local forensic engineer with high-rise experience and familiarity with concrete construction to study a recent collapse in Surfside, immediately north of Miami Beach.

Miami 78

Miami Engineering Concrete Construction 78

ENR Construction

AUGUST 30, 2023

One worker was killed and four injured when a crane arm failed and dropped its load of mechanical equipment on top of them during work to replace air handling equipment at a Miami hospital.

Miami 74

Miami Equipment 74

BD+C

JANUARY 22, 2019

Miami Worldcenter, the 27-acre, $4 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami, has just received its first completed tower: Caoba. Caoba, which is the Spanish word for mahogany, is a 43-story apartment building that offers 444 rental units located just one block from Miami Central’s new transportation hub.

Miami 69

Miami Transportation 69

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Upland Park, located near a bus terminal facility, will feature 2,000 apartments and retail and commercial space at full buildout.

Miami 125

Miami Retail Commercial 125

Construction Dive

MAY 1, 2018

A group of major Miami retailers said that public subsidies for what will be the largest mall in America would create an unfair playing field.

Miami 74

Miami Retail America 74

ENR Construction

JUNE 21, 2022

Dodge offers data on projected 2022 construction starts in Miami.

Miami 64

Miami Construction 64

ENR Construction

JANUARY 5, 2021

In November, residential developer Melo Group topped out the 52-story East Tower on its Downtown 5th development in Miami, followed shortly after by its twin 52-story West Tower.

Miami 69

Miami Residential 69

ENR Construction

APRIL 25, 2023

On a high-profile, long-vacant site, the 550-ft-tall Five Park Miami Beach is starting a new chapter for the entrance to South Beach.

Miami 69

Miami Site 69

ENR Construction

AUGUST 10, 2021

The city of Miami closed the building after discovering a contractor performing unauthorized first-floor column repairs.

Miami 69

Miami Contractors 69

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

SoFi Stadium was just two years old when it first hosted the Super Bowl last year, but Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium has hosted six times since 1987.

Miami 146

Miami 146

ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2024

Miami-Dade's new transit operations center will hold 100 buses, equipped with fast-charging

Miami 74

Miami Electrical Equipment 74

Construction Dive

JANUARY 23, 2023

Construction is expected to be completed on the 800-room hotel in 2025.

Miami 127

Miami Construction 127

BD+C

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In March, we wrote about the grand opening of Porsche Design Tower in Miami, with its “Dezervator” car elevator and ultra-luxury amenities. The $550 million tower is Porsche Design’s first residential project. .

Miami 74

Miami Residential Design 74

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The county's new zoning allows for higher density residential construction along six transit corridors.

Zoning 121

Zoning Miami Residential Construction 121