On December 2nd there will be a groundbreaking for the next home that Habitat for Humanity is building for a deserving Veteran. This home is for Army Veteran Ieesha Flowers, her husband Bryan Joseph and their little girl. To make this build successful, Habitat for Humanity is in need of a of some material and [...]
A few months ago Dragados USA acquired a rival firm Prince Contracting for a reported $18 million. Dragados is a Spanish firm who entered the U.S. in 2005 and established a headquarters in Coral Gables. They most recently completed the Interstate 595 express lanes. Based out of Tampa, Prince Contracting, also did major civil work. In 2013, they won [...]
Tampa's cruise industry has a problem. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is too low to accommodate the “mega” cruise ships of the future. The Florida Department of Transportation organized a pre-feasibility study to assess their options of either replacing the 27-year-old structure, or building a new port seaward of the bridge. The 4.1 mile Sunshine Skyway Bridge [...]
Today, Florida Surety Bonds was happy to be speak at the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Mini-Trade Fair! The Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) is a great resource for minority businesses. They are committed to contributing to the growth and development of small, minority, service-disabled veteran and disadvantaged-owned businesses. The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) office helps make sure [...]
The price of defrauding the government could get a lot costlier. A recent court decision by the Fourth Circuit, is set to change the potential penalties on how much contractors who mislead the government could face. This decision could quickly increase the fine a disobeying contractor incurs based on the number of invoices filed during the course [...]
Earlier this week, NASA named the two companies that will allow the United States to resume using astronauts in space explorations. Boeing and SpaceX were the winners, beating Sierra Nevada Corp. Worth up to a combined $6.8 billion, the contracts include at least one crewed test flight to the station, then between two and six [...]
Head's up! Another Habitat for Humanity: Veteran's Build volunteer opportunity is in the works! Ieesha Flowers and her husband Bryan are proud parents to their two year old daughter, Katelyn and are now part of the Habitat family. Ieesha joined the Army while a senior in High School, entering the delayed entry program and learning [...]
Florida is continuing to demonstrate its competitiveness in the economic development areas. States across the country are vying for relocations, expansions, and be the location for head offices of the most well-known companies in the world. This year, there have been some definitive steps bringing Florida to the forefront of consideration for businesses. Florida [...]
in 1997 the HUBZone Empowering Contract Program was passed into a law as part of the Small Business Reauthorization Act. Now, businesses can qualify by determining if the location of their business is in a HUBZone. If the federal government determines that your business is located in a HUBZone or distressed area your business will be [...]
As mentioned in our April blog, Amazon.com had plans to build it’s first two warehouses in Florida; over 1 million square feet apiece. The internet retail giant attributes this move to the “collaboration” with our state, city and county officials. So far, Amazon.com has hired more than 1,000 people for these distributions centers. The center in [...]