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As the 17th year of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) opens, both challenges and progress are evident in the restoration of the ecosystem of South Florida’s fabled River of Grass.

Triple Five has finalized conceptual plans and is completing land acquisition for its estimated $4-billion American Dream Miami retail and entertainment center.

The developers and builders behind Miami’s biggest mixed-use complex, the nearly complete, $1-billion-plus Brickell City Centre, have designed and engineered the project’s unconventional signature feature to provide a light aesthetic and environmental touch.

Across the South, an estimated 72% of construction industry firms expect to increase staff levels in 2016, according to survey results recently published by Associated General Contractors of America.

For the second year of the Legacy Award program, ENR Southeast recognizes one of the Atlanta area’s most well-known and respected builders, Bill Pinto.

While major transportation projects along I-4 and at the airport promise to boost Orlando construction activity, Maze also sees a “resurgence” in the office market as well as in hospitality and theme-park contracts.

In early January, Georgia Power and the other owners of the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project announced an agreement with contractors Westinghouse and CB&I that “settles all claims currently in litigation.”