As more people move to the Orlando area, and as local tourist attractions see continued success, local firms are working to keep up.

Flyers entering Orlando International Airport’s Terminal C might first notice the iconic prow at the entrance and the vivid experiential media exhibits.

As a young engineer at what is now GAI Consultants Inc., Gary DeJidas didn’t think his application to lead the company’s planned 1982 expansion into Florida had much chance of succeeding.

The AdventHealth Training Center, a new facility in downtown Orlando that serves as the training site for the Orlando Magic basketball team, was also designed to serve as a medical hub to provide innovative training and medical services for professional athletes and the local community.

Over the six years it took to build Terminal C at Orlando International Airport, the world experienced a crippling pandemic, a precipitous drop and equally sharp rebound in passenger air travel, supply chain disruptions and other issues—all of which compounded the inherent challenges of creating a 1.8-million-sq-ft aviation facility rich in technology and amenities at one of the nation’s fastest growing airports.

Dodge offers data on projected 2023 construction starts in the Orlando area.

Like the first giddy riders cued up for the newest, most spectacular theme park attraction, members of the Dart Interests-PCL Construction team couldn’t have fully envisioned the wild ride.

The Tampa-based specialty contractor endured significant market turbulence aas a result of the pandemic, but is seeing the potential for plenty of work ahead into 2023 and beyond.

Central Florida is poised to have “more work than what we’ve experienced in the last five years,” says Rick Goldman, vice president and district manager for PCL Construction Services.

Although it features just eight floors of guest rooms, conference rooms and boardrooms, the new AC Hotel Orlando could make a claim that it’s the tallest hotel in downtown.