A popular downtown restaurant, the Whistle Stop cafe, is reopening Saturday after being closed for renovations. Owner Jerry Lofstrom and his son Jeremy have been working with subcontractors to renovate the outdoor patio flooring and overhang, retile part of the interior and open four windows on the south wall that have been bricked in since 1952. ...more

August 10, 2009

Well, it's hurricane season again. In 2003 we were devastated by our losses as were many in this area. But the real problem that concerns me at this time is the aftermath. ...more

June 27, 2009

Joseph Dionne, director of Highlands County Veterans Services, said Thursday the claim by the Highlands County Builders Association that no local subcontractors are working on the new Veterans Services building is wrong. ...more

April 24, 2009

A lot of good people around here are searching for ways to stimulate the economy. What our economy needs, and what the national economy needs, have some things in common and quite a few differences. What we really need is getting some construction moving. ...more

March 12, 2009

Phosphate giant Mosaic Fertilizer will construct a new $20 million headquarters building in Circa FishHawk this year, putting several hundred subcontract employees to work in the next 11 months. ...more

March 2, 2009

The construction industry has been hit hard by the recession. More than 1 million jobs were lost in our industry in the last year, with 110,000 industry jobs lost in January alone. The huge infusion of money promised by the economic stimulus package was good news for the industry, but an executive order signed by President Obama on Feb. 6 will funnel those funds to his political supporters (labor unions). ...more

February 13, 2009

A 49-year-old contractor is accused of misusing a customer's construction funds. ...more

January 15, 2009

A 49-year-old contractor is accused of misusing a customer's construction funds. ...more

January 14, 2009

Building your dream home may be easier than you think. ...more

November 26, 2008

Military veterans and county taxpayers received good news Tuesday morning as Highlands County commissioners awarded a construction contract for the new Veterans Services building. ...more

November 26, 2008