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Gainesville police break ground on new $19M evidence facility

April 29, 2026
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WCJB covered the recent City of Gainesville Police Department Evidence Facility groundbreaking. Watch the coverage HERE. Officials say the new Property and Evidence building on Northwest Eighth Avenue will help the department with organization...

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Gainesville breaks ground on police property and evidence facility

April 27, 2026
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Construction is now underway to add a three-story building to the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) headquarters that will house its growing volume of property and evidence. City officials and community leaders gathered for a...

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SC State continues historic campus transformation with groundbreaking ceremony for 532-bed residence hall

April 13, 2026
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State University broke ground Saturday on a new five-story, 100,000-square-foot residence hall that will house more than 500 freshmen and expand on-campus living capacity. University officials, alumni and others...

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Fire stations on rise throughout Pasco County as population growth, faster response times fuel need

April 3, 2026
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You can say it’s been a while coming. But construction of Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 19 is nearly done. “This is going to be a replacement station," says Guynn. "It’s being upgraded...

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District breaks ground for a brighter future

February 19, 2026
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Students, school officials and community leaders gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of a major component of the Putnam County School District’s long-term school modernization effort. The new 146,520-square-foot Palatka Primary School is...

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Palatka Primary Ground Breaking Ceremony 2026

February 19, 2026
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The future of early learning in Putnam County officially took its first step this week as Putnam County School District leaders, community partners, and students gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Palatka Primary School. The...

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North Port breaks ground on new emergency operations center

February 18, 2026
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North Port city officials gathered Thursday to mark a significant milestone in the city’s emergency preparedness efforts, breaking ground on a new $13.8 million Emergency Operations Center near an accompanying fire station that...

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UF Breaks Ground on Dental Building Transformation

December 18, 2025
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Once completed, the project will add over 100,000 square feet of modernized teaching, research and patient care space — elevating the experience for students, residents, faculty, staff and patients at Florida’s only public...

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UF breaks ground on major College of Dentistry building facelift and overhaul

December 10, 2025
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From UF News, December 5, 2025:  The University of Florida took a major step Thursday toward shaping the future of oral health, celebrating the groundbreaking of a multi-phase project that will completely reimagine the UF...

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500-bed residence hall planned for South Carolina State University

December 4, 2025
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South Carolina State University is moving ahead with plans for a new 500-bed residence hall on its Orangeburg campus. The university says it has received approval from the state to use federal bonds to pay for the...

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