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Ajax Building Company Named Top Educational Builder in the Southeast by ENR
October 5th, 2023Ajax in the News
Orlando Business Journal, October 5, 2023: “This year’s ranking is a testimony to the amount of effort and dedication our employees put into their work each and every day,” says Jay Smith, President of Ajax Building Company. “It’s a significant milestone for us, and I have no doubt that we’ll continue to raise the bar for our education clients.
read more >Ajax Building Company Named Top Educational Builder in the Southeast by ENR
October 5th, 2023Ajax in the News
Tampa Bay Business Journal, October 5, 2023 Ajax Building Company was recently ranked #1 by ENR Southeast magazine within the Educational Sector, jumping ahead of their previous 5th ranking. Out of 106 total contractors who participated in ENR Southeast’s Top Contractors Rankings for 2023, Ajax was named first for earning the most revenue from projects within the educational sector.
read more >Sarasota County breaks ground on $74M administration center
October 4th, 2023Ajax in the News
"After 50 years in its downtown Sarasota location, Sarasota County Government broke ground Thursday at the site of its new administration center. The latest county government operations facilities to migrate to the northeastern part of the county will be housed in the 120,000-square-foot building .
read more >The new Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School opens with help from half-penny sales tax
August 17th, 2023Ajax in the News
Corey Perrine, Florida Times-Union A ribbon is cut by Rutledge Pearson Jr., son of the school’s namesake, as Mayor Donna Deegan holds the ribbon, Lloyd N. Pearson Jr.
read more >New Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary opens for students with $40M in upgrades
August 17th, 2023Ajax in the News
News4JAX, Aaron Farrar "After two years of construction, the brand-new Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School opened its doors to students Monday for the start of the 2023-2024 school year. It is one of 28 projects in Duval County paid for by the half-cent sales tax that voters approved in 2020.
read more >First new school opens in Duval under half-cent sales tax
August 17th, 2023Ajax in the News
JAX Today: By Steven Ponson "For the first time since 2011, Duval County Public Schools celebrated the opening of a new school Thursday. Rutledge H.
read more >STOBG Family of Companies Make the Top 5 of the ENR Top 400 List
June 5th, 2023Ajax in the News
"We are thrilled to be recognized as a *TOP 5* contractor in Engineering News-Record's Top 400 Contractors ranking for 2023! This prestigious recognition is a testament to our hard work, the expertise of our STOBG family, and our unwavering commitment to excellence in building amazing spaces.
read more >Most people doing the baby shark dance routine
June 1st, 2023Ajax in the News
Ajax Building Company and Monroe County School District have made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people doing the baby shark dance routine! 887 people turned out to help break this record that coincided with the official grand opening of the Sugarloaf School addition on May 5th, 2023.
read more >Sugarloa School Sets World Record — Now 887 people can’t get the ‘Baby Shark’ song our of their head
May 15th, 2023Ajax in the News
By Mandy Miles -May 15, 2023 "On the morning of May 5, 887 people broke the record for the most people simultaneously performing the ubiquitous “Baby Shark” song and dance that has now been playing on repeat in all 887 people’s heads since the big event.
read more >Monroe County EOC Construction Clears Milestone
May 9th, 2023Ajax in the News
Keys Weekly - "On April 25, AJAX celebrated the “topping off” of the new Monroe County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Marathon. The topping off is the completion of the highest point of the building.
read more >Progress continues on new Monroe County EOC
April 12th, 2023Ajax in the News
"There haven’t been any surprises so far,” Weiner said. “I receive bi-weekly updates from the (Ajax Building) construction manager, who’s been fantastic in his communication.” Right now, Weiner sees no reason why the center won’t be operational by next year’s hurricane season. “We’ll be very pleased when the dry-in work is completed,” she said.
read more >2023 Top 50 Contractors from Polk County to Collier County
March 20th, 2023Ajax in the News
From Mark Gordon of the Business Observer of Florida "Even under a cloud of challenges — supply chain, labor, inflation and more — total revenue of the region’s largest contracts is up nearly 18% over the previous year. If there’s going to be a downturn in construction later this year, then the industry is going out with a large boom.
read more >College cuts ribbon, opens applications to CFK Academy charter high school
March 9th, 2023Ajax in the News
We were thrilled to help bring this unique academy to The College of the Florida Keys campus alongside Zyscovich Architects. "CFK Academy, a tuition-free public charter high school, focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and Career Technical Education (CTE). Curriculum centers on a project-based learning approach that provides students with hands-on engagement in the learning process.
read more >Ajax Building Company Honored as a Top-Performing US Construction Contractor by ABC
March 7th, 2023Ajax in the News
Tallahassee, FL March 7— Ajax Building Company, LLC was recently ranked on Associated Builders and Contractors’ fifth annual Top Performers publication, which lists its contractor members that build the country’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects, ranked by work hours.
read more >COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
February 22nd, 2023Ajax in the News
"The upcoming 28,321-square-foot building at the west end of the Marathon airport will include Monroe County’s Emergency Management, Fire Rescue administration and a countywide 911 center. Its $38 million price tag is slated to be paid entirely by grants and state appropriations.
read more >New Beachside Elementary campus opens in Daytona Beach for former Osceola, Ortona students
January 11th, 2023Ajax in the News
From the Daytona News Journal - "With the start of the new year and a new semester, the Volusia County School District also celebrated the opening of a new school. The consolidation of Osceola Elementary and Ortona Elementary culminated on Tuesday with the official opening of the Beachside Elementary campus in Daytona Beach, home of the Sea Turtles.
read more >Sheriff’s Office’s Ultra-Modern Operations Center Is Dedicated, Ending 4 1/2 Years of Nomadic Existence
December 28th, 2022Ajax in the News
From FlaglerLive.com - "After holding up the Certificate of Occupancy for the new Operations Center on Commerce Boulevard this afternoon–it had been a four-and-a-half-year wait–Sheriff Rick Staly spoke of the long-time deputy who was driving by the building recently and stopped to investigate an open door and an alarm.
read more >Albany State breaks ground for $8 million medical simulation center
December 12th, 2022Ajax in the News
y Alan Mauldin in the Albany Herald: “The Georgia Chamber reports that 122,000 health care jobs will need to be filled by 2025 in our state,” the Phoebe CFO and chief administrative officer said. “Nationally, 80,000 qualified nursing school applicants were turned away in 2019 because of insufficient resources, not enough facilities or faculty to teach them.
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