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As thought leaders in the field, we are dedicated to sharing our thoughts, expertise, latest trends, and information on groundbreaking projects. Our blogs cover a wide range of topics, from project announcements to advanced engineering solutions, all aimed at inspiring and informing industry professionals. Join us as we explore the future of AEC and showcase how ETM is leading the way.
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January 17, 2025Daily's gas station in LaVilla advances as developer submits civil plans by England-Thims & Miller for the project. -
January 9, 2025Publix permitted to build Marketplace at Nocatee grocery store
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December 31, 2024Publix permitted to build Marketplace at Nocatee grocery store
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December 13, 2024Publix permitted to build Marketplace at Nocatee grocery store
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December 3, 2024370+ Trusted Advisors gathered at our Thanksgiving Celebration and Annual Company Meeting to celebrate another great year!
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November 21, 2024The Board of Directors of England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM), an infrastructure and development consulting firm with more than 360 employees across Florida, unanimously voted to promote Tyler Mathews to Chief Executive Officer.
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November 11, 2024England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM) is thrilled to announce its recognition as the First Place recipient in the Extra Large Category of the Jacksonville Business Journal's First Coast Best Places to Work Awards. This honor highlights ETM's commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace environment and achieving excellence through community-focused work and industry-leading practices.
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October 30, 2024Construction on Gateway Jax’s first development project in downtown Jacksonville officially began with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.
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October 14, 2024The Northeast Florida Builders Association recognized the 18 graduates of its 2024 Emerging Leaders Program in a ceremony Oct. 8 at Epping Forest Yacht Club.
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October 9, 2024OpenGov’s High-Performance Government Awards shine a spotlight on forward-thinking and innovative public sector organizations that leverage modern tools and practices to drive meaningful change.
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October 7, 2024England-Thims & Miller is expanding and working to establish a local presence throughout the state of Florida.
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October 1, 2024With a variety of projects in the works and clients requesting support across the state, ETM's leader, Tyler Mathews, is planting teams in Tampa Bay and Orlando.
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September 24, 2024The Nassau County Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved plans Sept. 17 for Station 904, a mixed-use development that will add multifamily units and about 126,500 square feet of commercial and office space to Yulee.
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September 11, 2024The GIS leaders at England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM), have developed a program for building and maintaining technical expertise to support the expanding role of GIS at ETM.
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September 3, 2024England-Thims & Miller Inc. announced Aug. 28 that Ryan Shamet, an assistant professor in geotechnical engineering at the University of North Florida, is its first ETM Summer Faculty in Residence.
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August 30, 2024Our employees rated England-Thims & Miller as a top employer on the First Coast, earning us the Jacksonville Business Journal's "Best Places to Work - Extra Large" award.
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August 15, 2024The Church of Eleven22 is one step closer to developing a campus in the master-planned Wildlight community in Nassau County.
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August 2, 2024The Borowy Family Children's Critical Care Tower - which opened in April 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida - was designed to set the standard for pediatric and neonatal health care.
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July 23, 2024The Alfred A. Ring Distinguished Speaker Series brings real estate leaders to campus.
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July 19, 2024We are thrilled to announce the integration of the NavVis VLX3, a state-of-the-art mobile lidar unit, into our service offerings.
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July 9, 2024Placemaking is about creating environments for communities to thrive. If you create a place well, it will dynamically affect the lives of those who use it every day.
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June 27, 2024England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM), a privately owned and Florida-headquartered infrastructure and development consulting firm, has hired Billy Hattaway to expand the company’s services in the Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida regions.
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June 26, 2024Starbucks Coffee Co. will build a restaurant in the Treaty Oaks community in St. Johns County.
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June 25, 2024Florida-based England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM) has been honored with the Florida Transportation Builders' Association (FTBA) Partnering Award for their work on the SR 50 widening and reconstruction project in Sumter County.
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June 24, 2024Placemaking is about creating environments for communities to thrive. If you create a place well, it will dynamically affect the lives of those who use it every day.
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June 17, 2024England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM) is pleased to announce the addition of Kristen Reed as a Planning Manager in their Jacksonville office.
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Elevating Our Internship Experience: Partnering with the University of North Florida and Ryan ShametJune 7, 2024At ETM, we are committed to providing our interns with the most enriching and valuable experience possible.
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May 29, 2024ETM’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Warren to Chief Administrative Officer.
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May 28, 2024England-Thims & Miller (ETM), in collaboration with Cowboy Q, recently hosted the "Feeding First Responders BBQ" in St. Johns County, Florida.
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May 23, 2024ETM is completing the civil engineering design, including site planning, grading, drainage, utilities, and permitting for the soon-to-be-developed five-star Four Seasons Hotel & Residence in the Jacksonville Shipyards, a blend of urban design and waterfront entertainment Downtown.
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May 21, 2024England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM) received a National Recognition Award at the 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies on May 15 in Washington, D.C.
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May 15, 2024ETM is partnering with the Jacksonville Jaguars to provide Subsurface Utility Engineering, Surveying, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and permitting services on this project.
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May 8, 2024Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC continues its significant investment in Jacksonville with expansion in Westlake Industrial Park in West Jacksonville.
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May 2, 2024The city issued a permit April 29 for Midwest Industrial Funds to build an almost 337,000-square-foot speculative warehouse in West Jacksonville at a project cost of $23.9 million.
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April 22, 2024Top CFOs recently announced The Top 25 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of Jacksonville for 2024. Featured among this list is ETM’s CFO, Chris Wilkey.
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April 16, 2024The 2024 Real Estate and Infrastructure Games, also known as REI Games, was hosted by the England-Thims & Miller engineering consulting firm in partnership with the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation.
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March 28, 2024In the dynamic landscape of stormwater management, municipalities in Florida are facing significant legislative changes that call for proactive adaptation.
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March 12, 2024Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology and location intelligence, honored select partners for their outstanding application of GIS at the Esri Partner Conference (EPC) held at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.
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February 15, 2024England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM) proudly announces our recent recognition as one of the Top 3 Engineering Firms by the prestigious Jacksonville Business Journal.
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February 14, 2024When it comes to municipal infrastructure improvements, it is not unusual for public works departments to be under pressure to prioritize those projects most visible to the public and city councils.
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February 2, 2024In this article, Sarah Grimsley, Client Solutions Manager, discusses how GIS elevates asset management processes for public organizations.
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February 1, 2024An often-demanded widening project of County Road 210 in northern St. Johns County had an official kickoff Tuesday with a groundbreaking ceremony.
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January 23, 2024Dream Finders Homes is moving ahead with a 390-unit apartment complex near Jacksonville International Airport.
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January 17, 2024Congratulations to Rhodes Robinson, ETM Director of Environmental Services, for receiving the University of North Florida 2024 Honorary Alumni Award!
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January 12, 2024One of the nation's largest homebuilders is ramping up plans for a big development near Orlando International Airport on land it will buy from the city.
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January 9, 2024In 2019, ETM inaugurated its internship program with a clear mission: to offer undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students' invaluable opportunities for growth and mentorship within the AEC industry.
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January 8, 2024The Jacksonville Jaguars has posted notice of competitive selection of at least five companies - Including ETM Surveying & Mapping, Inc.
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January 8, 2024Midwest Industrial Funds paid almost $3.54 million for 30.23 acres in Westlake Industrial Park and submitted plans to develop two warehouses there, starting with a permit application for a $23.9 million speculative shell building on the purchased land.
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January 8, 2024St. Johns County held a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 21 to celebrate the start of the $32.5 million County Road 2209 Road Improvement Project.
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January 3, 2024The Flagler County Graham Swamp Trail & Pedestrian Bridge, newly labeled the Flagler Greenways Pedestrian Bridge, has received not just one, but two prestigious awards.
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December 10, 2023The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has recently embarked on a groundbreaking mission with its "Target Zero" initiative.
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December 4, 2023After four years of work, Beazer Homes is fining-tuning the plans for a new residential subdivision that will be developed on the last vestige of the McCoy Naval Annex, now known as Southport Village Center, in southwest Orlando.
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November 13, 2023325+ Trusted Advisors gathered at our Thanksgiving Celebration and Annual Company Meeting to celebrate another great year!
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November 8, 2023A favorable ruling by the St. Johns County Commission on Tuesday paved the way for Gate Petroleum to move forward with a multi-phased renovation project for its signature resorts, the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club and Lodge & Club.
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November 8, 2023TheSt. Johns County Board of County Commissioners approved a Planned Unit Development on Nov. 7 proposed for the renovation and expansion of the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club and The Lodge & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach.
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November 8, 2023Wawa intends to build a gas station and convenience store at 7142 Commonwealth Ave. in West Jacksonville at an estimated $1 million.
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November 1, 2023Jacksonville’s Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) met on Thursday, Oct. 12. The board reviewed and granted conceptual and final approvals for several projects including the five-block Pearl Street District multi-phase plan included in the proposed Gateway Jax development which was first announced in September.
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In the News | Altamonte Springs First City in the Nation to Use New AI Program for Site Plan ReviewsOctober 20, 2023Hoping to get development projects through the approval process quicker while taking some of the workload off an under-staffed planning division, the city of Altamonte Springs is turning to Artificial Intelligence for site plan reviews.
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October 20, 2023Gateway Jax, the proposed $500 million mixed-used development in Downtown’s North Core, received final approval from the Downtown Development Review Board on Oct. 12 for its Pearl Street District multiphase site plan and conceptual approval for three blocks within the development.
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September 20, 2023A project that looks to add 1,000 multifamily units and thousands of square feet of retail space to downtown Jacksonville's North Core is just the first step in what the developers say could be valued at $2 billion worth of work over the coming decade.
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September 20, 2023In the realm of urban development, sustainability has emerged as a pivotal consideration across the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry
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September 6, 2023ETM Surveying & Mapping, Inc. has recently earned the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) 8.3 Photogrammetric Mapping prequalification.
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August 22, 2023Pennsylvania-based Wawa Inc. is opening two Jacksonville gas station and convenience stores in August.
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In the News | Three Warehouses Up, Two Starting Construction and Two More to go at Imeson Park SouthAugust 22, 2023VanTrust Real Estate is developing two more structures to complete five of the proposed seven buildings at Imeson Park South at 1511 Zoo Parkway in North Jacksonville.
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August 9, 2023The city issued a permit Aug. 4 for Evans General Contractors to make tenant improvements for Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC in Westlake Industrial Park at a job cost of $21 million.
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August 3, 2023Municipalities, government agencies, and private investors are constantly seeking innovative solutions to streamline operations, improve decision-making, and enhance overall efficiency. One such cutting-edge technology that has gained significant traction is the concept of the Digital Twin.
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July 26, 2023To celebrate National Internship Day, we met with three remarkable individuals currently participating in our comprehensive internship program - the ETM Accelerator.
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June 26, 2023Jacksonville-based Baptist Health is expanding its Town Center area emergency facility.
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June 21, 2023The Palm Coast City Council this morning approved an engineering contract for the first phase of what will be a three-phase, 7-mile beltway connecting Matanzas Woods Parkway and Palm Coast Parkway west of U.S. 1. The ambitious road incursion through 12,000 acres of empty wilds in West Palm Coast would open that part of the city to development while cutting...
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June 19, 2023A grocery store will anchor a new shopping center along recently expanded Dundee Road (SR 542) in Winter Haven, followed by 2-3 outparcels and up to 330 multifamily homes, according to planning documents.
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June 8, 2023The SR 15 (US 17) 4-Laning over Dunns Creek project in Palatka has been crowned the recipient of the prestigious 2023 ACEC Florida Outstanding Bridge Award!
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May 10, 2023ETM earned the distinguished designation of Esri Gold Partner, an upgrade from our previous designation as Silver Partner.
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April 20, 2023ETM President, Tyler Mathews, was recently recognized as a Jacksonville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Honoree.
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April 14, 2023The Downtown Development Review Board unanimously approved the conceptual design of Trevato Development Group’s $100 million Block Nine mixed-use project in Brooklyn.
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April 12, 2023Baptist Health's expansion into St. Johns County will continue with a new facility just off State Road 16.
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April 4, 2023Wawa Inc. is working toward two more new locations, including its first in North Jacksonville. England, Thims & Miller Inc. is the civil engineer.
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February 28, 2023The Board of Directors of England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM) announced the appointment of two leaders to new Executive Vice President roles, positioning the infrastructure and development consulting firm for continued growth.
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February 22, 2023St. Johns County recently partnered with England-Thims & Miller Inc. on a project to reduce commute time for drivers, as well as save money associated with fuel costs and travel time.
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February 17, 2023Merritt Properties cut the ribbon Feb. 16 at Imeson Landing Business Park in North Jacksonville.
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February 9, 2023ETM is assisting the Skinner Family, ICI Homes, and David Weekly Homes with the development of Jacksonville's Seven Pines Master Planned Community.
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January 30, 2023JEA is reviewing service availability requests for Taco Bell and Starbucks Coffee in Durbin Creek Crossing at southwest St. Johns Parkway and Race Track Road in St. Johns County.
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In the News | Saxum Real Estate positioning more than 800 acres for North Jacksonville business parkJanuary 25, 2023Saxum Real Estate positioning more than 800 acres for North Jacksonville business park.
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January 19, 2023Mentorship is a powerful tool that can help to unlock potential in young professionals. It serves as a bridge between the knowledge of experienced professionals and the ambition of those who are just starting out. At ETM and ETM Survey, we are proud to offer hands-on student mentorship opportunities through our ETM Accelerator Program.
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January 18, 2023Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down with one of our student interns, Cara Toney (pictured left), to discuss her experience with our ETM Accelerator Program.
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December 22, 2022It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Robert E. (Bob) Thims, one of the founders of England-Thims & Miller, Inc.
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December 14, 2022University of Florida Health is bringing its warm patient care and nationally recognized medical expertise to Ocala with a new neighborhood hospital.
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December 2, 2022Wildlight is adding senior housing to its portfolio of residential, commercial and industrial properties in Nassau County.
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November 30, 2022As Orlando has one of the fastest growth rates in the United States, we knew it was time to place an office in the heart of this booming area.
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November 28, 2022VanTrust Real Estate is developing another building at Imeson Park South in North Jacksonville.v
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November 21, 2022This month, our team of nearly 300 individuals celebrated 45 years of service at our Annual Thanksgiving Celebration and Company Meeting. Delicious food was enjoyed, milestone anniversaries were commemorated, and our team members’ hard work was celebrated.
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November 2, 2022ETM assisted longtime client, Joe Helow, and BTI Partners in gaining unanimous approval for the Greenbriar Helow mixed-use project in St. Johns County.
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October 13, 2022The new FIS corporate headquarters at 347 Riverside Ave. could be called Jacksonville’s newest office building.
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October 12, 2022When Fidelity National Information Services Inc., or FIS, began planning its new headquarters building in 2019, company officials had no idea the concept of office work would change by the time it opened.
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September 22, 2022The city issued a permit Sept. 19 for VanTrust Real Estate to build the speculative 1 million-square-foot Imeson Park South Building 300 in North Jacksonville at a job cost of $51.8 million.
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September 19, 2022The city issued 15 permits Sept. 15 for construction of the 300-unit Seven Pines apartment and townhouse project at the southeast quadrant of Butler Boulevard and Interstate 295.
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September 6, 2022Birmingham, Ala.-based Graham & Co. has purchased 21 acres in Jacksonville’s Westside submarket for the development of a two-building, 250,800-square-foot warehouse and distribution center project.
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September 1, 2022The St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing plans for Taco Bell to open in Durbin Creek Crossing in St. Johns County.
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August 29, 2022Organizations in virtually every industry use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to capture, store, check, and display geographic data.
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August 26, 2022Article by: by: Karen Brune Mathis | Jax Daily Record | To view the full article, click here. Birmingham, Alabama-based Graham & Co. announced Aug. 24 it bought 21 acres at West 12th Street and Edgewood Avenue in Northwest Jacksonville to develop a two-building, 250,800-square-foot warehouse and distribution center. Graham & Co. plans to break ground in early 2023 on the “W. 12th/Edgewood Logistics Center.” Completion is...
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August 2, 2022RISE: A Real Estate Company opened its relocated headquarters July 21 in Deerwood Park.
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July 27, 2022Publix Super Markets confirmed it will open the San Marco East store Aug. 11.
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July 21, 2022RISE has begun development on a new, 55+ active living, age targeted community near Melbourne, FL.
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July 18, 2022Article by Lisa McDuffie | ConnectCRE | To view the full article, click HERE. Origin Investments and RISE have acquired a 13-acre parcel for a $85 million, 331-unit ground-up development in the Jacksonville, FL submarket of Baymeadows. The partners now have three active FL projects, including Linden House, a $60.1 million, 295-unit development in Jacksonville, and Horizon at Sereno, a $84 million, 320-unit development...
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July 14, 2022Vantrust Preparing to Start Construction on a 1 Million-Square-Foot Spec Warehouse
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May 13, 2022The Jacksonville Jaguars on May 6 announced the development team for its estimated $321 million Downtown Shipyards project, anchored by the Four Seasons Hotel Jacksonville.
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April 27, 2022We are excited to announce our Geospatial Technologies team was recently awarded the Esri ArcGIS System Specialty designation!
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April 25, 2022Article by Karen Brune Mathis, Editor | Jax Daily Record Two speculative 1 million-square-foot warehouses are breaking ground in Jacksonville, signaling that large e-commerce or other distribution centers are circling Northeast Florida. The city issued a permit April 21 for Evans General Contractors to build the 1,000,400-square-foot Building 8 at Florida Gateway Logistics Park in West Jacksonville at a cost of $34.31 million. In...
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April 21, 2022Surveying and mapping is a broad term to describe the techniques responsible for measuring and mapping the world around us.
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April 19, 2022VanTrust Real Estate announced April 19 it broke ground on three industrial buildings totaling more than 1.75 million square feet of space at Imeson Park South in North Jacksonville.
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April 14, 2022Geospatial technology have existed since the first maps were crafted. The technology continues to adapt, the definition remains the same.
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April 8, 2022Doug Kelly, AICP, CSI, ETM Land Development Planning Manager, was recently awarded the University of Florida’s School of Planning and Landscape Architecture Distinguished Alumni of the Year
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March 25, 2022In celebration of #NationalSurveyorsWeek, we are excited to share a glimpse into the technology we use to best provide our surveying and mapping services to our clients. From 3D scanners to aerial drones, discover details on a few of our innovative technologies below.
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March 14, 2022The city issued permits March 4 for Evans General Contractors to build the first three foundations to launch the Florida Gateway Logistics Park in West Jacksonville.
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March 10, 2022After her husband died, Margaret Showers was left with no stable source of income. She could no longer afford her apartment.
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March 2, 2022We are excited to announce that Cory Daugherty, ETM CAD Manager, was recently named the Florida Engineering Society’s 2022 Engineering Specialist of the Year.
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February 11, 2022There are still ceilings for Black women in the United States to break through. The work that the women we are spotlighting this week had to do to break through those barriers to achievement is equal parts a testament to their drive and an indictment of the systems that have stymied countless others. Here are some of the Black women...
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January 28, 2022Todd Holder has been building homes in Jacksonville for more than 20 years.
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January 28, 2022Jacksonville is inching closer to being in the autonomous vehicles business.
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January 26, 2022Our firm is proud of the many ways we strive to mentor students and young professionals. One way we offer mentorship is through our ETM Accelerator Program at the University of Florida. Just recently, we met with one of our current student interns, Zayne Moore, to discuss the program and his experience.
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December 8, 2021With the help of our brand new Harris (H6-Hybrid) Drone with Riegl VUX-1 Lidar, our proprietary data processing has enabled us to provide survey grade accuracy through canopy and vegetation.
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November 29, 2021ETM appoints Tyler Mathews as President, promotes executive leaders and welcomes eight new shareholders
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November 17, 2021ETM provided engineering services on the Ascend Durbin Creek Crossing Apartments, one of the Jax Daily Record's Top Construction Projects.
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November 17, 2021ETM provided engineering services on the Bainbridge Avenues Walk Apartments, one of the Jax Daily Record's Top Construction Projects.
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November 17, 2021ETM provided engineering services for Amazon Softlines Jax7, one of the Jax Daily Record's Top Construction Projects.
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June 3, 2021Brooklyn neighborhood booms with residential and retail growth, including FIS World Headquarters, Florida Blue, Vista Brooklyn, and more.
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June 3, 2021The Jaguars announced plans for a major renovation and revitalization to both downtown Jacksonville and the Jaguars facilities.
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May 19, 2021HabiJax’s new Westside building project is giving Jacksonville its first idea of what a tiny house subdivision could look like.
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February 2, 2021Regency Centers has the construction permits to build the East San Marco retail center that will be anchored by Publix Super Markets, Inc.
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January 22, 2021Dozens of members of the Skinner family gathered the morning of Jan. 15 for the groundbreaking on their last big piece of undeveloped property in Jacksonville at the Southeast Quadrant at Butler Boulevard and Interstate 295.
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January 4, 2021Nearly two decades ago, ETM proudly launched our internship program. The purpose? To provide unique growth and mentorship opportunities to undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students in building construction, engineering, and geomatics. Our internship program is structured to provide real-life, on-the-job experiences that students cannot get in the classroom. Interns are given the opportunity to immerse themselves in the day-to-day tasks of our firm while applying their educational knowledge to real projects. In addition, each intern is provided with a seasoned mentor to assist them on their journey and ensure continued...
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November 13, 2020If you drive around Northeast Florida for more than an hour, you’ll travel on, through or past numerous projects that the England-Thims & Miller Inc. civil engineering firm helped make happen.