Nathan Benderson Park, a project that WRA is heavily involved in, just recieved $5 million from the State budget to put towards the completion of its rowing facility. This money will ensure that the rowing facility is built to the standards and requirements of the World Rowing Championship, in an effort to win Sarasota the bid to host their 2017 …
St. Leo Garage Feature
The Stadium/Parking Garage at St. Leo University has been featured in the institution’s magazine “Spirit” for Spring 2013. WRA was responsible for the civil and site engineering of the project, which has gained much acclaim due to its space-saving design. The garage has two parking levels that hold up to 750 cars in total. The innovation lies in the garage’s …
Dry Season Calls for Conservation
The Tampa Bay area is in a Phase 4 water shortage, according to Tampa Bay Water (TBW). This is partially due to the fact that the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir is out of service and under renovations. The reservoir would have held around 15.5 billion gallons of water, and would have relieved the Tampa Bay during this dry spell. …
Benderson Park Wins ‘Hunter Award’
Nathan Benderson Park, a project that WRA is working on with Benderson Development, just won the 2013 American Planning Association’s (APA) prestigious “Hunter Award” for Excellence in Economic Development. The award points out that the park is being transformed from an unimproved borrow pit lake to a 600-acre regional park and rowing venue. The project is the result of a …
Benderson Park Rowing Facility
WRA is working with Benderson Development to design and execute a rowing facility at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. On Tuesday, officials from the World Rowing Championship viewed the proposal for the facility and toured the grounds in an effort to decide whether or not to hold the 2017 Rowing Championship there. The 17-day championship event could have a $24 …
WRA to speak at Bar Association
The Monthly Meeting of the Construction Law Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association Presents: Joe Cimino of WRA speaking on the “Effective Methods for Presentations to Juries and Jurists” Thursday, April 18th, 2013 At 12pm (Noon) To be held at: The Chester Ferguson Law Center 1610 N. Tampa Street Tampa, FL 33602 Registration is $45 for non-members and …