Seeking a job on the Marlins new ballpark?
With more than 6,000 applicants descending on the former site of the Orange Bowl last week seeking jobs on the Marlins' new ballpark, the project’s construction manager has created a Web site for potential employees.
Hunt/Moss, the joint venture between Hunt Construction Group of Arizona and Fort Lauderdale-based Moss & Associates, has posted a potential employment questionnaire on the site at huntmossjv.com. The site also includes information for companies wishing to bid for work on the project. Hunt/Moss estimates as many as 5,000 individual workers will be needed for the ballpark's construction.
“The outpouring of interest last week clearly demonstrates this is an important project that will provide much needed jobs during these difficult times,” Marlins President David Samson said in a statement. “We look forward to subcontractors beginning work the next several weeks.”
Construction crews began grading the site for the ballpark last week. Watch progress on the Marlins ballpark webcam. An official ceremonial ground-breaking is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
