{"id":94052,"date":"2025-12-23T19:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/94052\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:51:09","slug":"strengthening-its-mid-florida-presence-moss-acquires-ellison-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/94052\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening its mid-Florida presence, Moss acquires Ellison Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Top-ranked national construction management firm <a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Moss<\/a> is acquiring Tampa-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellisonbuilds.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ellison Construction<\/a>, combining two builders with deep roots in Florida to undertake transformative projects that shape cities and aim to serve communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The acquisition will deepen Moss\u2019 already robust presence in the Tampa Bay region and enable it to serve clients with greater capacity, expertise and care, the company said in an announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome Ellison Construction\u2019s talented team into Moss. Their values and commitment to quality make them a natural fit with the culture and long-term vision that guide our work,\u201d Moss CEO Scott Moss said. \u201cThis acquisition is about building a stronger, more resilient business \u2014 one that can better serve our clients, invest in our people, and help shape the future of the Tampa Bay communities where we live and build.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Moss already boasts strong local relationships, resources and long-term commitment in the Tampa Bay region, adding Ellison Construction will strengthen its footprint and support Moss\u2019 intentional growth strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis was a thoughtful decision about future growth and what best serves our people and clients,\u201d said Cory Ellison, president of Ellison Construction, who will join Moss alongside the broader Ellison Construction team. \u201cWe found a partner that values culture, collaboration and the community as much as we do. Moss is a respected builder and industry leader, and the alignment between our teams and their long-term vision made this the right path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cflpublicaffairs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-680168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CFPA-Digital-Ad-Sunburn-728x90-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ellison Development will continue operating as a separate entity, with Casey Ellison remaining as CEO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The acquisition will\u00a0allow both firms to establish a strategic construction relationship and allow Ellison leadership to focus on the growth of its newly announced ARK Ellison fund, which she leads with Cathie Wood and ARK Invest. It will also enable Ellison to focus on existing projects, including The Central in St. Pete, the Heights Redevelopment in Tampa Heights, and The Fletcher District, in partnership with the University of South Florida, in Tampa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sam Ellison will continue to lead Ellison Advisors, an owner\u2019s representative firm currently representing the Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Theatre, and others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The acquisition will not affect another potential Ellison project.\u00a0Casey Ellison, earlier this year, partnered with Wood on a pitch to purchase available portions of the existing Tropicana Field site for redevelopment in phases, a plan Mayor Ken\u00a0Welch\u00a0has said he is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/759122-new-trop-site-deal-ken-welch-reviewing-it-in-detail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">reviewing in detail<\/a>. The timeline for selecting a development team for the site has been pushed back to January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The $6.8 billion plan from Ellison and Wood would create 863 affordable units, 618 affordable units for seniors, 444 workforce units and 1,776 market-rate units. The plan also calls for more than 1,500 hotel rooms, all while reserving nearly 45% of the site for public parks, culture and civic spaces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suarezforflorida.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-765695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mike-Suarez-Display-Ads-728x90-px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Top-ranked national construction management firm Moss is acquiring Tampa-based Ellison Construction, combining two builders with deep roots in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94053,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[25135,8120,8121,50128,50129,2346,40161,50130,50131,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-94052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-ark-invest","tag-casey-ellison","tag-cathie-wood","tag-cory-ellison","tag-ellison-construction","tag-ken-welch","tag-moss","tag-sam-ellison","tag-scott-moss","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}