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Recent Blog Posts
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Thousands of Ammonia Systems Now Face New Regulations. Is Yours One of Them?
August 3, 2023
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Boilers vs. Direct-Fire vs. Glycol: Water Heating Systems to Consider for Food and Beverage Plants
July 6, 2023
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5 Common Oversights in Industrial Refrigeration Compressor Maintenance (and How to Combat Them)
June 15, 2023
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Choosing the Right Oil-Cooling Method for Your Industrial Refrigeration Compressor
June 1, 2023
Recent News
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Stellar Named Accredited Quality Contractor by ABC for Achievement in Construction Safety, Education, and Culture
November 8, 2023
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Stellar Celebrates Grand Opening of Fire Station 64
October 26, 2023
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Stellar Celebrates Outstanding Recognition in Engineering News-Record (ENR) Midwest Best Projects Awards
October 17, 2023
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Celebrating Excellence: Mike Santarone Joins the Illustrious University of Florida Construction Hall of Fame
October 11, 2023
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Stellar Wins First-Ever DBIA Award for Bell & Evans Project
August 31, 2023

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Hiring subs must be taken very seriously, as the wrong decision can lead to project delays, unexpected expenses and even safety threats. Hire only the…

Strategic Planning Best Practices Checklist
Ensuring your company’s roadmap—or strategic plan—embodies best practices is essential for your business’ future. As a three-to-five year plan, there …

Compressor Daily Log
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Manufacturing Analysis
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The Business Plan
The first step in strategic planning involves the development of a business plan, where you define and analyze aspects of your business against your c…

Strategic Planning Guide
Whether you’re embarking on a greenfield project or thinking about a facility expansion, a strategic plan can benefit your business at any time. In ou…

Need Design Options? Think 'Design-Decide'
Traditional thinking says to hire an architecture and engineering (A&E) firm for design and hire a design-builder for design-build. But what if we…

6 Must-Have Design Technology Tools
A smart design is both the best defense and offense in the quest for a high-quality, sanitary and efficient food plant. Discover six must-have tools t…

Packaged Refrigeration Systems: 7 Key Advantages
Packaged refrigeration systems flip the script: Prefabricating components in a controlled environment speeds up your project timeline and improves the…

Tru by Hilton Approved For 106-Room Hotel in Mandarin
Stellar Group Inc. is the contractor for the almost 48,300-square-foot hotel on 2.08 acres at San Jose Boulevard and Interstate 295.

PTC Powers Stellar’s Digital Transformation Journey
“As the construction and industrial refrigeration industries continue to evolve, it is imperative to have the right technology partner in place to ens…

Stellar Completes Construction of Lineage Refrigerated Distribution Facilities
Stellar, a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction and mechanical services worldwide, has completed construction of two ref…

Food Processors Must Be Proactive in Sanitary and Hygienic Design
Joseph Bove, Vice President of Design Engineering at Stellar, an integrated design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, says, “If …

Three Ways to Leverage Predictive Analytics in Your Processing Facility
Food and beverage manufacturing has been one of the slower industries to adopt new technology like predictive analytics. While machine learning and ar…

Jacksonville University Construction of Healthcare Sciences Center
A new three-story, 104,000-square-foot Healthcare Sciences Academic Center is quickly taking shape at the north end of the Jacksonville University (JU…

Food Engineering's 2019 Plant Construction Survey Shows Tax Cuts Spur Investment
Federal tax cuts have encouraged upgrades to existing food plants and construction of new plants, but finding qualified labor remains a sticking point…

Stellar Completes Expansion of Starbucks Augusta Plant
“Our biggest design improvement was implementing a unique flexibility layout and process that allows Starbucks to transfer product from any one of the…

Royal Cup Coffee and Tea Creates a Bridge to It's Future
The complex, multiphase project cuts labor in half and doubles production capacity with bridges that create one interconnected facility instead of thr…

Design-Build Flexibility
Design-build allows Royal Cup Coffee and Tea to keep its plant operating during its renovation.

The Best Multifamily Contractors in Jacksonville, Florida
Multi-Housing News recently described Jacksonville as Florida’s “Rising Superstar” because of the city’s steadily expanding multifamily market. In the…

Tom Bush Volkswagen Celebrates Completion of Totally Renovated Dealership
The Volkswagen project is the fourth phase of recent efforts by Stellar, an award-winning construction management firm, to modernize the Tom Bush Fami…

Starbucks Facility Expansion Complete
Stellar, a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction and mechanical services worldwide, designed and constructed the original…

What Can IIoT Sensors Measure and Monitor in a Food Processing Facility?
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is revolutionizing how food manufacturing facilities operate, from processing to building maintenance and eve…

Stellar Constructing New Production Facility for fairlife
Stellar, a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction and mechanical services worldwide, is designing and building a new facil…
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