CEG - Thu September 01, 2022
Thompson Machinery Opens New Store in Oxford, Miss.
Construction in northern Mississippi continues to push forward, enabling Thompson Machinery, the local Caterpillar dealer, to break ground on a new Oxford, Miss., store. Thompson Machinery held its Grand Opening Ribbon-Cutting event on Aug....
Federal Highway Administration - Mon August 29, 2022
Long Stretch of Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway to Get $54.3M in Upgrades
An 83-mi.-long stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi will get much-needed safety improvements after the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $54.3 million grant to the National Park Service (NPS) for the work....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 18, 2022
Crews Continue Important Highway Corridor Project After 10-Year Lull
Despite an awkward start and a 10-year lull in construction, workers are poised to complete the U.S. 98/SR158 highway corridor in Mobile County from the Alabama/Mississippi state line to Interstate 65 in the city of Mobile....
University of Mississippi News - Tue July 05, 2022
VIDEO: University of Mississippi Marks Topping Out of New Science, Technology Building
Officials from the University of Mississippi, along with their guests, celebrated a milestone in the construction of the highly anticipated Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation facility during a topping-out ceremony June 23 on the Oxford campus....
CEG - Thu June 09, 2022
Deanco Auction Holds May Sale
Deanco Auction held its May sale at its Philadelphia, Miss., headquarters facility on May 25. A huge amount of lots were sold from two rings, and the torrential downpours couldn't keep the crowds away....
Mississippi State University - Thu May 05, 2022
MSU Students of Architecture, Construction Science Learn to Collaborate
Sixteen teams of Mississippi State University (MSU) architecture and building construction science students have spent recent weeks learning to work together as design professionals for their spring collaborative studio project, and their work is to the benefit of the Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity....
GulfLive.com - Mon April 18, 2022
Mississippi Legislature Votes to Build New $55M Alcohol Distribution Center
Alcohol retailers in Mississippi are welcoming the news that their struggle to meet demand over the past two years may soon be coming to a foreseeable end. The state's Legislature agreed on a bill which will result in the construction of a new alcohol distribution warehouse in the Jackson area....
Delta Democrat-Times - Tue March 08, 2022
U.S. Highway 82/Greenville Bypass in Mississippi Begins Construction
As the groundbreaking ceremony for the U.S. Highway 82/Greenville Bypass progressed Feb. 28 in east-central Mississippi, state Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons shared a distinct memory....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 17, 2022
Mississippi DOT Puts SPMT to Work for First Time On Bridge Replacement Project in Jackson
Crews in Jackson, Miss., are nearing completion on a bridge replacement project that made use of a self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) lifting frame for the first time in Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) history....
CEG - Wed January 26, 2022
Federal Funds for Aberdeen, Miss., Port Expected to Spur Regional Economy
Officials with the City of Aberdeen Port in Mississippi hope that the recent infusion of $4 million in federal money to build a railway for easier transport of materials will spur economic development around not only the port, but the northeast region of the state....
