AL.com - Thu February 20, 2025
Mobile Officials Receive a $237M Construction Bid to Build Its New Civic Center Arena
City officials in Mobile, Ala. celebrated Feb. 14, 2025, after bids for a new Civic Center arena came in slightly beneath their budget ceiling. "It's come in a little under budget, and that's very gratifying," Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson told Al.com after the bid opening....
Alabama AGC - Fri January 31, 2025
Mobile Section Manager of Alabama AGC Retires After 50 Years
Charlotte Kopf, Alabama AGC mobile section manager, announced her retirement effective Jan. 31, 2025, after 50 years with the Alabama Associated General Contractors. Kopf joined the association in 1975 and served in various capacities within the organization until being named the mobile section manager in 1988....
CEG - Thu January 23, 2025
Record Snow Assists Demo of Mobile's Civic Center; Gadsden Set to Build New City Hall
After a historic snowfall in south Alabama, the old Mobile Civic Center's roof collapsed on Jan. 22 due to the heavy amount of frozen precipitation, the city announced. The roof cave-in comes as crews hired by the city were already in the process of demolishing the more than 60-year-old structure in order to rebuild the facility into a $300 million entertainment arena by 2027....
Alabama Reflector - Wed January 22, 2025
Alabama DOT to Consider Criteria for Local Funding Matches On State Road Projects
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to research ways of evaluating the financial situation of municipalities seeking funding for road projects. The move came after a meeting of the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program II (ATRIP II) committee on Jan....
CEG - Wed January 22, 2025
VIDEO: Helicopter Flexes Muscles at Birmingham, Ala. Airport; AFC Launches Bridge Program
Like a scene out of a movie, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) in Alabama conducted an equipment replacement operation Jan. 15 that involved a heavy-duty helicopter lifting, transporting and lowering cooling towers in various locations....
Alabama AGC - Mon January 06, 2025
Alabama AGC Announces 2025 Board of Directors
The leadership of Alabama AGC welcomes its new board members and officers for 2025. These individuals bring construction professionals and related industries together to safeguard the interests and integrity of Alabama's construction industry....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 31, 2024
Crews Orchestrate $41.3M Randy Owen Center for Performing Arts Project
Envisioned as a beacon of creativity, the Randy Owen Center for Performing Arts at Jacksonville State University (JSU) will pay tribute to the beloved country music star when it opens late next year. The $41.3 million project, located on the school's campus in Jacksonville, Ala., includes construction of the much-anticipated Phil and Denise Webb Performance Hall....
Montgomery Advertiser - Thu December 26, 2024
Decades of Road Construction Along U.S. 82 in Prattville, Ala., Will Extend Into New Year
Area drivers around Prattville, Ala., continue to endure a long-running road construction project on one of the city's main thoroughfares. The work to complete the four-lane U.S. Highway 82 through the city, located northwest of Montgomery, has developed into a decades-long drama....
Alabama A&M University & WHNT-TV - Thu December 26, 2024
Huntsville, Ala., College Selects Manager for $140M Project; Turn Lanes Closed at Local Road Work Site
Alabama A&M University (AAMU) in Huntsville announced Dec. 18 that it had selected Freedom Real Estate and Capital LLC, also based in Huntsville, to provide construction advisory services for the school's new Science Building and Student Amenities Building, a project with a combined value in excess of $140 million....
CEG - Wed December 18, 2024
JM Wood Holds December Auction in Montgomery, Alabama
JM Wood Auction concluded its 2024 auction schedule with another successful auction at its headquarters Dec. 4 and 5 in Montgomery, Ala. Featured sellers included Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Bottomline Equipment, Scott Bridge, State of Alabama Forestry Commission and more than 250 others....
