CEG - Thu May 23, 2024
Thompson Tractor Hosts Next Gen Cat CTL Demo in Montgomery, Alabama
Thompson Tractor held a demo event May 9, 2024, at its Montgomery, Ala., location. The event introduced customers and prospects to the next generation Caterpillar 255 and 265 compact track loaders. The demo was combined with a used equipment red-tag sale, which included more than 90 machines and many new and used attachments....
AL.com - Thu May 16, 2024
Coca-Cola United Plans New $338M Birmingham HQ to Be Built Off Interstate 20/59
Coca-Cola United continues to move closer to building a new $338 million campus that will be a gateway to Birmingham, Ala., officials with the city and company said May 14. "It's going to be phenomenal," Coca-Cola United CEO Mike Suco said after the Birmingham City Council approved incentives for the project....
Made in Alabama - Wed May 15, 2024
Meta Plans to Build $800M Next-Generation Data Center in Montgomery, Ala.
Meta Platforms, the technology giant that operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, among other products and services, plans to open an $800 million data center in Alabama's capital city that will support 100 operational jobs and build on the company's previous investment in the state....
AL.com - Wed May 15, 2024
Huntsville, Ala., Will Apply for Funds to Improve Downtown Safety
The Huntsville, Ala., City Council voted to apply for two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling more than $21 million that will focus on safety and traffic congestion on two busy roadways in the downtown area....
Alabama AGC - Thu May 09, 2024
Alabama AGC Announces BUILDSouth Award Winners
The Alabama Associated General Contractors hosted the 2023 BUILDSouth Awards Ceremony on April 25 at The Club in Birmingham, Ala. The BUILDSouth Awards acknowledges and honors the most innovative and skilled contractors within the chapter....
CEG - Thu May 09, 2024
TEC Holds Grand Opening Event in Huntsville, Alabama
Tractor & Equipment Company (TEC) held a huge open house event on April 11, 2024, to commemorate the grand opening of its new Huntsville, Ala., branch facility. Approximately 500 customers, guests and dignitaries from northern Alabama turned out to be a part of the event....
Alabama NewsCenter - Thu April 18, 2024
VIDEO: Birmingham, Ala., Awarded $14.5M Fed Grant to Revitalize Its 'Black Main Street'
A $14.5 million grant from the federal government was awarded to Birmingham, Ala., that will restore two-way traffic to Fourth Avenue North in the city's historic Black business district. On hand to make the April 3 announcement was U.S....
WAAY-TV & CEG - Wed April 17, 2024
New Rocket Park at Huntsville, Ala.'s Space Program Museum Nearing Completion
It is springtime, and for many of us, the warm weather turns our thoughts to gardening, planting, cultivating and renewing our surroundings. The same tasks are happening right now at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, a popular museum in Huntsville, Ala., although its plantings are considerably taller....
Made in Alabama - Wed April 17, 2024
Two Rivers Lumber to Build Modern, $115M Sawmill in Rural Coosa County, Ala.
Demopolis, Ala.-based Two Rivers Lumber Co. LLC has announced plans to invest $115 million in building a modern sawmill in Coosa County, the company's second operation in Alabama. In addition, Two Rivers Lumber has committed to creating 130 jobs at the new sawmill, which will specialize in the production of Southern Yellow Pine dimensional lumber....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 28, 2024
Crews Begin Work On Badly-Needed Medical Center Facility
Scheduled to open in fall 2025, east Alabama's $43 million Center for Mental Health is being built as a beacon of hope for recovery. The 54,000-sq.-ft. facility, located on the north campus of East Alabama Medical Center, will offer expanded psychiatric services that officials claim are long overdue....
