CEG - Thu March 28, 2024
JM Wood Holds Spring 2024 Auction in Montgomery, Alabama
JM Wood Auction held a successful four-day sale March 19-22 in Montgomery, Ala., and the auction company reported the sale was its largest in 51 years. A quality selection of trucks, heavy iron, forestry machines, farming equipment, industry support pieces and much more were sold to the highest bidders in-person and online....
Alabama Department of Transportation News - Wed March 20, 2024
Road Resurfacing Projects Worth $40M to Take Place Across Southwest Alabama in 2024
Making roads safer to drive is the mission of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) as it continues with its federally aided Maintenance Resurfacing Program statewide. In roads, like life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....
Alabama Public Radio & City of Mobile - Tue March 19, 2024
City Officials in Mobile, Ala., to Demolish Civic Center, Build New, $300M Arena
The city of Mobile, Ala., plans to raze its 60-year-old civic center, Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced recently, and replace it with a new, world-class entertainment arena suited for concerts, family shows and sporting events, including professional hockey....
Alabama Political Reporter - Mon March 18, 2024
Alabama Mayor Hopes New Grant Will Spur Revitalization of West Montgomery
New details about Montgomery, Ala.'s $36.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) were released March 16 by Steven L. Reed, the capital city's mayor, according to Alabama Political Reporter....
CEG - Thu March 14, 2024
'J.D.' Gray of J.M. Wood Auction Co. Passes Away at 68
John Daniel "J.D." Gray, 68, of Prattville, Ala., passed away on Feb. 28, 2024. Born May 7, 1955, and a native of White City in north Autauga County, Ala., Mr. Gray was at the time of his death vice president and truck division manager of J.M....
Hoar Construction - Thu March 07, 2024
Hoar Celebrates Topping Out of UAB Medicine Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Hoar Construction announced the topping out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medicine's Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, signifying the new downtown Birmingham building has reached its tallest point....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 29, 2024
Stone Construction Leads BHM Air Cargo Project in Birmingham, Alabama
In Alabama, a $28 million project designed to accommodate weekly international cargo flights from Stuttgart, Germany, to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is nearing completion. The roughly 53,000-sq.-ft....
Huntsville International Airport & CEG - Wed February 21, 2024
Huntsville International Airport Receives $7M Federal Grant to Upgrade Its Terminal
A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant for $7 million will go toward the ongoing terminal improvements at Huntsville International Airport (HSV). The announcement was made Feb. 13 by Alabama Congressman Dale W....
ALL Crane - Wed February 21, 2024
Alabama's Shipbuilding Industry Relies On ALL's Cranes to Turn New Hulls Right Side Up
Bayou La Batre, Ala., sits right on the Gulf of Mexico, a fishing village so well-known that its four seasons are said to be shrimp, crab, oyster and fish. With an economy initially dependent on the bounty of the local waters, the town also has emerged as one of the world's leading locations for shipbuilding (at one point, it was even known as "the Detroit of shrimp trawlers")....
Made in Alabama - Tue February 20, 2024
Alabama-Based Conecuh Sausage to Build $58M Production Plant in Andalusia
Conecuh Sausage, an iconic Alabama maker of hickory smoked sausages, plans to invest nearly $58 million to open a second production facility in the state, creating 110 jobs in the Covington County town of Andalusia....
