AL.com - Wed December 27, 2023
Construction on Foley, Ala.'s New $20M Public Library to Begin in 2024
"Iconic" and "flexible" are two words that describe the new Foley (Ala.) Public Library, according to David Thompson, the facility's executive director of leisure services. "We want an iconic building that, when people drive by, they see it, and they want to go there, and it becomes a gathering place, a community place," Thompson said in a news release announcing the construction of the new library in early 2024....
Made in Alabama - Tue December 26, 2023
Plans Take Shape for Expansion of Mobile, Ala.'s Successful Aerospace Cluster
New investments by key players in the Mobile aerospace cluster are setting the stage for future growth in what has become a major production hub for the global aviation industry, according to Made in Alabama, the news site for the state's Department of Commerce....
CEG - Thu December 21, 2023
JM Wood Ends 50th Anniversary Year With December Sale in Montgomery, Ala.
JM Wood Auction concluded an incredibly successful 50th anniversary year of auctioning with its final sale at its headquarters facility on Dec. 5, 6 and 7 in Montgomery, Ala. A total of 3,250 lots were sold, bringing in more than $60,000,000 in gross sales....
Hoar Construction - Tue December 19, 2023
Hoar Breaks Ground On STEM + Agricultural Sciences Complex at Auburn University
Hoar Construction has announced the groundbreaking of a new 285,000-sq.-ft. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Agriculture Sciences Complex at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 07, 2023
Gadsden State Oversees $24M Advanced Manufacturing, Workforce Skills Training Center
In east Alabama, Gadsden State Community College is overseeing construction of its $24 million Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Skills Training Center. The highly anticipated facility is being built on the East Broad campus....
Made in Alabama - Wed November 29, 2023
Alabama Building New $30M EV Training Center to Support Its Auto Industry Growth
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Nov. 27 that the state is constructing a $30 million workforce training center in Decatur that will focus on electric vehicles (EV) and emerging technologies in order to help advance the growth of the state's auto industry....
AL.com - Tue November 28, 2023
Alabama Closes Fishing Pier to Rebuild 200-Ft. Section Damaged by Hurricane Sally
Three years after Hurricane Sally wiped out a 200-ft. section of the Gulf State Park Fishing Pier on the Alabama coast, the pier closed in mid-November for construction to repair the storm damage and is likely to reopen by the end of next summer, according to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR)....
Made in Alabama - Tue November 28, 2023
Nucor Steel Plans to Build $280M Expansion of Its Existing Plant in Tuscaloosa
Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa plans to invest $280 million to support current and future operations at the Tuscaloosa County, Ala., rolling mill, the county's Economic Development Authority (TCEDA) announced Nov....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 09, 2023
Brasfield & Gorrie Builds New Jacksonville State Football Complex
Student athletes and coaches are eagerly awaiting completion of a new football complex that will replace the existing fieldhouse at Jacksonville State University (JSU) stadium in Calhoun County, Ala. The school broke ground on the $32 million project in spring 2023....
Al.com & HABD - Mon November 06, 2023
New $39M Senior Housing Development Begins to Take Shape in Birmingham
Construction has gotten started on a senior housing development on the site of the vacated part of the Southtown Court housing community in Birmingham, Ala. Capstone Building Corp., a locally based contractor, has initiated work on the Southtown senior housing development along a 26-acre tract between the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) campus and Ascension St....
