Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 27, 2023
Crews Begin Transformation of Former Avondale Mills Site in Alabama
In Sylacauga, Ala., property resembling a war zone is being transformed into a space that will merge education and workforce development. Crews at the former Avondale Mills site are sifting through piles of rubble, preparing the site for construction of the East Alabama Rural Innovation and Training Hub (EARTH)....
CEG - Thu April 27, 2023
Thompson Rents Holds Grand Opening in Hanceville, Ala.
Thompson Tractor Co. hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event April 20, 2023, at its new Thompson Rents – Dodge City/Hanceville, Ala., facility. The event showcased the newly constructed facility and recent opening of the company's newest CAT Rental Store....
University of Alabama in Huntsville & Al.com - Mon April 24, 2023
Work to Begin On New $62M Engineering Building at UA in Huntsville Campus
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) kicked off construction of its new 80,000-sq.-ft. College of Engineering facility with a groundbreaking ceremony April 14 attended by college officials, representatives of local and state governments, members of the military, community leaders and UAH faculty, staff and students....
AL.com - Thu April 20, 2023
With $489M From Feds, Construction to Resume On Birmingham's Northern Beltline
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey appeared in Gardendale on April 12 to announce that $489 million in federal funding has been secured to resume construction on the Birmingham Northern Beltline this spring. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) broke ground on the project in 2014 but ceased work in 2016 due to a lack of funding from Washington....
AL.com - Wed April 19, 2023
Huntsville Ala.'s New $80M, Seven-Story City Hall Project Set to Finish in Mid-2024
The transformation of downtown Huntsville, Ala., is gradually progressing as its new city hall reaches higher into the sky. After $80 million and two years of construction, the structure will be seven floors high and among the tallest buildings in the Rocket City....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 30, 2023
Hoar Construction Leads $157M UAB Medical Facility Project
Expected to open in 2025, a new Spain Rehabilitation Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will provide comprehensive care to patients from across the state and beyond. Located on Seventh Avenue South, the $157 million, 350,000-sq.-ft....
CEG - Thu March 30, 2023
JM Wood Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Big Auction
JM Wood Auction held its big 50th Anniversary Auction March 21 through 24, 2023, at the company's Montgomery, Ala., headquarters. Crowds of bidders from 49 states and 12 countries steadily flowed through the doors each day and bidding was extremely fast-paced and included a strong showing of online participants....
AL.com - Mon March 27, 2023
Alabama County to Finish $341.4M in School Construction, More Projects Await
The Baldwin County Schools system on the Gulf Coast of Alabama is close to completing $341.4 million in new construction projects in an astonishing reversal of fortunes nearly eight years after an earlier school building program was overwhelmingly rejected by voters, AL.com reported Feb....
AL.com - Thu March 23, 2023
New Medical School Buildings to Bring Major Changes to South Alabama Campus
The University of South Alabama's (USA) new medical school facilities will bring a highly visible transformation to the school's campus, judging from a first look at the site where the new buildings will be constructed later this year....
University of West Alabama News & CEG - Wed March 22, 2023
Alabama College Finds Natural Space On Which to Build Multi-Use Amphitheater
An upcoming addition to the University of West Alabama (UWA) campus will give the Livingston school's faculty, students and staff a unique outdoor space suitable for a variety of uses. Construction is expected to begin later this year on an amphitheater nestled in a shaded hillside next to Wallace Hall, said Chris Egbert, director of UWA's physical plant....
