Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 16, 2021
Crews Work to Complete $26M BTW Magnet School
For years, educators have dreamed of building a facility that would fully meet the needs of gifted students in Montgomery, Ala. That vision has finally been realized, as crews work to complete the new Booker T....
CEG - Mon September 13, 2021
Alabama Considers New Prison Construction Projects
House and Senate lawmakers in Alabama met informally Sept. 8 to discuss the latest version of a Republican plan to build three new prisons in the state, before renovating some existing facilities and closing four others....
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Thu September 09, 2021
New Artificial Reef Zones in Gulf Waters Off Alabama Being Constructed
Already the largest in the nation, if not the world, Alabama's artificial reef zones recently got even larger with the addition of 110 sq. mi. of Gulf of Mexico bottom. As part of an overall $8.135 million expansion of the Alabama Artificial Reef Program, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and its Marine Resources Division (MRD) recently received federal authorization for two additional permit areas from the U.S....
CEG - Wed September 08, 2021
Tech Company Donates $1M to Fund Cyber Engineering School in Huntsville, Ala.
The Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) in Huntsville announced Aug. 30 that it is the recipient of a $1 million donation from Leidos, a Fortune 500 company based in Reston, Va. The funding will go toward the construction of a new academic and residential facility at the Rocket City institute....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 19, 2021
New Shelling, Storage Plant to Be Boon for Atmore's Economy
Much like the tiny seedlings that rise from the soil, an $87 million peanut shelling and storage plant is emerging in Atmore, Ala. The facility, encompassing more than 400,000 sq. ft., is scheduled to begin operations in December 2021 and should be fully complete by January 2022....
CEG - Thu August 12, 2021
Planned $130M Manufacturing Facility in Opelika to Create 261 Jobs
The Opelika City Council unanimously approved a project agreement with Hanwha Cimarron LLC on Aug. 3 that will lead to the construction of a new $130 million manufacturing facility in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park in Alabama....
CEG - Wed August 11, 2021
Alabama's McClellan Training Center Getting $31M Upgrade Project
Ground was broken July 29 for a new barracks complex at the Alabama Army National Guard's Fort McClellan Training Center, the first step in a $31 million modernization project. The construction at the Alabama National Guard (ALNG) facility, located in Aniston, will replace 15 World War II-era barracks and facilities with three new two-story barracks, two single-story barracks, two dining halls, two company administration buildings and a battalion headquarters building, totaling 107,812 sq....
AL.com - Wed August 11, 2021
Huntsville's $40M Gateway Business Park Tops July Permit List
Records show that more than $40 million in construction at the Redstone Gateway Business Park Complex in western Huntsville, Ala., led the city's construction permit list in July. The multifaceted facility features office buildings, lab and research space, stores, restaurants and hotels....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 22, 2021
Brasfield & Gorrie Brings Grandview Project to Life
A multi-million-dollar medical office building known as Grandview Physicians Plaza II will transform Birmingham, Ala.'s skyline when it opens in the second quarter of 2022. The seven-story, 200,000 sq.-ft....
Birmingham Times - Tue July 20, 2021
Construction Begins on City Walk BHAM Project Under I-59/20 Bridges
The Birmingham-based contracting firm Brasfield & Gorrie has begun construction on City Walk BHAM, a 31-acre project being built underneath the new Interstate 59/20 Central Business District bridge in Alabama's largest city....
