CEG - Mon December 16, 2019
JM Wood Holds End-Of-Year Sale in Montgomery, Alabama
Another big success for the recent end-of-year JM Wood sale on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 at the company's Montgomery, Ala., headquarters facility. The line-up of construction equipment, trucks, trailers and forestry equipment was as strong as ever, including a spectacular selection of hydraulic excavators....
CEG - Wed November 27, 2019
Thompson Tractor Holds Year-End Used Equipment Event
Thompson Tractor hosted a used equipment sale event at its Used Equipment Sales Center in Montgomery, Ala., on Nov. 14. The event provided in-territory customers an opportunity to take advantage of the best selection of machines for this end of year, one-day pricing inventory reduction sale....
ALDOT - Wed November 27, 2019
Gov. Ivey Awards More Than $30M in ATRIP-II Funds for Bridge, Road Work
Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation have announced that more than $30 million in funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. The funding is made available through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II), a new program created under the Rebuild Alabama Act....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 27, 2019
After 20 Years, New Stadium a Reality for Birmingham
Construction of a new open-air stadium that will serve as an investment in Birmingham's future is finally underway in north central Alabama. Protective Stadium, a $174 million undertaking, is located on an 18-acre site adjacent to the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) north of I-59/20 downtown....
CEG - Thu October 31, 2019
Stone Equipment Receives 'Heavy Metal' Training From Hyundai Construction
Stone Equipment Co. staffers Brent Boswell, Craig Johnson, Austin Miller, Dustin Underwood, Doug Stone and Jack Howard attended Hyundai's Heavy Metal training on Oct. 21 to 22 at Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 31, 2019
UAB Expects New $75M Dorm Will Be Ready by Summer 2020
To meet the growing demand for housing, construction crews on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are working to complete a new 231,000 sq. ft., U-shaped dormitory. Work on the roughly $75 million Residence Hall 2020 began last November and should be completed by next summer, in preparation for the fall semester....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 03, 2019
Peak Construction Set to Begin on $1.6B Mazda Toyota Plant
Peak construction will begin within the next month at the $1.6 billion Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. Inc. (MTMUS) facility in Huntsville, Ala., (Limestone County). At that time, up to 2,500 workers will be on site and 70 percent of those workers will be from the state of Alabama....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 03, 2019
Auburn's $83M ACLC Project Nears Completion
With the first of two iconic buildings on Auburn University's campus now reduced to rubble, construction crews are one step closer to building the Academic Classroom and Laboratory Complex (ACLC). The $83 million ACLC project calls for a 151,000 sq....
CEG - Thu October 03, 2019
JM Wood Holds Three-Day Auction in Montgomery, Alabama
A great onsite and online presence at the recent three-day JM Wood sale on September 17 to 19 at the company's Montgomery, Ala., headquarters facility. The lineup of construction equipment, trucks, trailers and forestry equipment was as strong as ever....
CEG - Mon September 23, 2019
Thompson Tractor Holds GOC Finals in Montgomery, Alabama
The finals of the three-part competition for the Thompson Tractor — 2019 Cat Global Operator Challenge was held in Montgomery, Ala., on Sept. 12. The top contenders from two previous events returned to compete against the best-of-the-best operators and the opportunity to represent Thompson Tractor in the regional finals, with the ultimate goal of competing against operators from around the world at the Cat Global Finals at ConExpo in Las Vegas, in 2020....
