TRIP - Thu June 13, 2019
Deteriorated Roads Cost Birmingham Drivers Over $1,800 Per Year
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost the average Birmingham area driver $1,846 per year — a total of $5.3 billion statewide — due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays, according to a recent report from TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national nonprofit transportation research organization....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 13, 2019
Work Advances on $1.6B Auto Factory in Huntsville
In a construction milestone, crews have installed the first beam of the new, $1.6 billion Mazda Toyota plant in Huntsville, Ala. The erection of the manufacturing facility is well under way, with 2,500 workers projected to be on site by late summer....
CEG - Mon May 20, 2019
Machine Purchase Proves Key to Low Cost of Ownership
In St. Clair County, Ala. there's a hot bed of construction work. The bedroom community to Birmingham, Ala. sees new subdivisions cropping up on a regular basis. In the middle of this construction boom is the self-proclaimed "one man show" of Rick Crocker of Circle C Services, based in Odenville, Ala., in the heart of St....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu May 16, 2019
Georgia-Pacific to Invest $120M in Choctaw County Mill
Georgia-Pacific announced plans May 1 to invest more than $120 million to add a new tissue machine and roll storage building at its mill in Choctaw County, Ala., the latest substantial investment in the facility....
Black & Veatch - Thu May 16, 2019
Black & Veatch to Help Convert Coal Units to Gas-Powered Plants
Black & Veatch, an employee-owned design and construction company specializing in energy, water and telecommunications infrastructure, recently announced it has been selected by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative to engineer and manage construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine facility that will deliver clean and efficient energy to customers across Alabama and northwest Florida....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu May 16, 2019
Four More Alabama Firms Tapped for Work on Airbus Plant
Birmingham Ala.-based HPM, which is overseeing the construction of a second assembly line at Airbus's manufacturing facility in Mobile, announced that four other Alabama firms will play major roles in the project....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu May 16, 2019
ALDOT Selects First Transit Projects Under Rebuild Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced two major transportation projects in the Limestone and Madison county area were selected by the Alabama Department of Transportation for the Rebuild Alabama Act First Year Plan 2020....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 16, 2019
Hopes Run High for $20M Phenix City Development
Construction crews in Phenix City, Ala., are making progress on a more than $20 million undertaking known as The Village at Crosswinds. When complete, the mixed-use project will offer medical, service-related businesses and retail options in what planners hope will be a regional destination....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu April 18, 2019
Officials Welcome Toyota Boshoku's Plans for Athens Facility
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined representatives of Toyota Boshoku America and local leaders in Limestone County April 10 to announce that the global automotive supplier plans to invest more than $50 million to open a manufacturing facility in Athens, creating a total of around 400 jobs once full production is reached....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 18, 2019
Busy Birmingham Interstate Undergoes Major Overhaul
Motorists in Birmingham, Ala., are dealing with the lengthy shutdown of a major thoroughfare as construction crews focus their efforts on the replacement of a bridge at Interstate 59/20. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the $475 million Phase 3 of the work, with the closure in effect for more than a year....
