CEG - Mon July 29, 2019
Thompson Tractor Hosts 2019 Cat Global Operator Challenge
Caterpillar dealers across the country are in the midst of hosting 2019 Global Operator Challenge events to find their territory's best equipment operator and send them to the regional finals in Clayton, N.C., this October....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Thu July 11, 2019
Alabama Work Zone Crashes Higher Than National Average
According to the findings of the Associated General Contractors of America's recently published study on highway work zones nationwide, road crews in the state of Alabama have experienced five percent more vehicle crashes on job sites than the national average....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 11, 2019
Hoover, Alabama's New Skilled Trades Academy Nearing Debut
As students in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, Ala., look ahead to the new school year, some are preparing for a unique opportunity that takes them out of the traditional classroom. The new Skilled Trades Academy debuts in August at the Riverchase Career Connection Center (RC3)....
CEG - Thu June 27, 2019
JM Wood Holds 46th Annual Summer Sale in Montgomery, Ala.
Another terrific lineup of construction equipment, trucks, trailers and forestry equipment was showcased at JM Wood Auction's 46th annual summer sale from June 11 to 13 at their Montgomery, Ala., headquarters facility....
Fri June 14, 2019
'The Yellowhammer State' Highway Project Lettings
The Alabama State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. County: HoustonContract ID: 20190125003Project: Additional lanes....
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....
