Associated Press - Wed March 21, 2018
Gas Tax Hike to Fund Infrastructure Projects
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama drivers will see a 10-cent per gallon increase in the state gas tax to fund road and bridge construction under legislation signed into law March 12 by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 21, 2019
Charities, Contractors Pitch In to Help Relieve Tornadoes' Devastation
As part of a powerful storm system that also tore through the Florida panhandle, South Carolina and Georgia, devastating tornadoes decimated parts of eastern Alabama during the first week of March, killing 23, injuring dozens more and leading Gov....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu March 21, 2019
Commerce Secretary: Infrastructure 'Key Issue' for Growth
Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said March 4 that infrastructure improvements financed by Gov. Kay Ivey's "Rebuild Alabama" plan would help the state's economic development team sustain momentum as it seeks to recruit high-caliber jobs and companies....
Alabama AGC - Thu March 21, 2019
Construction Partners Makes Its Mark Across Southeast
The road to success for Construction Partners Inc. (CPI) is paved with strong leadership, a continued strategic growth plan in the Southeast and the ability to attract talented individuals. CPI is one of the fastest-growing civil infrastructure companies in the United States, specializing in the construction and maintenance of roads in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina....
Construction Partners Inc. - Thu March 21, 2019
Construction Partners Backs Rebuild Alabama Gas Tax Hike
Construction Partners Inc. , a civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, issued a statement March 14 following the enactment earlier in the week of the Rebuild Alabama Act, which provides for an increase in Alabama's gas tax to be used for transportation infrastructure projects....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu February 21, 2019
Blue Origin Launches Huntsville Rocket Engine Plant
Space flight company Blue Origin kicked off construction Jan. 25 on a $200 million plant in Huntsville that will produce the BE-4 rocket engine for future national security and other missions. The 200,000-sq.-ft....
AASHTO Journal - Thu February 21, 2019
Report Lays Out Long-Term Transportation Plan for Alabama
A 66-page report issued by the Alabama Department of Transportation in late January is being viewed as a tool for mapping out the state's infrastructure needs for the next 20 years — especially in terms of determining capacity needs and how to generate the funds to build it....
Command Alkon - Thu February 21, 2019
Leadership Group Nominates Charles Evans for CIO Award
Command Alkon, the Supplier Collaboration Platform for Construction's Heavy Work, announced recently that CTO and Vice President Engineering Charles Evans has been named as a finalist for the 2019 Alabama CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards in the Enterprise category....
CEG - Thu February 21, 2019
Shelby Predicts FBI Investment in State Could Reach $1B
Alabama's senior senator said the FBI's investment in the northern part of the state could reach $1 billion. News outlets reported that Sen. Richard Shelby met with business and community leaders in Huntsville Feb....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 21, 2019
Drilling, Blasting Prepare Ground for Road Project
In a critical phase in the widening of a major thoroughfare, drilling and blasting continues as part of an $18 million, 3.4-mi. project in Huntsville, Ala. Upon completion, Cecil Ashburn Drive will expand from two to four lanes between Old Big Cove Road and Four Mile Post Road....
