Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu April 25, 2024
ASCENDUM Machinery Opens New Savannah, Ga., Facility
When the folks at ASCENDUM Machinery realized a few years ago that their Pooler, Ga., location no longer met the company's needs, they began looking around for a more suitable location — one that was not only larger and more modern but also was easier for customers to get to....
Urbanize Atlanta & Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu April 04, 2024
Work Begins at Georgia Tech's New Fanning Center; Damaged Atlanta Bridge May Open in May
An expansion project in Atlanta designed to modernize Georgia Tech's historic football stadium and potentially help recruiting is officially under construction. Georgia Tech officials broke ground March 25 on the Thomas A....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu April 04, 2024
Next Phase of Downtown Atlanta's Centennial Yards to Ramp Up Later in 2024
Development of the long-awaited Centennial Yards project in downtown Atlanta is about to shift into a new gear, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported March 25. The partners behind the $5 billion effort plan to begin construction this year on six buildings, including an entertainment district opposite State Farm Arena and Mercedes-Benz Stadium with components that will open in time for the 2026 World Cup, and join a hotel and apartment tower already under construction....
Georgia Ports Authority - Wed April 03, 2024
Several Expansion, Upgrade Projects to Begin This Year at Georgia's Two Main Ports
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced March 26 that it had approved contracts totaling $65.6 million for container yard work at the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal, a 200-acre facility just downriver from GPA's main container port....
Hoar Construction - Mon April 01, 2024
Hoar Breaks Ground On Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital
Hoar Construction announced the groundbreaking for a two-story inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Gainesville, Ga. Called Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, the project is a joint venture partnership between Northeast Georgia Health System and Lifepoint Health....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu March 28, 2024
Georgia Contractor Grows With Help From Hills Machinery, Hitachi
With the construction of a $7.6 billion Hyundai electric vehicle and battery production plant now under way near Savannah, Ga., its top-tier component suppliers have also begun to look for both manufacturing and warehouse space to support the automaker's effort....
Hoar Construction - Thu March 21, 2024
Hoar Breaks Ground On Expansion, Renovation at Crisp Regional Hospital
Hoar Construction announced the groundbreaking for an expansion and renovation at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, Ga. Hoar is serving as the general contractor for the $18.3 million project, which is set to be completed by August 2025 and will include two stories of new operating room space and renovations to the existing outpatient facility....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 14, 2024
Georgia Ranks First in Construction Among All States
It's no secret that the state of Georgia is experiencing explosive growth in terms of its population and business investment, and as a consequence, the Georgia Department of Transportation is in the midst of a comprehensive, multi-billion dollar program to expand the road network to handle the increasing traffic....
CEG - Thu March 14, 2024
JB Harris Transport Opens Its New Corporate Headquarters in Newnan, Ga.
JB Harris Transport recently hosted a crowd of local business owners, the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce, and heavy equipment manufacturers and dealers to the ribbon cutting of its new corporate headquarters on Calumet Parkway in Newnan, Ga....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed March 06, 2024
Georgia's Midyear Budget Has Nearly $400M Set Aside for Capitol Hill Building Projects
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a record $37.9 billion midyear budget Feb. 29 that would pay for massive renovations on Capitol Hill in Atlanta, a new medical school at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, miles and miles of Peach State roads, extra grants for rural airports, local water and sewer projects, and rural economic development programs....
