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....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed March 06, 2024
Microsoft Pays $6M for Land South of Atlanta to Build Data Center Expansion
Microsoft has ponied up millions of dollars to expand its data storage farm in south Fulton County. The tech giant paid $6 million in February to acquire nearly 21 acres next to its existing Palmetto data center campus, according to county property deeds....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed March 06, 2024
Savannah Officials to Decide If Downtown Civic Center Should Be Razed or Redeveloped
In Savannah, Ga., a city that takes pride in its historic charms, the eyesores stand out. Its civic center complex is a case in point. The Savannah City Council is poised to decide the future of the aging downtown arena and performance hall complex, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported March 4....
Linder - Mon February 26, 2024
Linder Expands its Kubota Dealer Network With Purchase of Southern Tractor & Outdoors
Linder Industrial Machinery Company has acquired Southern Tractor & Outdoors. The three branches in southwest Georgia, Leesburg, Moultrie and Valdosta, will be re-branded as Linder Turf & Tractor branches, joining the growing network of Kubota dealerships across the southeast....
CEG - Thu February 15, 2024
GDOT Crews Pour New Spans for SR 400 Project
Construction crews working for the Georgia Department of Transportation reached a crucial milestone on one of the more significant construction projects in the state. During the first week of January, crews began executing the beginning of a new deck for the new Kimball Bridge Road bridge, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation....
City of Atlanta - Tue February 13, 2024
Atlanta DWM Moves Forward With Project to Increase Sewer Capacity, Mitigate Flooding
The city of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has reached a significant milestone to deliver on a decade-long effort to remedy combined sewer overflows and localized flooding in southeast Atlanta....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon February 12, 2024
Despite Adding $200M in New Facilities, Athletics Program at UGA Plans to Build More
Money has been pouring into the University of Georgia's Athletic Association coffers for some time, and it is pouring out as well. The association's board of directors, at its winter meeting Jan....
GDOT & WXIA-TV - Thu February 08, 2024
Work Begins to Improve North Druid Hills Road Bridge in Northeast Atlanta
Construction at the North Druid Hills Road bridge in DeKalb County, Ga., in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, began Feb. 5 before a planned 90-day road closure in March, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
