Tupelo Daily Journal - Tue November 10, 2020
Mississippi College Breaks Ground on New 246-Bed Residence Hall
Itawamba Community College (ICC) didn't let bad weather, or the COVID-19 pandemic stop the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 246-bed residence hall in late October at the Fulton, Miss., campus. Forced inside by rain resulting from the approaching Hurricane Zeta, administrators, board members and local officials donned face masks and gathered beneath a large tent in the parking lot near Sheffield Hall to scoop ceremonial shovels of dirt....
Monroe Journal - Mon November 09, 2020
Mississippi Lottery Helps Fund U.S. Highway 278 Repaving
Monroe County, Miss.,'s most traveled east-west thoroughfare is undergoing a much-needed repaving, strictly funded by proceeds from the Mississippi Lottery. According to Drew Parker of the Mississippi Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Monroe County project office, the final leg of work on U.S....
WJTV - Mon October 26, 2020
Mississippi Transportation Commission Awards 13 Contracts Across State
The elected, three member Mississippi Transportation Commission announced Oct. 23 that it had awarded contracts for 13 maintenance projects throughout the state. Overseeing the work will be the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), which maintains and enhances road, bridge and rail infrastructure....
Music Business Worldwide - Thu October 22, 2020
Universal Music Group to Build Unique $1.2B Hotel in Biloxi, Miss.
Construction on the $1.2 billion UMUSIC Broadwater hotel complex in Biloxi, Miss. – the first of Universal Music Group's recently announced "music-based experiential hotel properties" – will commence next year and will be completed in 2023....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 15, 2020
Eutaw Construction Ahead of Schedule on State Route 76 in Mississippi
Eutaw Construction Company Inc. crews will be on-site for the construction of the Mississippi Department of Transportation's (MDOT) $81 million State Route 76 construction in Itawamba County project until the end of 2023 as they build a 9-mi....
Yoder & Frey - Thu July 23, 2020
Yoder & Frey Appoints Alex Young as Florida Territory Manager
Yoder & Frey continues to build its team of territory managers with experience in the heavy machinery world, with the latest joiner being Alex Young, who will concentrate on Florida and the surrounding states....
CEG - Thu June 11, 2020
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Sale in Brooklyn, Miss.
For nearly two-and-a-half months, Jeff Martin Auctioneers has been conducting weekly successful online auctions, many of which had originally been scheduled as live auctions. Its last onsite auction was in mid-March in Tupelo, Miss., and now it was able to go live with a sale at its Brooklyn, Miss., facility on May 29 and May 30....
Mississippi DOT - Mon June 08, 2020
Road Projects Continue Moving Forward in Southern Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that several highway improvement projects have picked up steam again in the southern part of the state. "Dozens of projects are moving forward throughout south Mississippi, and each one of them is geared toward improving driver safety and increasing Mississippians' quality of life," said Commissioner Tom King, chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 06, 2020
Historic 1800s Building Comes Down Amid Safety Concerns in Oxford, Miss.
When Tim Smith bought a run-down building on the Oxford city square, he planned to tear it down to make way for a new restaurant. The Courthouse Square Preservation Commission denied permission to demolish the nineteenth-century structure, however, forcing Smith to alter his plans....
CEG - Wed March 25, 2020
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Its Two-Day Sale in Brooklyn, Mississippi
Fresh off a successful four-day auction in Kissimmee, Fla., Jeff Martin Auctioneers held its first 2020 auction at its Brooklyn, Miss., facility on March 6 and 7. An outstanding crowd of on-site registered bidders, as well as online internet bidders during both days were vying for a high-quality lineup of pre-owned yellow iron, aerials, mini/compact machines, backhoe loaders, road building machines, heavy duty trucks and trailers and more....
