Mon January 29, 2018
Iron Horse Contractors Grows Rapidly in Raleigh, N.C.
Despite only having a few years under its belt, Iron Horse Contractors, based in Raleigh, N.C., has rapidly grown into one of the most recognized construction companies in the greater Raleigh Durham area....
Mon January 29, 2018
Sennebogen 818 M to Feed 'Clean Energy' Projects for ACGE
The year-old AC Global Energy (ACGE) plant near Knoxville, Tenn., is a new production facility designed to convert biomass into drop-in the tank fuel. As one of the first commercial application of new "clean energy" technology, the facility was developed as a turnkey operation for ACGE to process locally harvested pulpwood into energy products....
Mon January 29, 2018
Officials Break Ground on $872M Natural Gas Facility
WESTLAKE, La. (AP) Government officials and executives of the Entergy utility corporation gathered in southwest Louisiana to break ground for an $872 million natural gas-fired generating station. The governor's office said the Entergy Louisiana project will employ about 700 people in Calcasieu Parish at the peak of construction....
Thu January 25, 2018
Grandview Cancer Center Work Reaches Milestone
General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie recently celebrated a construction milestone at Grandview Cancer Center. Crews signed and placed the final beam on the new, 26,000 sq. ft. facility, topping out the structure for the freestanding cancer center located on the Grandview Medical Center campus....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 25, 2018
Children's of Alabama Campus to See Expansion in Birmingham
Construction is set to begin on a new office building and parking facility at the Children's of Alabama campus in Birmingham on Fourth Avenue South. The Children's Board of Trustees approved construction of the 12-story parking deck and 115,000-sq.-ft....
Tue January 23, 2018
Acquisitions Lead to New Company
Kerry Vickar, chairman, and Mitch Nevins, CEO, announced the formation of a new company — National Equipment Dealers LLC (NED) on Jan. 5, 2018. Simultaneously, NED announced the acquisition of Four Seasons Equipment LLC, May Heavy Equipment LLC and Earthmovers Construction Equipment LLC, as well as some assets of International Iron LLC....
Mon January 15, 2018
Coast Guard Plans to Salvage Sunken Mississippi River Tug
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Coast Guard said it is coordinating operations to salvage a tugboat that sank on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn. In a news release Dec. 12, the Coast Guard said the Army Corps of Engineers is surveying the location where the 66-ft....
Mon January 15, 2018
New Orleans Culinary, Hospitality School Under Way
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two New Orleans restaurateurs and a developer say they have the $32 million in financing needed to turn a failed visual arts center into a nonprofit restaurant and hotel school, and construction has begun....
Damian Joseph - Mon January 15, 2018
Smooth Operators – The Experts Behind Florida's I-4 Ultimate
Roberto Rodriguez is feeling proud. He's doing his part to complete the largest infrastructure project underway in the United States, the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a $2.3 billion Public-Private Partnership (P3) project to redesign and reconstruct one of Florida's most vital highway systems....
Mon January 15, 2018
Charlotte Announces Opening Date for Light Rail Expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's largest city said an expansion of its light rail service will begin the same day the city hosts the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. The Charlotte Area Transit System announced that the $1 billion expansion of its light-rail will open March 16....
