Knoxville News-Sentinel - Mon February 07, 2022
Knoxville Building New Public Safety Complex on Site of 1920's Era Hospital
Building crews in Knoxville, Tenn., have been bringing parts of the shuttered Tennova St. Mary's Hospital campus back to life as a city public safety complex over the past several monthsOfficials in the eastern Tennessee city, though, note that construction and material costs for the project have skyrocketed over the last two years....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu January 20, 2022
Determination Puts Dennis Concrete Among South's Top Firms
Josh Dennis knew he was going to run a concrete service — all the way back to when he was a youngster in Dover, Tenn. In his small hometown, along the west bank of the Cumberland River and not too far east of the larger Tennessee River, there were few industries for folks to make a decent living....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 20, 2022
Tennessee Valley Authority's $85M Improvements Ensure Reliable Service to Customers
At an estimated total cost of $85 million, construction crews are making various improvements to the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) transmission system. The work includes building a new Anderson 500-kilovolt substation on existing TVA property near the Bull Run Fossil Plant....
Power Equipment - Tue January 11, 2022
Power Equipment Announces New Regional Sales Manager for East Tennessee
Power Equipment, a Bramco company, announced the promotion of Justin Kiser to regional sales manager of east Tennessee, effective Jan. 1, 2022. In his new position, Kiser is responsible for leading the east Tennessee sales team, including Knoxville, Kingsport and Chattanooga areas, and for the promotion and sale of new, used and rental equipment within that market....
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas - Tue January 04, 2022
Hyundai, First Choice Farm & Lawn Support Tornado Cleanup Efforts in Tennessee
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. partnered with First Choice Farm & Lawn, one of its dealers, headquartered in Union City, Tenn., to assist with cleanup efforts in nearby Samburg, Tenn., which incurred heavy tornado damage from the same series of December storms that left devastation across six states and killed dozens of people in Kentucky....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu December 23, 2021
SRM Concrete's Huge Success Due to Teamwork of Family
Back in 1999, Mike and Melissa Hollingshead decided that they needed to build a ready-mix concrete plant in their own Middle Tennessee backyard. An unusual choice for most folks, certainly, but Mike did so only because he was often frustrated in getting the materials he needed to run his small concrete business....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 24, 2021
MTSU Celebrates Concrete Industry Management Program
With a 25-year-anniversary and a new 54,000-sq.-ft. learning facility, the Concrete Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) had much to celebrate, and in late October, they did, complete with a homecoming parade, where heavy equipment was on showcase to the university community....
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Mon November 22, 2021
Tennessee Governor Eyes $276.5M Rebuild for Chattanooga Mental Health Facility
Tennessee's 60-year-old Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga would undergo a massive, $276.52 million renovation under a plan presented by Gov. Bill Lee's administration to state lawmakers....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 28, 2021
USACE Expands Chickamauga Lock in $757M Project to Solve Structural Issues
Construction crews work to complete final foundation preparations while concrete placement activities are on-going on the $757 million Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project that will have capacity for nine jumbo barges — nine times the capacity of the existing Chickamauga Navigation Lock....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu October 14, 2021
Volvo, Ascendum Boosts Success of Tenn. Construction Firm
There are few road projects that have taken place in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in recent decades that did not rely on Knoxville-based Harrison Construction Company for the materials and services needed to complete the work successfully....
