CEG - Mon April 22, 2019
RJV Equipment Welcomes Customers to Its New Home
RJV Equipment held an open house April 9 at its new location on Rudy Street, Knoxville, Tenn., just off I-275. Guests had the opportunity to look over the latest machines from Ditch Witch and Kubota, and they also enjoyed a catered lunch provided by Texas Roadhouse Restaurant that included ribs, chicken, corn, string beans, rolls and tea....
Emily Buenzle - Thu April 04, 2019
Brad Paisley Uses Case Backhoe to Break Ground on Site of Nashville Nonprofit
Country music singer Brad Paisley put his construction skills to the test recently as he and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, broke ground on "The Store," a new nonprofit that the couple has launched....
Emily Buenzle - Tue April 02, 2019
Collapsed Bridge Passed Inspection in 2018; DOT Still Investigating
The concrete railing portion of a bridge collapsed, injuring one in Chattanooga, Tenn., on April 1. The incident occurred at the I-75 North and I-24 West split, and shut down two interstate ramps on what is reported to be one of the nation's busiest intersections, CNN reported....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 25, 2019
TDOT Stabilizes I-24 Hillside After Landslide
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reopened a section of eastbound Interstate 24 two days earlier than expected following a landslide Feb. 23. The slide, which took place near mi. marker 42, dumped approximately 50,000 cu....
ALL Crane - Wed March 13, 2019
ALL Crane Rental of Tennessee Helps Build New Catholic Cathedral
All jobs and all customers are important, but some jobs make you feel like you're reporting to a higher authority. This was no doubt the case when construction crews took on the project to build the new Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in West Knoxville, Tenn....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon February 25, 2019
United Demolition Makes Short Work of Long Bridges
Bridge demolition often begins at night and ends early in the morning. Portions of the bridge are removed in a short work window, and traffic resumes as normal in the morning as if no inconvenience has occurred....
Tennessee DOT - Mon February 11, 2019
Major Tennessee Highway Project to Begin in March
Long-term lane closures for heavy construction operations on the Interstate 440 reconstruction project are estimated to begin the weekend of March 1 in Tennessee. TDOT is advising drivers to prepare for increased drive times along the I-440 corridor and surrounding areas beginning in March 2019 until the project completion in August 2020....
Google - Thu January 24, 2019
Google to Deploy 1.6M Solar Panels in Alabama, Tennessee
Internet giant Google announced Jan. 16 it plans to build a pair of large-scale solar energy farms to supply electricity to its new data centers in Tennessee and northern Alabama. Located in Hollywood, Ala., and Yum Yum, Tenn., the solar farms will be able to produce around 150 megawatts each, the company said in a blog post....
Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development - Thu December 20, 2018
Hirotec America to Build Facility in Fayetteville
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Hirotec America Inc. officials announced Dec. 17 that the automotive supplier will construct a new manufacturing facility in Fayetteville....
Tennessee Office of the Governor - Mon December 17, 2018
Amazon Plans $230M Operations Center in Nashville
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe recently announced that Amazon will invest more than $230 million to establish a new Operations Center of Excellence in downtown Nashville....
