Thu September 21, 2017
SkillsUSA WorldTeam Meets Top Education Officials Prior to International Competition
The SkillsUSA WorldTeam traveled to our nation's capital Sept. 12 to meet top officials at the U.S. Department of Education. The team will represent the United States at the upcoming WorldSkills Competition Oct....
Cindy Riley - Mon September 11, 2017
Project to Relieve Congestion in Fast-Growing Tenn. City
A $17.6 million project that will reduce congestion at one of Tennessee's busiest intersections remains on track in Murfreesboro. The work involves separating the intersection of state Route 1 (Broad Street) and state Route 10/96 (Memorial Boulevard/Old Fort Parkway) in Rutherford County, and calls for a new bridge on Memorial Boulevard, which will create an overpass over Broad Street....
Kathy Carlson -THE NASHVILLE LEDGER - Fri September 08, 2017
Young Tennesseans Benefit From New Paths to Industry
From learning on the job to earning degrees in civil engineering, there are many roads into the construction industry and its array of specialties. Students don't have to go straight from high school into construction work and many new educational opportunities are being developed....
Tue August 29, 2017
NASA Awards $250K to Tenn. Team at Caterpillar-Sponsored 3D Printing Competition
NASA is making progress and awarding prizes in its competition to build a 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration. The agency has awarded first place and a prize of $250,000 to Team Foster + Partners of Branch Technology in Chattanooga, Tenn., for successfully completing Phase 2: Level 3 of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a NASA's Centennial Challenges prize competition....
Emily Buenzle - Tue August 22, 2017
Tennessee Provides $22 Million in Loans to Water, Wastewater Construction
Two Tennessee communities, a utility district and a water authority will receive more than $22 million in low-interest loans to improve water and wastewater infrastructure. Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau made the announcement that the funds had been approved Aug....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 17, 2017
Tyson Foods to Invest $84M in Expanding Tennessee Facility
Tyson Foods has announced plans to invest $84 million in expanding its Union City, Tenn., poultry plant. Tyson said the project, which should be complete by mid-2019, is expected to add more than 300 jobs....
Christine Allen - Mon August 14, 2017
RMG Roane Metals Group Serves Rockwood, Tenn.
Some people are born into the family business while others marry into it. Luke Wyatt of RMG Roane Metals Group in Rockwood, Tenn., jokes about being in the latter group. Wyatt and his business partner, Steve Kennedy, are owners of RMG, Roane Metals Group and Roane Transportation....
Kyle Horan - Thu August 03, 2017
New Tennessee Bill Requires Construction Sites to Post Hours
A new bill in Nashville, Tenn.'s Metro Council is aimed at allowing people living near work sites to know when the works starts, ends and where to complain about a problem. It would require work sites to post hours of operation as well as the phone numbers to the construction company and the Metro Codes Department....
Fri July 28, 2017
Franklin Equipment Opens New Kentucky Location
Franklin Equipment announced another store opening in Louisville Ky. This new location expands Franklin Equipment's regional coverage from stores in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Tennessee into Kentucky....
Wed July 19, 2017
Transportation Funding: Advocates Weigh in at ARTBA Workshop
More than 130 transportation design and construction professionals, chamber of commerce executives, and officials with better roads groups and state transportation agencies from 36 states came together July 12 in the Nation's Capital to share best practices for advancing transportation funding legislation and ballot initiatives during the 4th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates....
