Birmingham, Ala., native Cindy RIley originally planned on a career in law, but during her sophomore year in college realized journalism was her true calling. A magna cum laude graduate of Samford University, Riley first worked in radio and TV. Named Best News Anchor, Best News Reporter and Best Investigative Reporter by the Associated Press, she interviewed numerous personalities, ranging from Dr. Henry Kissinger and President Bush to Michael Jordan and Captain Kangaroo.
As a print journalist, Riley has covered a variety of topics, including construction, business, health and the arts. In addition to CEG, her work has appeared in special reports for USA Today and the L.A. Times. Other publications have included New South Magazine, Portico, Thicket, Alabama Heritage, B-Metro, Business First and Birmingham Business Journal.
In an effort to rebuild one of the most significant corridors in southeast Michigan, construction crews are immersing themselves in the Innovate Mound project. The multi-million-dollar undertaking will reportedly strengthen connectivity by using sophisticated design and smart technology to build a modern, multimodal stretch of roadway....
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As the first major expansion at the South Dakota facility in more than 40 years, a $215 million upgrade of the Sioux Falls Regional Water plant will significantly increase the plant's ability to treat wastewater safely and effectively....
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Located in what's described as a highly desirable community in Huntsville, Ala., The Landings will feature more than 260 multifamily units when it opens in early 2024....
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Almost 40 years after planning first began, construction crews in Springfield, Mo., are busy working on a highly publicized project known as the Kansas Expressway Extension....
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is coordinating repairs involving one of the busiest freight routes in the nation, following an accident in Rossford, Ohio....
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Following a lengthy and complex environmental clean-up, construction crews are moving full speed ahead with the highly publicized Lincoln Yards project. Dubbed the "city within a city," the 53-acre, $6 billion mixed-use community is being developed on former industrial land along the North Branch of the Chicago River and is being described as a game changer....
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To make way for a major mixed-use development, demolition crews are bringing down the long-abandoned Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham. The campus, founded more than a century ago, has deteriorated significantly since shutting its doors....
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As Montgomery County, Ohio's largest investment to date, a new pump station and pretreatment facility at Ohio's Western Regional Water Reclamation Facility (RWRF) will guarantee continued system stability and redundancy when completed at the end of 2024....
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Despite dealing with rugged mountain terrain and a tight construction site, crews in Pike County, Ky., are on schedule as they build the state's tallest bridge....
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A modern-day field of dreams is close to becoming reality in Gardendale, Ala., as construction crews work to complete a $32 million sports complex just outside Birmingham....
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With an emphasis on sustainability and wetland mitigation to protect the environment, Indiana's West Lake Corridor will serve as a southern branch extension of the existing South Shore Line (SSL) to reach Hammond, Munster and Dyer in Lake County, when completed....
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Progress continues on an experimental construction project that debuted in the Midwest almost two decades ago. Crews are working on the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System, which was designed to supply high-quality drinking water to residents in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota....
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With an eye to the future, officials in Huntsville are overseeing construction of a new $110 million federal courthouse that will house the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama....
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In Chattanooga, Tenn., construction crews continue their work on the $32 million I-24 interchange project at Broad and Market streets. The goal is to enhance the safety and operation of the interstate, while improving access to U.S....
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Intended to serve the beverage and automotive industries, a $2.5 billion aluminum plant will provide a major economic boost to Bay Minette, Ala., while also serving as a source of pride....
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Considered critical in attracting people to eastern Kentucky, the $754 million Mountain Parkway Expansion will widen and improve 32 mi. of existing parkway between Campton and Salyersville and extend the parkway by approximately 14 mi....
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One of the largest natural marshes remaining along the Lake Erie shoreline is undergoing a dramatic transformation as part of a salt fill remediation project overseen by Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....
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With a goal of replacing the Interstate 70 Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport, work crews in Jefferson City, Mo., have been blasting and excavating rock to pave the way for actual construction of the new structure....
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In an effort to prepare the campus for future construction, crews in East Alabama are carrying out a four-phase, $7.5 million demolition at Auburn University. The teardown of the Hill Residence Hall complex began in spring 2022 and remains ahead of schedule....
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To improve safety and traffic flow on I-465 and I-69 on the northeast side of Indianapolis, construction crews in Marion County, Ind., are adding travel lanes, creating new ramp lanes and building more than a dozen new bridges as part of the $435 million Clear Path 465 project....
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