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.
As part of its commitment to bridge preservation, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is rehabilitating the Chestnut Street bridge over the Schuylkill River, connecting Center City Philadelphia with University City and West Philadelphia....
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Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) expects to complete a $19 million project to replace the Captain William Henry Moore Bridge on the Klondike Highway near Skagway, Alaska, this fall....
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In an effort to permanently replace two aging rail bridges with a tunnel, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is working with the town of Middlebury on a complex project that will take years to complete at an estimated cost of $71 million....
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As the future home to alligators, river otters, river fish, dolphins, stingrays and shorebirds, the world-class $93 million Mississippi Aquarium will serve as a major tourist attraction when it opens in Gulfport in early 2020....
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In the nation's capital, crews are working on the largest infrastructure assignment in District Department of Transportation (DDOT) history. The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Project calls for replacing the 68-year-old bridge and reconstructing the Suitland Parkway/I-295 interchange....
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A $100 million, mixed-use development in Huntsville, Ala., is finally becoming a reality. The long-delayed project, known as CityCentre at Big Spring, will include 30,000 sq....
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In Adel, Ga., construction is under way on a $40 million, 120,000-sq.-ft. structure designed to serve as a replacement for Cook Medical Center. The one-level building will offer the same services as the current facility, including acute inpatient care, medical imaging, laboratory services, rehabilitation, endoscopy, a sleep center, geriatric psychiatric care and skilled nursing care....
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Scheduled to open its doors in 2020, a $180 million pediatrics tower is currently under construction at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson....
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Considered the most expensive single building project in the city's history, a $30 million public safety complex in Auburn, Ala., will serve a growing number of residents when it opens in late 2019....
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A $25 million road rehabilitation has crews working after hours in the towns of Waterbury and Stowe, Vt. The Route 100 project, approximately 9.5 mi. long, is necessary to address the poor pavement condition along the corridor, due to underlying concrete slabs that have caused reflective cracking into the top courses....
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Against an idyllic backdrop, construction crews in Cobb County, Ga., are converting an abandoned industrial site into a sustainable planned community. The mixed-used project, known as Riverview Landing, will offer dining, retail and residential space, along with walking trails and other amenities....
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Two new super-post-Panamax cranes making the long journey from Shanghai, China, to the Port of Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal have finally reached their destination....
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As part of an official land swap, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is making plans to relocate to a modern facility. Construction of the department's new headquarters is under way, with the move coming not a moment too soon....
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With an expected cost of more than half a billion dollars, Union Pacific Railroad's latest construction project is one for the record books. Work on Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas, began in January on approximately 1,875 acres....
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In Trenton, N.J., crews are performing a major rehabilitation of the Route 495 Bridge over Route 1/9 and Paterson Plank Road in North Bergen. The $90.3 million state-funded project to overhaul the nine-span viaduct includes repairs and reconstruction of the bridge deck, replacement and strengthening of deteriorated structural steel and the repair and painting of the substructure....
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Described as a premier facility that will serve the area for years to come, the new Athens High School in Athens, Ala., is expected to open on schedule this fall....
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Construction teams in Orleans County, Vermont have begun work on the Derby U.S. Route 5 Connector Bridge 1 rehabilitation project, which will replace the bearings, structural steel, deck, pavement and railing on the existing structure....
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A $250 million mixed-used project known as Texas Live! is expected to attract as many as three million new visitors to the Arlington entertainment district when it opens later this year....
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In an effort to reduce congestion, increase capacity and improve travel in east Wichita, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) and the city of Wichita have partnered to provide improvements at the Webb Road intersection and the Greenwich to K-96 corridor....
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Considered the largest construction project in the city of Poughkeepsie's history, a new inpatient pavilion being built at Vassar Brothers Medical Center will change how patients in the region experience health care....
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