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 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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Construction teams in Iowa continue making progress on a dual, divided freeway that will separate through-traffic on I-80 from motorists traveling on I-29, destined for Council Bluffs....
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Designed to be completed in stages, a complex reconstruction project for NY Route 17 and Interstate 81 in the city of Binghamton, N.Y., is now more than halfway complete....
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Construction crews in three counties are continuing work on a 25-mi. toll road that will complete the beltway around Central Florida. The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) are building the $1.6 billion Wekiva Parkway (SR429) in sections, with the entire road in Lake, Orange and Seminole counties expected to be open to traffic by early 2022....
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On a chilly afternoon in January 2018, crews hooked the final piece of structural steel to a large crane and hoisted it to the top of the structure, as the crowd cheered and cameras flashed...
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As part of a nearly billion-dollar investment to improve the South Side Red Line, work is under way on a $50 million renovation of Wollaston Station in Quincy, Mass....
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In Texas, anticipation is growing as construction crews rebuild 90 miles of track on the South Orient Rail Line. Funded through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Freight Network, the projects include a $5.4 million rehabilitation of 53.4 miles of track in Irion and Reagan counties, and a $4.1 million rehabilitation of 37.4 miles of track in Crane and Upton counties....
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When it opens in 2019, Meridian at the Port will become Mobile, Ala.'s first large-scale downtown residential development in over half a century. The $51 million, 267-unit development will feature upscale studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with high ceilings, large windows, balconies and an elevated pool and courtyard facing the downtown skyline....
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In Delaware, a $52.5 million project that will eliminate the discharge of treated effluent from the Rehoboth Beach into the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal is under way. The city of Rehoboth Beach is overseeing the effort....
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Scheduled to open in time for the 2019-20 NBA season, a sports and entertainment complex that will host Golden State Warriors basketball will be the first of its kind when it debuts in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood....
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Designed to rejuvenate St. George, Utah's downtown area, City View is finally becoming a reality. After years of planning and discussions, construction has begun on the $40 million mixed-use project....
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As part of a much larger undertaking, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is overseeing two key projects that will be completed in advance of the highly publicized Walk Railroad Bridge replacement....
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As the first phase of a $1 billion mixed-use project being constructed by telecom heavyweight Verizon and Dallas developer KDC, Pioneer Natural Resources is making plans to relocate to its new headquarters in Irving, Texas....
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