The Associated Press & GDOT - Wed January 10, 2024
GDOT Awards $189M Contract to Raise Savannah Bridge So Large Ships Can Pass Underneath
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said Jan. 3 that it had chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah`s towering Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge so that today's larger cargo ships traveling up and down the Savannah River can pass underneath and reach one of the nation's busiest seaports....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 21, 2023
Omega Construction Clears Land for Recycling Plant
revalyu Resources, a German multinational firm that recycles plastics and other materials, is investing $200 million to build a plastic recycling facility in Statesboro, Ga., that will be able to recycle close to 200 million lbs....
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital - Thu December 14, 2023
Building Crews Hoist Highest Beam Into Place On New Tower at Albany, Ga., Hospital
Construction crews building the new Trauma and Critical Care Tower on the campus of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., signed the structure's final and highest steel beam Dec. 12 and placed an American flag and a small evergreen tree on it before hoisting it into place by a huge crane....
Turner Construction Company - Wed December 13, 2023
Braselton, Ga., Hospital, Contractor Celebrate Topping Out of Expansion Project
The topping out of the first phase of a clinical expansion of Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton was celebrated in November by both the hospital and the contractor, New York-based Turner Construction Co....
ALL Crane - Wed December 13, 2023
How ALL Used Two ATs to Help Ease ATL's Homeless Problem
In August, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens announced a novel plan for tackling his city's homeless problem by repurposing converted shipping containers into temporary housing. By November, the plan was in action, and ALL Crane Rental of Georgia, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, played a crucial role....
WXIA-TV & Georgia Tech University - Tue December 12, 2023
Georgia Tech Unveils Sweeping Plan to Steer Campus Expansion Over Next Decade
Georgia Tech is banking on a car-free campus, thousands of new student beds and a second life for a shuttered tunnel to support future growth. WXIA-TV in Atlanta reported Dec. 4 that the Atlanta university's Department of Planning, Design and Construction completed a comprehensive plan in late November to guide expansion over the next 10 years....
CDE - Thu December 07, 2023
VIDEO: Luck Stone Switches Out Sand Screw For Sand Washing System In Just One Weekend
Luck Stone, one of the United States' largest family-owned producers of crushed stone, sand and gravel, has invested in a 110 tph sand wash system to replace its sand screw equipment. Luck Stone, which is celebrating its 100th year in business this year, is headquartered in Richmond, Va....
Savannah Morning News - Thu November 16, 2023
Expansion of Savannah Convention Center Hit With Yet Another Delay
The planned expansion of the Savannah Convention Center has been pushed to a late May 2024 material completion date, although that target is pending resolution of a sitework design for its east side, prompting concern that the new space may not be ready for visitors already booked that month....
Georgia Department of Transportation - Thu November 16, 2023
Georgia DOT Awarded Funds to 29 Transportation Projects Statewide in September
In early November, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that it had provided money to a total of 29 projects in September, including resurfacing, bridge construction and rehabilitation, reconstruction, safety and other building projects....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu November 16, 2023
EV Startup Rivian Buys 1,800-Acre Megasite to Build $5B Factory East of Atlanta
A complicated land deal was officially closed Nov. 9 by Rivian, a startup electric vehicle company, to give it access to an 1,800-acre megasite an hour east of Atlanta and allow the automaker to soon begin vertical construction on its planned $5 billion factory....
