Augusta Chronicle - Mon October 25, 2021
Taxpayers to Save Money in New Road Deal for Ga.'s Fort Gordon
When Fort Gordon needs roadwork performed, a new contract now allows Columbia County, Ga., to help pave the way. The county and the U.S. Army installation, based southwest of Augusta, signed an intergovernmental support agreement Oct....
National Equipment Dealers - Mon October 25, 2021
National Equipment Dealers Expands to Georgia With Acquisition of Savannah-Based Grove River Machinery
Grove River Machinery, located in Richmond Hill, Ga., just outside of Savannah, is now a National Equipment Dealers LLC (NED) company. On Oct. 21, 2021, NED LLC finalized the acquisition of Grove River Machinery, which will expand the NED organization into the state of Georgia, where the company hopes to grow more in the future....
CEG - Thu October 21, 2021
Proposed Building of Coastal Georgia Spaceport Awaiting Federal Approval
Spaceport Camden, a public-private company aiming to build a world class launch facility at a site along Georgia's coast, is awaiting a decision from the federal government on whether to permit construction of a launchpad for commercial rockets....
CEG - Wed October 20, 2021
UPDATE: Georgia Bridge Collapse Leaves One Construction Worker Dead, Two Injured
One worker died, and two others were seriously injured late in the afternoon of Oct. 19 when the Access Road bridge in Newton County, Ga., collapsed as they worked to remove part of it for a replacement project....
CEG - Thu October 14, 2021
Joey Martin Auctioneers Holds October Auction in Georgia
If it's a damp October Saturday in Blairsville, Ga., you know it's about auction time for Joey Martin Auctioneers. As the morning fog of Oct. 9 dissipated, a crowd converged on the sale site, making for a huge turnout of onsite registered bidders and what was expected to be a near record number of online bidders....
The Moultrie Observer - Thu September 23, 2021
Long-Time Crane Representative Patrick Leatherwood Passes Away
Patrick Curtis Leatherwood, 55, passed away Sept. 10, 2021, at home. Mr. Leatherwood was born Oct. 13, 1965, in East Point, Ga. In 1971, his family moved to Moultrie, Ga., where he grew up and graduated from Colquitt County High School....
GDOT - Thu September 23, 2021
East-Central Georgia Getting Key Upgrade to U.S. Highway Corridor
Georgia's primary north-south road corridor in the eastern part of the state is U.S. Highway 1, which will mark 100 years as a numbered roadway in 2022. And, in many places along its 2,300-mi. route from South Florida to the Canadian border, U.S....
CEG - Thu September 23, 2021
Building Boom at Atlanta Airport May Result From Infrastructure Dollars
Building crews continue to work on a project to expand the North Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. By the end of 2023, what is now a dusty, noisy construction site will be an expanded terminal featuring five new gates....
CEG - Thu September 16, 2021
Mason Tractor Opens Fifth Kubota Dealership in Villa Rica, Ga.
Mason Tractor, based in Blue Ridge, Ga., recently opened its fifth Kubota dealership in Villa Rica, Ga. The location had previously been a Beshears Tractor & Equipment branch owned by Randy Beshears, who continues to own and operate Kubota dealership locations in Oxford and Opelika, Ala....
By Brian Fraley - Wed September 15, 2021
UMA Goes Deep to Anchor Georgia Pump Station
You need to build a stable foundation for improvements to a pump station but you're located in a 5-ft. water table within proximity to a creek. How do you keep the foundation from rising?One Georgia county's engineer chose to pin it down with rock anchors and UMA Geotechnical Construction was the right fit for the job....
