Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 04, 2019
GDOT's $135M Widening of I-85 Presses Forward
The first of the Georgia Department of Transportation's 11 Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) projects, the $135 million-plus design-build widening of I-85, is being constructed by C.W. Matthews Contracting Company (CWM) Inc....
Georgia Governor’s Office - Thu April 04, 2019
PVH Plans to Invest $77.6M in Palmetto Distribution Facility
Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced March 28 that PVH Corp. , one of the largest global apparel companies, will create 575 jobs and invest $77.6 million in a new distribution and warehouse facility in Palmetto, Ga....
CEG - Thu April 04, 2019
GDOT Plans Replacement of 65-Year-Old Albany Bridge
Georgia state officials say a 65-year-old bridge in the southwestern part of the state should be replaced, and the project could take two years and cost at least $15 million. The AP reported the state Department of Transportation wants to completely rebuild the Oglethorpe Boulevard Bridge spanning the Flint River in downtown Albany....
Georgia Department of Economic Development - Thu April 04, 2019
Georgia Sets Foreign Trade Record, Ranks 11th in Nation
Gov. Brian P. Kemp recently announced that Georgia's 2018 international trade numbers set a new record with exports surpassing $40.5 billion — a 9 percent increase over 2017. Total trade between Georgia and the world spanned 223 countries and territories, reaching a new high at $139.3 billion....
GDOT - Thu April 04, 2019
James Magazine Adds GDOT Commissioner McMurry to 'Most Influential Georgians' List
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry was named among the most influential Georgians by James Magazine in the publication's March/April 2019 edition. The list is a compilation of 100 major business, political and media players from across the state....
GDOT - Thu April 04, 2019
Engineering Georgia Names GDOT Women to Top 100
Engineering Georgia magazine, the official statewide magazine of Georgia's engineering industry, recently released its listing of Top 100 Influential Women in Georgia, and nearly 10 percent of the listing includes women who work for or with Georgia DOT on a daily basis....
CEG - Mon March 25, 2019
Joey Martin Auctioneers Conducts Successful Onsite Sale
It was probably the largest gathering the Blairsville, Ga., area has seen in a long time as Joey Martin Auctioneers held another successful onsite auction March 16. The crowd turned out to bid on hundreds of items including construction equipment, paving machines, farm tractors, farm equipment, trucks and trailers, as well as lots of support and other miscellaneous equipment....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 11, 2019
State Route Bypass Construction Caps Decade of Planning
Work is under way to build a new 4-plus-mi. stretch of highway that will bypass the town of Winder, Ga., routing truck and other traffic around the community that is the seat of Barrow County. The project is divided into three phases....
Associated Press - Mon March 11, 2019
Athens Leaders Say Proposed Arena Could Boost Economy
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) A proposed 6,000-seat arena would be booked 300 days a year, helping local hotels and other businesses, Athens civic leaders said. The executive director of the existing events center called The Classic Center said an arena could generate more than 600 jobs and have a $33 million impact on the local economy....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 11, 2019
GDOT Commissioner Heads AASHTO Highway Council
Russell McMurry, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation, has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Council on Highways and Streets....
