Jeff Martin - The Associated Press - Fri January 26, 2018
Amid Quest for Amazon, Atlanta Studies Giant Office Complex
ATLANTA (AP) _ As Atlanta vies to entice Amazon to build its second headquarters in the South's corporate capital, details of a massive proposed development are coming into view from public records:A $5 billion project downtown would have 9.3 million sq....
Emily Buenzle - Wed January 24, 2018
Facebook's Latest Expansion Plans Include Yet Another Data Center
Facebook may soon build a new data center near Atlanta. A report from the Atlanta Business Journal said the tech giant will likely buy 400 acres in Stanton Springs, Ga., as the site for their latest campus, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported....
Thu January 11, 2018
Daesol Material Georgia Creates 110 New Jobs
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced that Daesol Material Georgia LLC has completed the construction of its new Harris County manufacturing facility, creating 110 jobs. Daesol Material Georgia, a manufacturer of automotive fiber padding, invested $35 million in the construction and equipping of a 120,000-sq.-ft....
Thu January 11, 2018
Savannah Moves Ahead With Plans for New 9,000-Seat Arena
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) The Savannah City Council has approved a $2.8 million contract for a firm to manage construction of a new arena. The planned 9,000-seat arena is expected to take about 38 months to design and construct, The Savannah Morning News reported....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 11, 2018
Adamo Demos Georgia Dome in Downtown ATL
Brought in from Detroit, Mich., by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) to demolish its 71,000-seat Georgia Dome, the Adamo Demolition Company perfectly executed the implosion of the stadium — in 12 seconds — that was built in 1992 as the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons football team....
The Associated Press - JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Mon January 08, 2018
High-Tech Atlanta Stadium a Hit With Fans After Early Woes
ATLANTA (AP) — Mercedes-Benz Stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage — The Jan. 8 College Football Playoff title game — and fans say Atlanta's new $1.5 billion facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction setbacks that delayed its opening....
Tue January 02, 2018
Shea Receives Agribusinessman of the Year Award
On Dec. 13, Chris Shea, owner of Low Country Machinery, was named Effingham County Georgia's Agribusinessman of the Year. He was nominated by a committee in the Young Farmers Association of Georgia....
Emily Buenzle - Fri December 29, 2017
Readers' Choice: Best Industry Stories of 2017
As the year comes to a close, we would like to thank you, our readers, for choosing CEG as your trusted source for construction news. While this year has seen a multitude of major construction projects, announcements, legislation and more, 10 stories topped the list as most-popular, chosen by our online community....
Wed December 27, 2017
Video: Major Concrete Placement Completed for Vogtle Unit 4
Significant progress continued the week of Dec. 18 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion site near Waynesboro, Ga., with the placement of nearly 1,300 cu. yds. of concrete inside the Unit 4 containment vessel....
The Associated Press - Thu December 21, 2017
Troubled $25B Nuclear Project Gets OK to Continue
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's utility regulators are allowing construction to continue on two new nuclear reactors, despite massive cost overruns for the multi-billion-dollar project. The unanimous decision Dec....
