Mon July 31, 2017
Paulding County Purchases Bomag BM1300/30 Cold Planer
Not too long ago, Paulding County, Ga., had well over 200 mi. of dirt roads to maintain. Today, the number of miles has been reduced to approximately 60 mi. and will eventually be zero. The Paulding County Department of Transportation is accomplishing this by using its own milled material from other road projects and recycling the product to create “hard surfaced” dirt roads....
Thu July 27, 2017
ECA Announces New VP of Sales and Marketing
Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a distributor of foundation construction equipment, announced July 27 that it has promoted Jeff Harmston to the position of vice president - sales and marketing, effective July 1, 2017....
Andrew Dargatz - Thu July 27, 2017
Battle Lumber Grows From Humble Beginnings
Battle Lumber Company is a family-owned and operated international hardwood supplier headquartered in Wadley, Ga. Located in what is commonly referred to as the Central Savannah River Area — or CSRA — Battle Lumber began as a small, local lumber mill in 1962 with a staff of only eight people....
Cindy Riley - Thu July 27, 2017
Georgia Plans Recreation Complex to Honor Local Coach
Officials in Effingham County, Ga., are preparing for a new central recreation complex that will initially include two baseball fields, three softball fields, a walking trail, playground, picnic pavilion and batting building....
Keith Farner - Wed July 26, 2017
Construction Camp Prepares Girls for Future Careers
Of all the things about the MAGIC camp that Namoonga Chilomo enjoys, her favorite might be that it's interactive. “You're learning the work, you're getting to experience it all. You're not just sitting there getting lectured about,” said Chilomo, a rising senior at North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs, Ga.....
Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Fri July 14, 2017
Real Estate Associate Program Offers Classes to Multicultural Professionals
Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), recognized nationwide as a leading educational diversity initiative that introduces multicultural professionals to commercial real estate (CRE), is returning to New York City this fall....
Will Woolever - Fri July 14, 2017
Equipment Reported Stolen From Construction Site
A Baldwin County, Ga. businessman is out of a $65,000 piece of equipment following a theft from a local construction site last week. According to a report from Milledgeville Police Officer Raymond Borders, local resident Daniel McCant called dispatch shortly before noon July 6 to report a theft from his construction site at 121 Executive Parkway in Milledgeville....
Wed June 28, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Auction in Atlanta
More than 2,350 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Atlanta, Ga., on June 13. With bidders from 45 countries, approximately 65 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as the Austria, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates....
Wed June 28, 2017
GUCA Elects Billy Crump as 2017 to 2018 President
The Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. recently elected Billy Crump, LaKay Enterprises Inc., Fort Valley, Ga, as the 2017 to 2018 GUCA president at the 2017 GUCA Annual Conference in Amelia Island, Fla....
