Wed October 25, 2017
NASA Awards Multiple Construction Contracts
NASA has awarded 24 Multiple Award Construction Contract Two (MACC-II) contracts to 20 small businesses and four large firms for general construction services at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Bay St....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 17, 2017
Construction Science Students Awarded Academic Scholarships
Twelve Mississippi State University (MSU) students have been selected to receive building construction science scholarships for the 2017 to 2018 academic year. The school's building construction science major is one of two programs throughout the country that combines courses in business, engineering and construction science to help ready students launch into construction-focused careers, MSU reported....
Mon October 09, 2017
High Volume of Commercial Trucks, Fleet Vehicles Available on Proxibid
Proxibid will provide online bidding for a large volume of commercial truck sales in the month of October. While commercial trucks are popular on Proxibid, this month will yield a particularly high volume of vehicles sold by a wide variety of auctioneers, dealers and asset owners in several formats....
Emily Buenzle - Thu October 05, 2017
Officials Share Photos of Border Wall Prototype Construction
U.S. Customs and Border Protection tweeted a series of photos of the construction of the concrete border wall prototypes, Oct. 3.
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Mon September 25, 2017
MDOT Speeds Up Plans for Bridges on Highway 14
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) The Mississippi Department of Transportation said it is speeding up plans to repair two bridges that are important to farmers. The department recently reduced the weight limits on the two bridges on a rural stretch of Mississippi Highway 14....
Mon September 25, 2017
Judge Orders: Repair or Demolish Partially Collapsed Building
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) A Mississippi judge is demanding that the owner of a partially collapsed building take action to renovate or demolish it. The top of the 97-year-old Kramer Roof building in McComb collapsed July 23....
Thu September 14, 2017
FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....
Mon September 11, 2017
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Early Fall Public Auction
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Inc. held its Early Fall Public Auction Aug. 11 to 12, in Brooklyn, Miss. The next two-day public auction in Brooklyn, Miss., will be Nov. 10 and 11. This public auction was held for multiple local counties and contractors who recently decided to liquidate excess equipment inventory due to job completion....
Associated Press - Fri September 08, 2017
Tight Budget Puts Some Miss. Highway Projects on Hold
The Mississippi Department of Transportation is delaying work on several highway expansion projects because of a tight state budget. Melinda McGrath, executive director, told lawmakers that the department is spending money on existing highways rather than new ones....
Fri September 08, 2017
CBP Awards Contracts for “Other Materials” Border Wall Prototypes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Sept 7., contract awards for "other materials" prototypes of the border wall. The following companies were selected to construct alternate materials border wall prototypes:Caddell Construction Co., (DE), LLC, of Montgomery, Ala....
