Mon December 04, 2017
Alabama's Top Employers Compete for Skilled Workers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Some of Alabama's top job providers have been working to find more people trained in industrial maintenance. Employers competing for these workers include the Hyundai assembly plant in Montgomery, The Montgomery Advertiser reported....
Mon December 04, 2017
Mississippi Starts Work on $150M Highway Widening
RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) Mississippi officials have started on a $150 million project to rebuild and widen a congested suburban highway. The Mississippi Department of Transportation will expand an 8-mi. section of U.S....
Thu November 30, 2017
Mercedes-Benz to Invest $1B to Expand Production in Alabama
DETROIT (AP) Mercedes-Benz said it will spend $1 billion to expand its Alabama facilities and start production of a new line of fully electric SUVs. The company plans to build a new battery plant near its existing assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu November 30, 2017
South Memorial Parkway Proceeds Ahead of Schedule
A joint venture between Reed Contracting Services Inc. (road construction) and Miller & Miller Inc. (bridge construction) is taking on the $53.9 million, multi-year Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) South Memorial Parkway (Alabama 53 / U.S....
Mon November 20, 2017
GrinderCrusherScreen Now Offers Service to Southeast
GrinderCrusherScreen, a leader in selling new and used recycling equipment, has answered its customers' requests by offering service for the southeast United States. By adding highly experienced mechanic Christopher Caviness to the GrinderCrusherScreen team, the company can now support its customers by offering fast, reliable service for wood grinders, crushers and screening plants....
Mon November 20, 2017
FDOT to Receive Historic $10.8B for Infrastructure
Gov. Rick Scott announced the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will receive a historic $10.8 billion in the recommended FY 2018-2019 Securing Florida's Future budget to keep Florida's transportation and infrastructure system the best in the nation....
Irwin Rapoport - Mon November 20, 2017
Zachry Construction Replaces Two Bridges in Raleigh, N.C.
Zachry Construction Corporation began construction of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) $36.9 million Capital Boulevard Bridge replacement project in September 2016. Crews are replacing two bridges in Raleigh — one on Capital Boulevard (U.S....
Mon November 20, 2017
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Conducts Successful Two-Day Auction in Miss.
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held a successful two-day sale at its Brooklyn, Miss., facility on Nov. 10 and 11. The sale featured a nice lineup of county dump trucks, a fleet of Ford pickups, Toyota forklifts, new and almost new skid steer loaders, compact equipment, a pair of milling machines, forestry equipment and much more....
Mon November 20, 2017
ECA Promotes Anderson to Sales Engineer for Carolinas
Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a distributor of foundation construction equipment, recently promoted Toby Anderson to the position of sales engineer of North and South Carolina. Anderson had served as a service technician, working out of ECA's Greensboro, N.C., location since 2015....
Christine Allen - Mon November 20, 2017
Florida Firm Purchases Vacall Recycler From GSE
With less than a year under its belt, Atlantic Pipe Services, a trenchless underground utilities contractor based in Sanford, Fla., needs to maximize efficiency as much as possible. That's why the company recently purchased a Vacall Recycler truck from Great Southern Equipment (GSE)....
