Southeast

Mon September 25, 2017

Tennessee Plant Explosion Briefly Shuts Down Interstate

CHARLESTON, Tenn. (AP) An explosion caused by a hydrogen chemical release at a Tennessee plant briefly shut down a busy section of the interstate and spurred orders for people nearby to take shelter, emergency officials said....

Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon September 25, 2017

$341M Bond Sale Replenishes La. Construction Funds

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana is borrowing $341 million to refill the account that pays for state-financed construction work. The Bond Commission, which oversees construction spending, approved the general obligation bond sale....

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

Drones May Hold Key to Unblock Roads Faster

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Drone aircraft are beginning to hover over highway crashes in North Carolina as more law enforcement agencies use them to reopen the road in a fraction of the time needed previously....

Mon September 25, 2017

Hyder Construction Continues Family Tradition in S.C.

For Tony Hyder of Hyder Construction, Landrum, S.C., construction is in the blood. “My dad had 12 kids to feed in the 1950s when he started the business,” said Hyder. “He had a dozer and a saw mill and did farm work in addition to building ponds....

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....

Mon September 25, 2017

Richardson Service 1991 Inc.

Paul Harmer, owner of Richardson Service 1991 Inc. , founded his company in 1991 as a small repair shop in Conway, S.C. Over time, the business has grown to include a large rental fleet of construction, forestry and compact equipment....

Danica Coto - Associated Press - Mon September 25, 2017

And Hurricane Maria Follows…

SAN JUAN (AP), Puerto Rico Rescuers fanned out to reach stunned victims Sept. 21 after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, knocking out electricity to the entire island and triggering landslides and floods....

Christine Allen - Thu September 21, 2017

Local Equipment Dealers Step Up to Help After Irma

Only twice in United States history have two major Hurricanes made landfall back-to-back on the mainland, according to the National Hurricane Center. Over the past few weeks, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma brought that number up to three....

Thu September 21, 2017

Barko Names Crosby Equipment Company as New Dealer

Barko Hydraulics LLC is proud to announce Crosby Equipment Company as its new dealer for logging and land clearing equipment in Georgia. “Crosby Equipment Company is a great addition to our dealer network,” said Alecia McKay-Jones, dealer development manager of Barko....