Sarah Rankin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 31, 2017
Dominion Gets Permit for Power Transmission Line Near Jamestown
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted Dominion Energy a final permit to proceed with a towering power transmission line above the James River in Virginia, a project opponents have said will blight the views in one of the country's most historic areas....
Mon July 31, 2017
Logistics Center to Serve Needs Driven by Charleston Port
Ridge, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., announced it has broken ground on a 63-acre site at Interstate 26 and Jedburg Road in Jedburg, S.C., approximately 30 mi. northwest of Charleston....
Mon July 31, 2017
N.C. Goes to Court to Get Property for Coastal Bridge
COROLLA, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has gone to court to condemn property it wants to use for a bridge that would make it easier to get to the northern Outer Banks. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reported the state Transportation Department wants the property located off N.C....
Mon July 31, 2017
Pensacola Hopes Arena Plans Will Attract NBA Team
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Mayor Ashton Hayward said the city is in the early planning stages on a new arena if it can attract a basketball team. Hayward told the News Journal that plans to build the new arena are contingent on the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans selecting the city for its G League team....
Eric Olson - Mon July 31, 2017
Bypass to Ease Traffic Around Popular North Carolina Zoo
Anyone who has ever visited the North Carolina Zoo, located in the center of the state south of Asheboro, has experienced the often-maddening summertime traffic around the massive park. With more than 700,000 visiting the zoo each year, it is the Tarheel State's most popular tourist attraction....
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....
Fri July 21, 2017
Fake Engineer Arrested While Bidding on $33M Construction Job
A Florida woman is facing charges for allegedly trying to win a $33 million construction project with a fake engineering degree. Janet Maria LeGrand, 46, was booked into the Miami-Dade County Jail on July 19 on a charge of organized scheme to defraud, according to an arrest report obtained by the Miami Herald. LeGrand is listed as the president/CEO of Bleu Network Inc., which was one of three bidders for a project to revitalize an area in Homestead, in south Florida....
Mon July 17, 2017
Doosan Adds New Authorized Dealer Serving Jackson, Miss.
Doosan Construction Equipment has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Bobcat of Jackson, a division of Equipment Incorporated, and an authorized sales, service, parts and rental provider of Doosan equipment....
Mon July 17, 2017
GSE Demos Vacall AJV Recycler for Florida Municipality
On June 21 representatives of Great Southern Equipment Company (GSE), including Jared Wilson, environmental specialist, and Tommy Marks, vice president of sales (Orlando), met with city of Edgewater, Fla., municipal workers to demonstrate the features and benefits of a Vacall All Jet Vac (AJV)....
