Nicole Carr - WSB-TV - Thu April 13, 2017
Man Takes GDOT to Court over I-85 Construction Work
A northeast Atlanta man is suing the Georgia Department of Transportation over noise issues tied to the Interstate 85 bridge collapse reconstruction. The complaint was electronically filed Saturday in Fulton County Superior Court....
Thu April 13, 2017
Gun Maker Builds New Headquarters in Tennessee
Handgun maker SCCY Industries has announced it will move its factory and headquarters to new 68-acre campus in East Tennessee. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2o7qOOL ) that SCCY is relocating to Maryville from Daytona Beach, Florida, and plans to hire at least 350 people at the new facility over the next five years....
Cindy Riley - Wed April 12, 2017
Facility to Support Needs of Army ROTC Program
In an effort to meet the needs of a growing regional university, construction crews are building a convocation center on the University of North Georgia's Dahlonega campus. The new facility will replace the smaller, outdated Memorial Hall as the university's primary event center....
Tue April 11, 2017
Gas Tax Prompts Vote for Change in Transportation Bill
An effort to strip a proposed gas tax hike from Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to boost transportation funding in Tennessee is scheduled for a vote in a key House committee on Tuesday. The change supported by Republican House Speaker Beth Harwell would rewrite the legislation to instead draw the bulk of the funding for new road and bridge construction from sales taxes paid on new and used vehicles....
Wed April 12, 2017
Joey Martin Teams With Alex Lyon & Son for Auction
Joey Martin Auctioneers LLC alongside of Alex Lyon & Son held an unused JCB heavy equipment auction in Port Wentworth, Ga., on March 24. The auction consisted of new JCB 84-in. (213 cm) compactors, loader backhoes, skid steer loaders/compact track loaders, as well as numerous used Cat, Komatsu, John Deere and Skyjack items from area rental companies and contractors....
Wed April 12, 2017
Yoder & Frey Holds Auction at Its Newest Permanent Site
Yoder & Frey conducted an auction at its newest permanent sale site in Newnan, Ga., on March 23. A variety of items were available, including aggregate and construction equipment, trucks and much more....
Wed April 12, 2017
Out-of-State Bidders Drive Ritchie Bros. Auction in N.C.
More than 1,800 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., on March 29. With bidders from 36 countries, approximately 66 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as India, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates....
Wed April 12, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Heads South for Big Sale in Atlanta, Ga.
More than 2,500 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Atlanta, Ga., on March 22. With bidders from 46 countries, approximately 63 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Korea, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates....
Wed April 12, 2017
Georgia DOT Intends to Reopen I-85 by June 15
The Georgia DOT announced it plans to complete the rebuilding of I-85 by June 15, returning motorists to one of the main arteries through metro Atlanta approximately 10 weeks after its collapse. “At the Governor's urging, we are going to incentivize the completion of this work,” said Marc Mastronardi, Georgia DOT director of construction....
Cindy Riley - Wed April 12, 2017
$570M Port of Gulfport to Double in Size
In Gulfport, Miss., work on a $570 million restoration and expansion project continues, as crews transform a container, bulk and break-bulk seaport still reeling from Hurricane Katrina. When completed, the Port of Gulfport will double in size and feature facilities to accommodate current and future tenants, while providing for long-term competitiveness in the global market....
