Mon January 29, 2018
Real Estate Project to Set New Standards in Student Living
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) announced financing for the development of Epoch Clemson, a 310-unit/994-bed student housing community serving Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. The HFF team worked on behalf of the vertically integrated specialty housing company Valeo Groupe US (“Valeo”) and equity partner, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC (“Harrison Street”), to place the floating-rate construction loan with Citizens Bank....
Mon January 29, 2018
Repairs to Flooded Homes Set for Completion by Year End
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana is expected to award all of its flood-rebuilding grants to homeowners by August, two years after the historic flooding. Most of the repair and reconstruction work should be completed by the end of the year....
Mon January 29, 2018
RPC Inc. Appoints President of SITECH North, Central Fla.
Greg Hasty has been named president of SITECH North and Central Florida LLC, the authorized dealer of Trimble construction technology located in Riverview, Fla. Hasty's appointment became effective Jan....
Mon January 29, 2018
Iron Horse Contractors Grows Rapidly in Raleigh, N.C.
Despite only having a few years under its belt, Iron Horse Contractors, based in Raleigh, N.C., has rapidly grown into one of the most recognized construction companies in the greater Raleigh Durham area....
Mon January 29, 2018
Sennebogen 818 M to Feed 'Clean Energy' Projects for ACGE
The year-old AC Global Energy (ACGE) plant near Knoxville, Tenn., is a new production facility designed to convert biomass into drop-in the tank fuel. As one of the first commercial application of new "clean energy" technology, the facility was developed as a turnkey operation for ACGE to process locally harvested pulpwood into energy products....
Mon January 29, 2018
Officials Break Ground on $872M Natural Gas Facility
WESTLAKE, La. (AP) Government officials and executives of the Entergy utility corporation gathered in southwest Louisiana to break ground for an $872 million natural gas-fired generating station. The governor's office said the Entergy Louisiana project will employ about 700 people in Calcasieu Parish at the peak of construction....
Thu January 25, 2018
Grandview Cancer Center Work Reaches Milestone
General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie recently celebrated a construction milestone at Grandview Cancer Center. Crews signed and placed the final beam on the new, 26,000 sq. ft. facility, topping out the structure for the freestanding cancer center located on the Grandview Medical Center campus....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 25, 2018
Children's of Alabama Campus to See Expansion in Birmingham
Construction is set to begin on a new office building and parking facility at the Children's of Alabama campus in Birmingham on Fourth Avenue South. The Children's Board of Trustees approved construction of the 12-story parking deck and 115,000-sq.-ft....
Tue January 23, 2018
Acquisitions Lead to New Company
Kerry Vickar, chairman, and Mitch Nevins, CEO, announced the formation of a new company — National Equipment Dealers LLC (NED) on Jan. 5, 2018. Simultaneously, NED announced the acquisition of Four Seasons Equipment LLC, May Heavy Equipment LLC and Earthmovers Construction Equipment LLC, as well as some assets of International Iron LLC....
Mon January 15, 2018
Coast Guard Plans to Salvage Sunken Mississippi River Tug
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Coast Guard said it is coordinating operations to salvage a tugboat that sank on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn. In a news release Dec. 12, the Coast Guard said the Army Corps of Engineers is surveying the location where the 66-ft....
