Mon January 15, 2018
New Orleans Culinary, Hospitality School Under Way
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two New Orleans restaurateurs and a developer say they have the $32 million in financing needed to turn a failed visual arts center into a nonprofit restaurant and hotel school, and construction has begun....
Damian Joseph - Mon January 15, 2018
Smooth Operators – The Experts Behind Florida's I-4 Ultimate
Roberto Rodriguez is feeling proud. He's doing his part to complete the largest infrastructure project underway in the United States, the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a $2.3 billion Public-Private Partnership (P3) project to redesign and reconstruct one of Florida's most vital highway systems....
Mon January 15, 2018
Charlotte Announces Opening Date for Light Rail Expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's largest city said an expansion of its light rail service will begin the same day the city hosts the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. The Charlotte Area Transit System announced that the $1 billion expansion of its light-rail will open March 16....
Mon January 15, 2018
Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company Hosts Sale in Lumberton
On Dec. 27, Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company held its 23rd annual December Contractors Auction in Lumberton, N.C. The major public auction consisted of earth moving equipment, paving and compaction equipment, heavy duty trucks and trailers, support equipment, agricultural equipment, attachments, pickups, sport utility vehicles, automobiles, and other items....
Mon January 15, 2018
Ritchie Bros. Officials Visit Meco Miami
Senior members of the Ritchie Bros. leadership team recently visited Meco Miami ahead of the annual Florida Auctions. Gary Seybold, vice president of OME dealers and special accounts, and Jake Lawson, group senior vice president of USA East, both of Ritchie Bros., visited Meco Miami in the past, but it was the first visit for Ravi Saligram, CEO of Ritchie Bros....
Mon January 15, 2018
J.H. Hiers Construction 'Does It All' With Volvo, Ascendum
Machinery has been a big part of Jeff Hiers' life for as long as he can remember — his father ran tractors on their family farm, his mother's family ran a construction company. So, after studying civil engineering at The Citadel, he went to work for the family business: Brunson Construction Company, a general contractor/commercial builder....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 15, 2018
JESCO Inc. Builds New $55M Baseball Stadium for Mississippi State University
Even as construction continues on the new $55 million baseball stadium for Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville to rebuild the Dudy Noble Field — the homefield of the Bulldogs — the team has already held some practices inside the grounds of the new structure, which is being built by JESCO Inc....
Thu January 11, 2018
Daesol Material Georgia Creates 110 New Jobs
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced that Daesol Material Georgia LLC has completed the construction of its new Harris County manufacturing facility, creating 110 jobs. Daesol Material Georgia, a manufacturer of automotive fiber padding, invested $35 million in the construction and equipping of a 120,000-sq.-ft....
Thu January 11, 2018
Savannah Moves Ahead With Plans for New 9,000-Seat Arena
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) The Savannah City Council has approved a $2.8 million contract for a firm to manage construction of a new arena. The planned 9,000-seat arena is expected to take about 38 months to design and construct, The Savannah Morning News reported....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 11, 2018
Adamo Demos Georgia Dome in Downtown ATL
Brought in from Detroit, Mich., by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) to demolish its 71,000-seat Georgia Dome, the Adamo Demolition Company perfectly executed the implosion of the stadium — in 12 seconds — that was built in 1992 as the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons football team....
