Thu December 14, 2017
Deal Announces Expansion of Cybersecurity Complex
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The next phase of a multimillion-dollar cybersecurity training center taking shape in downtown Augusta is expected to be completed by the end of 2018. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal recently announced an additional $35 million in funding for the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 14, 2017
C.W. Matthews Tackles $500M I-16/I-75 Interchange
Phase one of the $500 million I-16/I-75 interchange improvement project in Macon, Ga., is well under way, but while the road to completion is a long one —approximately eight years —the completed project should dramatically improve what is currently a very busy and congested commute....
Dan Holtmeyer - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Mon December 04, 2017
Northwest Arkansas Businesses Partner With Schools
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) Northwest Arkansas industries need people who can fix and maintain increasingly complex machinery, and they're partnering with northwest Arkansas schools to get them. Pilgrim's Pride and Cargill have sent a few dozen workers through a year-old industrial maintenance apprentice training program at Northwest Technical Institute's Business and Industry Training Center....
Mon December 04, 2017
Deanco Auction Company Conducts Two-Day Auction
Deanco Auction Company's two-day public auction held Nov. 15 and 16 in Philadelphia, Miss., featured a great turnout of registered bidders and an impressive online presence. A variety of equipment went on the block, including excavators, dozers, skid steers and more....
Mon December 04, 2017
Chicago Pneumatic Names New Regional Sales Manager
Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment (CP) has named Scott Christopher to the position of regional sales manager, effective immediately. Christopher will manage sales in the southeast region of the United States, covering North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida....
Mon December 04, 2017
PIRTEK Expands Southeast Presence With S.C. Location
PIRTEK, a leading fluid transfer solutions company, has expanded its Southeast presence with a location in Columbia, S.C. The new PIRTEK location is the first in South Carolina. Jason Barrs opened his franchise, PIRTEK Columbia, under the company's Tier 2 model, which was rolled out last year....
Adrian Sainz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon December 04, 2017
Tyson Foods Facility in Tennessee to Create 1,500 Jobs
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. (AP) Tyson Foods Inc. plans to build a new chicken production complex in Tennessee, a $300 million project that is expected to create more than 1,500 jobs when the facility begins operations in late 2019, the company said....
Mon December 04, 2017
Vermeer Southeast Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
Vermeer Southeast Sales and Service Inc. is celebrating 50 years of providing the Southeast with equipment, parts, service and solutions for the underground construction market and tree care industry....
Mon December 04, 2017
Observation Tower to Be Built on S.C.'s Highest Point
PICKENS, S.C. (AP) State officials say construction of an observation tower that will provide a 360-degree view from South Carolina's highest point was scheduled to begin. A spokesman of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said the construction on Sassafras Mountain was scheduled to begin Nov....
Mon December 04, 2017
Work to Convert Old Ala. School Could Start in 2018
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) Construction to convert a century-old Alabama school building into apartments could begin next year. The Dothan Eagle reported plans to turn the old Howell School building into apartments for seniors have been in the works since the property was rezoned in 2015....
