Fri May 19, 2017
Tennessee Contractor Steve Wright Receives ARTBA's Highest Honor
Steve Wright, president of Charleston, Tennessee-based Wright Brothers Construction Company, is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Wright May 17 during the association's Federal Issues Program held in the Nation's Capital....
Wed May 03, 2017
Finnish Tiremaker Nokian to Build $360M Plant in Southeast
Finnish tiremaker Nokian plans to build a new $360 million plant in Tennessee, creating 400 new jobs. State economic development officials said May 3 the project in Dayton represents the largest investment in the history of southeastern Tennessee's Rhea County....
Wayne Risher - USA TODAY NETWORK - Wed April 26, 2017
$500 Million in Contracting Opportunities Available For Tenn. Airport
Memphis International Airport has scheduled a contractor forum May 12 at The Guest House at Graceland to connect with businesses interested in about $500 million in contracting opportunities. MEM Exchange 2017, 8 a.m....
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....
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 March 29, 2017
Football Returns to ETSU's Campus With Stadium Project
In Johnson City, Tenn., fans are making plans to attend home games at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), as work continues on a new football stadium. Construction is on schedule, as the Buccaneers prepare to host Limestone College on Sept....
Wed March 15, 2017
Roadtec Offers Comprehensive Programs at Its Chattanooga Headquarters
Roadtec announced its winter schedule for Technical Service School and Paving Professionals Workshops (PPW) for the asphalt paving and milling industries. All the training sessions and workshops are held at Roadtec's training facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., and are taught by factory staff and industry experts....
Thompson Truck - Wed March 01, 2017
Thompson Truck Centers Now Offers Load King Trailers
Thompson Truck Centers LLC, a division of Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation based in LaVergne, Tenn., has been named a distributor of Load King trailers. Allan Wainscott, general truck sales manager of Thompson, said the addition of the Load King line enhances its offerings to the vocational truck market....
Mon February 20, 2017
Construction Crew Uncovers Native American Gravesite in Tennessee
An ancient burial site dating back 1,000 years along was discovered along Highway 100 in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the Native American Indian Association, at least 40 stone box graves from between the 12th to 16th centuries were found....
Maggie Jones - USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee - Thu February 09, 2017
Dollywood Gives Sneak Peek at Construction Projects
While Dollywood is closed from January through part of March, workers at the Pigeon Forge theme park are busy with about 250 construction, renovation and remodeling projects. Dollywood gave a sneak peek at some of these projects during a media construction tour on Feb....
