Savannah Morning News - Thu November 16, 2023
Expansion of Savannah Convention Center Hit With Yet Another Delay
The planned expansion of the Savannah Convention Center has been pushed to a late May 2024 material completion date, although that target is pending resolution of a sitework design for its east side, prompting concern that the new space may not be ready for visitors already booked that month....
Georgia Department of Transportation - Thu November 16, 2023
Georgia DOT Awarded Funds to 29 Transportation Projects Statewide in September
In early November, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that it had provided money to a total of 29 projects in September, including resurfacing, bridge construction and rehabilitation, reconstruction, safety and other building projects....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu November 16, 2023
EV Startup Rivian Buys 1,800-Acre Megasite to Build $5B Factory East of Atlanta
A complicated land deal was officially closed Nov. 9 by Rivian, a startup electric vehicle company, to give it access to an 1,800-acre megasite an hour east of Atlanta and allow the automaker to soon begin vertical construction on its planned $5 billion factory....
CEG - Thu November 09, 2023
Terrawise Solutions Holds Demo Day at Its McDonough, Ga., Headquarters
Terrawise Solutions held a massive Demo Day on Nov. 3, 2023, at its McDonough, Ga., headquarters. In addition to new technology presentations, three new Terrawise Solutions-produced CTL attachment products were available for demonstration including TerraBlade, TerraRipper and TerraTrim....
CEG - Thu October 26, 2023
Spence Field Hosts 45th Annual Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga.
With more than 1,000 exhibitors and 100,000 visitors, the 45th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo held from Oct. 17-19 at Spence Field in Moultrie, Ga., was a big success. Picture-perfect weather for all three days made for an ideal environment for construction and ag equipment dealers, manufacturers and service providers from all over the Southeast to showcase their products and services....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution & Rough Draft Atlanta - Tue October 17, 2023
GDOT Crews Accelerating Effort to Replace Sandy Springs Bridge Following Truck Hit
The Mount Vernon Highway bridge over Interstate 285 in Sandy Springs, Ga., will remain closed until 2024 after a tractor-trailer carrying an excavator crashed into it in late September, significantly damaging the bridge beams....
Statesboro Herald - Tue October 17, 2023
German Plastics Recycler Begins Building More Than $200M Facility in Statesboro, Ga.
After announcing in December 2022 that it would locate a plant in Statesboro, Ga., Revalyu Resources, a German plastics recycling company, broke ground at the 43-acre site Oct. 4 in the city's Gateway Regional Industrial Park....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution & University of North Georgia - Tue October 17, 2023
Atlanta Area Colleges Using Big Grants to Fund Construction Projects, Expansions
As the 2023 fall semester marches along, several colleges across the state of Georgia are celebrating big grants and starting construction on new projects, according to an Oct. 16 report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 28, 2023
C.W. Matthews Replacing Trio of Bridges Along SR 400
Construction of the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $55 million SR 400 Bridge Replacements project — taking place in Fulton County — has begun and C.W. Matthews Contracting Co....
CEG - Thu September 28, 2023
Sold Auction Company Holds Sale in Commerce, Georgia
For Sold Auction Company, to say it was a "Chamber of Commerce" day on Sept. 22, 2023, in Commerce, Ga., was an understatement. Perfect weather combined with a quality lineup of heavy equipment, compact machines, trucks, attachments and all kinds of other contractor and trucking firm items made for a successful sale....
