AEM - Mon November 08, 2021
Hiring Our Heroes: Military Vets Could Be the Answer to Your Construction Staffing Challenges
As construction companies struggle with finding skilled labor, military veterans are a segment of the labor force that deserves attention. Vets (from the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard) currently make up about 7 percent of the construction workforce and each year approximately 200,000 vets transition out of the military....
CEG - Wed November 03, 2021
Boeing Begins Building Aircraft Repair Complex at Jacksonville, Fla., Airport
Boeing, one of the world's leading aerospace and U.S. defense contractors, broke ground Oct. 28 to begin construction of a new 370,000-sq.-ft. maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Jacksonville, Fla.'s Cecil Airport....
The Day - Tue October 26, 2021
Homeland Security Bill Would Include $50M for Coast Guard Museum in Connecticut
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy announced earlier in October that he is pushing for Congressional approval of a multi-million-dollar boost to the fundraising effort for construction of a National Coast Guard Museum in New London....
Augusta Chronicle - Mon October 25, 2021
Taxpayers to Save Money in New Road Deal for Ga.'s Fort Gordon
When Fort Gordon needs roadwork performed, a new contract now allows Columbia County, Ga., to help pave the way. The county and the U.S. Army installation, based southwest of Augusta, signed an intergovernmental support agreement Oct....
NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Office - Wed September 08, 2021
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Closing Key Intersection to Study Traffic
The intersection of Cedar Point Road and Taxiway Alpha at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in southern Maryland will be closed throughout October as officials conduct a traffic impact survey related to upcoming airfield construction projects....
CEG - Thu August 19, 2021
U.S. Navy Orders $1.7B in Dry Dock Upgrades at Portsmouth, Maine, Shipyard
As a major step in its two-decade plan to upgrade and modernize its shipyard capacity and capability, the U.S. Navy has awarded a hefty construction contract for a multi-mission dry dock at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine....
CEG - Wed August 11, 2021
Alabama's McClellan Training Center Getting $31M Upgrade Project
Ground was broken July 29 for a new barracks complex at the Alabama Army National Guard's Fort McClellan Training Center, the first step in a $31 million modernization project. The construction at the Alabama National Guard (ALNG) facility, located in Aniston, will replace 15 World War II-era barracks and facilities with three new two-story barracks, two single-story barracks, two dining halls, two company administration buildings and a battalion headquarters building, totaling 107,812 sq....
Woods Equipment Company - Mon July 26, 2021
Woods Equipment Company Recognized for Promoting Veteran Employment
Woods Equipment Company was awarded the Large Employer of Veterans Award from the Veterans Employment & Education Commission of The American Legion. The company was nominated by the Robert C.A. Carlson American Legion Post 1207....
National Parks Traveler - Thu March 18, 2021
Wall of Remembrance Being Built at D.C.'s Korean War Veterans Memorial
Construction on the Wall of Remembrance and an overall rehabilitation of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was started in mid-March. The wall is a new, permanent addition to the memorial that will include the names of 36,574 American servicemembers and more than 7,200 members of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army who gave their lives defending the people of South Korea....
Mack Trucks - Wed February 03, 2021
Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck Ready for the Harsh Cold
Mack Defense and Phillips & Temro Industries (PTI) have partnered to prepare the U.S. Army M917A3 heavy dump trucks (HDT) for harsh cold temperatures with an engine heating solution that allows the trucks to start and operate more efficiently and effectively in extreme cold weather....
