Magnolia Tribune - Wed September 18, 2024
Several Top Regional Contractors Are Building $10B Twin AWS Data Centers in Mississippi
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced in January that it intended to make a $10 billion investment in Madison County, Miss., to build two data center campuses by mid-2027, Mississippi contractors were already on the job....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 29, 2024
T.L. Wallace Begins Work On Mississippi's Pearl River Bridge
In Marion County, Mississippi, construction crews are replacing two aging bridges over the Pearl River on U.S. 98. Work on the $57.7 million project began in January 2024. "The U.S. 98 eastbound bridge over the Pearl River was built in the 1930s and is rather narrow," explained Jordan Whittington, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) District 7 construction engineer....
Liebherr - Wed July 24, 2024
Liebherr Acquires Land in Mississippi for New Logistics Site
Liebherr has acquired more than 570,000 sq. yds. of land in the state of Mississippi with plans to invest in a new logistics distribution center for spare parts to serve its customers in North and South America....
CEG - Thu May 23, 2024
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Sale in Brooklyn, Mississippi
Despite intermittent torrential downpours rolling through the Jeff Martin Auctioneers Brooklyn, Miss., sale site, the late-spring construction and transportation two-day auction May 17 and 18, 2024, was a success....
CEG - Thu April 11, 2024
Deanco Auction Holds Spring Sale in Philadelphia, Miss.
Deanco Auction held its first Spring 2024 auction March 27 and 28, 2024, at its Philadelphia, Miss., facility. Bigs crowds turned out on both days for two rings of bidding on a solid lineup of trucks, construction equipment, tractors, attachments, miscellaneous items and much more....
American Loggers Council - Mon April 01, 2024
Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) secured a provision in the Transportation — HUD Appropriations Bill, signed into law March 9, to allow unprocessed agricultural commodities, including raw or unfinished forest products (e.g....
Mississippi Development Authority & Recycling Today - Mon April 01, 2024
Owl's Head Alloys to Build $29.2M Aluminum Recycling Plant in Clay County, Miss.
The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) announced March 21 that secondary aluminum producer Owl's Head Alloys (OHA) intends to build a new melt shop facility in Clay County. The manufacturer intends to make a $29.2 million investment that will create 68 new jobs....
Mississippi Department of Transportation - Wed March 06, 2024
MDOT Reports Several Central Mississippi Infrastructure Projects Making Headway
Willie Simmons, chair of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and an official with the state Department of Transportation (MDOT), has announced updates to several of the state agency's road and bridge projects across the state's central region....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 29, 2024
Neel-Schaffer Oversees Mississippi's Massive $212M Highway 57 Project
Construction crews in Jackson County, Mississippi, are working on a $212.6 million effort known as the Highway 57 project. Because of the sheer size of the undertaking, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is relying on the engineering company Neel-Schaffer Inc....
Biloxi Sun Herald - Mon February 19, 2024
After Year of Work, $212M Project to Build Mississippi Bypass Is Ahead of Schedule
Last year's hot, dry weather was tough on people and plants, but it put construction of the Mississippi Highway 57 Bypass project, around the town of Vancleave, ahead of schedule. "The drought helped us a lot," said Anna Ehrgott, a public information officer of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in speaking with the Biloxi Sun Herald....
