Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 18, 2018
Delegation Introduces Legislation to Designate I-14 Corridor in Three States
A U.S. Congressional delegation from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi has introduced legislation that would expand the congressionally designated Interstate 14 corridor across the three states. U.S. Rep....
Associated Press - Mon July 16, 2018
Bryant Names New Head of State Aid Road Construction
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new leader has been named for the Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction. Gov. Phil Bryant announced on June 29 that he is appointing Harry Lee James as the state aid engineer....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 16, 2018
Construction Begins on UMMC Pediatrics Tower
Scheduled to open its doors in 2020, a $180 million pediatrics tower is currently under construction at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson. In December of 2017, Gov. Phil Bryant and other officials broke ground on the seven-story, 340,000-sq.-ft....
Mon May 21, 2018
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Two-Day Sale in Mississippi
Jeff Martin Auctioneers recently held a two-day sale on May 11 and 12, 2018, at the company's Brooklyn, Miss., facility. The sale featured another great line-up of construction equipment, trucks, trailers, attachments, lifts, farm equipment, automobiles and much more....
Emily Wagster Pettus and Jeff Amy – Associated press - Mon April 23, 2018
Mississippi Governor Orders Closure of 83 Deficient Bridges
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Republican Gov. Phil Bryant on April 10 ordered the Mississippi Department of Transportation to immediately close 83 locally maintained bridges that the federal government said are in bad shape....
Mon April 09, 2018
Deanco Auction Company Holds Two-Day Auction in Miss.
Deanco Auction Company held a two-day public auction March 21 to 22 at its Philadelphia, Miss., location. A great turnout of registered and online bidders attended the sale. Items up for bid included motor graders, excavators, compact equipment, dozers and more from manufacturers including Caterpillar, Kubota, Hyundai, Komatsu, John Deere and more....
Mon March 12, 2018
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Welcomes Bidders to Brooklyn Sale
The two-day Early Spring public auction at the Jeff Martin Auctioneers' Brooklyn, Miss., facility featured 1,458 lots including a great line-up of construction equipment, trucks, trailers, attachments, lifts, farm equipment, automobiles and much more....
Fri January 26, 2018
Taylor Machine Works Joins Pettibone as Cary-Lift Dealer
Pettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC has announced the addition of Taylor Machine Works to its dealer network. Taylor will carry Pettibone Cary-Lift pipe and pole handlers for multiple states across the southern U.S., including Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico and several counties in Texas....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 15, 2018
JESCO Inc. Builds New $55M Baseball Stadium for Mississippi State University
Even as construction continues on the new $55 million baseball stadium for Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville to rebuild the Dudy Noble Field — the homefield of the Bulldogs — the team has already held some practices inside the grounds of the new structure, which is being built by JESCO Inc....
Thu January 11, 2018
Lyle Machinery Inks Link-Belt Distributor Agreement
Effective Jan. 1, 2018 Link-Belt Cranes has finalized an agreement with Lyle Machinery Co. (Lyle Machinery), to be the authorized Link-Belt distributor for Arkansas and portions of Mississippi and Tennessee....
