Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 17, 2022
Construction Crews Give Atlanta Motor Speedway Necessary Upgrade
The Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) has hosted racing events of all types for more than 60 years. But it was time for a change. The racetrack was last paved in 1997, so track officials decided to get radical....
AL.com - Thu January 27, 2022
Birmingham's Woodlawn High School Getting Its Own Football Stadium at Last
In football-crazy Alabama, a Birmingham high school is finally getting an on-campus stadium to call its own. A new $8.7 million football gridiron is being built for Woodlawn High School, one of only two high schools in the city that does not currently have a football venue....
Joel Lambright – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 14, 2021
Eyes in the Sky: Manhattan Construction Deploys Drones On $1B Stadium
The Manhattan Construction Company won the AGC Build America Award in 2021 for the construction of Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers. While building that sports center, at a cost of more than $1 billion, Manhattan employed the DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone to facilitate getting the job done in a little more than 30 months....
CEG - Thu January 13, 2022
Athens, Ga., Officials Search for Construction Barriers After UGA Wins Title
The streets of Athens, Ga., were filled with Georgia Bulldogs' fans and students well into the early morning hours of Jan. 11 following the football team's historic win over Alabama to clinch their first National Championship in 41 years....
Gilbane Building Company - Wed December 22, 2021
Gilbane Building Company Tapped to Complete the Second Phase of Renovations at TD Garden
Gilbane Building Company has been selected to serve as construction manager for the second phase of TD Garden's extensive renovation and expansion project in Boston. Gilbane was selected for the second phase after having successfully completed the first phase of work, which included an enhanced spectator experience by creating a new "front door" entrance while providing multiple new restaurants and amenity spaces, improved theater-type seating and advanced audio-visual technology....
Mainebiz - Mon November 15, 2021
Maine Prep School to Use $5M to Renovate, Expand Ice Arena
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA), a college preparatory school in Yarmouth, Maine, has received a $4 million donation — the largest in its history — that it plans to use to expand and modernize its Travis Roy Ice Arena, the school announced Nov....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 11, 2021
Auburn Embarks On Its Largest Athletics Project in School History
In east-central Alabama, construction is under way on the largest athletics project in Auburn University's history. The school's new football performance center, a roughly $92 million effort, includes a 233,400-sq.-ft....
Associated Press - Wed November 10, 2021
Owners Plan New $70M Stadium for Kansas City's Women's Pro Soccer Team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The owners of Kansas City's professional women's soccer team announced Oct. 26 they plan to build a $70 million stadium for the team. The stadium for Kansas City NWSL will be the first built in the United States specifically for a women's soccer team....
IAAP - Tue October 26, 2021
IAAP Sees Strong Support at Its Annual Golf Outing
A beautiful day welcomed 183 golfers to the Sept. 16 golf outing held at WeaverRidge and Coyote Creek golf clubs in Peoria, Ill. Due to the strong support of everyone attending, this outing raised $10,920 for the IAAP Political Action Committee....
The Associated Press - Mon October 25, 2021
La. Gov. Edwards, Lawmakers Sparring Over Superdome Renovations
Two years after a contract appeared close that would keep the NFL's Saints playing in New Orleans for decades, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration is trying to persuade legislative leaders to commit to putting up the cash for Superdome upgrades central to those plans....
