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ABC Merit Award winners 2013

Tacy Rayburn — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:13:56 +0000

» The University of of Southern Mississippi School of Construction recently completed judging the entries for the Associated Builders and Contractors annual merit awards. Here are some of the awards.

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From container to guesthouse

Wally Northway — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:44:33 +0000

Bill Lilly, LEED AP, describes them as “white-knuckle experiences.” The Oxford homebuilder and owner of Village Green Builders Inc. says he had a number of such moments while building the state’s first home from shipping containers. Shipping container, sweet shipping container (Related story) The worries began early, and were not always high-tech in nature. “The [...]

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Would you set up house in a shipping container?

Wally Northway — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:12:33 +0000

The story begins with a missed invoice and a passion for sustainable construction, takes a winding path through California and Georgia and ends in Oxford with arguably the most unique house in the State of Mississippi. See “How-to” video below “I’ve had a lot of interest and inquiries since, but the Barton home is the [...]

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Home builders leader seeks code

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:32:17 +0000

Ocean Springs builder Randy Bosarge thinks it’s unfortunate that some contractors give the construction industry a bad reputation. As president of the Home Builders Association of Mississippi, he’s committed to professionalism and wants members to stand strong and pull together. “I’ve been a member since 2001 and moved up through the ranks,” he said. “The [...]

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Construction group uses competition to showcase industry opportunities

Wally Northway — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:16:10 +0000

The Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF), Mississippi Department of Education and construction industry partners are hosting the 2013 SkillsUSA Mississippi State Championship Feb. 26-27 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. While the event offers a chance for students and apprentices to show off their crafts skills, it also gives the industry a venue to [...]

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New MSBOC director goes from lawyer to pioneer

Wally Northway — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:13:26 +0000

Stephanie Sills Lee was well on her way to a stellar career in the field of law when a life-changing event forced her to re-evaluate where she was and where she was going. Little did she know that her new direction would land her as the executive director of the Mississippi State Board of Contractors [...]

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Contractors are building against the elements

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:43:15 +0000

Everyone knows the winter months are not the best of times for the construction industry. Contractors have always had to adopt strategies to survive the cold weather months when construction activity wanes. This seasonal adjustment is in addition to the economic woes of recent years. However, construction association executives say their members are coping. Mike [...]

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Retirement won’t stop Nations’ legacy

Becky Gillette — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:11:26 +0000

Perry Nations, 75, a strong voice for the construction industry for more than 35 years, retired as executive director of Associated General Contractors on Dec. 31, 2012. Two days later, he took a new job as vice president of the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation. “I’m a workaholic,” Nations admits. “It is a challenge to come [...]

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Green construction can be fiscally sound

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:33:19 +0000

As interest grows in building homes and commercial properties that are sensitive to the environment and that make the best use of resources, what should people consider before building? David Turner has a two-word answer to that question, “Resource management.” The owner of Sustainable Construction, a Jackson residential and commercial building company, says those words [...]

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South sees bump in construction backlog but sector still flat overall

Ted Carter — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 06:01:40 +0000

The South is rising again, at least in comparison to construction activity with the rest of the country. Construction contractors looking for jobs should keep their eye on Dixie, says Anirban Basu, the Maryland-based chief economist for the Associated Builders and Contractors, whose Mississippi chapter is headquartered in Pearl and has an office in Gulfport. [...]

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