Company attracted by labor pool WOODVILLE — For 50 years DMI Pipe Fabrication has manufactured pipes for power, refining, paper mill, cement plant and chemical industries. Now the company that employs 75 at its headquarters at the Port of Baton Rouge, La., has reached across the state border to establish a new facility in Woodville, [...] [...]
Drawbridge project offers plenty of challenges It is a common issue in bridge construction — managing vehicular traffic while building. But one project in Mississippi has the contractor watching maritime traffic, too, and on a tight timeframe to avoid the peak hurricane season. If that were not enough, the builder has a second bridge project [...] [...]
Firm’s CEO named SBA’s Small Business Person of the Year It is no wonder that John D. Calhoun, Ph.D., CEO of Integrated Management Services (IMS) Engineers in Jackson, was recently selected as Mississippi Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Under Calhoun’s leadership, IMS Engineers in Jackson has grown from [...] [...]
Just when the recession may be coming to an end and the construction industry thinks of brighter days ahead, fuel prices make a dramatic move upward and government entities make budget cuts. How are Mississippi’s construction companies adjusting? “The higher gasoline costs are definitely having an adverse effect on our members,” said Mike Pepper, executive [...] [...]
New designs offer new amenities There are changing trends in self storage. The new, modern facilities are not your Mama and Daddy’s storage facilities. Once called mini storage, that term is no longer used to describe today’s state-of-the-art self storage that provides climate controlled areas and 24-hour video-monitored security. Often customers are looking for boat [...] [...]
Last touches on project put ‘S-Curve’ in rearview mirror Not long ago, the word “S-Curve” struck fear in the hearts of residents of Jones County and those traveling Interstate 59 in Laurel. The snaky section of the interstate gained a reputation as one of the most terrifying stretches of roadway for motorists in the state. [...] [...]
As the economy brightens and construction projects begin again, the gaming industry in Mississippi is hopeful new properties and expansions are on the near horizon. At this time, numerous new casino proposals have won site approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission but none have moved to the next level with financing. According to Rob Vickery, [...] [...]
Alternative energy demonstration homes having mixed results In recent years homeowners have searched for ways to make their homes more energy efficient, thus lowering the costs of home heating, cooling and maintenance. In a pilot program a few years ago, three Mississippi homes were chosen to try some alternative methods which might have led to [...] [...]
St. Thomas Catholic Church dedicates new facility in Long Beach Hurricane Katrina completely destroyed the facilities of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Long Beach. Now after more than five years worshipping in an old skating rink, the parishioners are back on their beachfront property. Their inspiring new facility was dedicated Feb. 11 with [...] [...]
Major construction projects are underway all along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including rebuilding public facilities destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Biloxi currently has $250 million worth of development working its way through the pipeline. “This is going to be a great year for Biloxi,” says Mayor A.J. Holloway. “We’re going to be dedicating buildings and cutting [...] [...]
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