by Associated Press Published: April 2,2013
Tags: agriculture, construction, economic development, employee, employer, energy, environment, expansion, facility, forest, forester, forestry, green, job, plant, renewable energy, tree, wood, wood pellet, work, worker
LUCEDALE and COPIAH COUNTY— Gulf Coast Renewable Energy is ramping up plans for a wood pellet plant in Lucedale, and plans to build another plant just as big in Copiah County. The Mississippi Press reports that the company says it now plans to double the plant’s capacity to 320,000 metric tons of pellets a year [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 1,2013
Tags: construction, damage, destruction, education, higher education, hurricane, public university, renovation, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
LONG BEACH — With four of five building projects completed, the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus is nearing its full return from damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The first buildings to be completed were the Science Building and Nursing Building, both located on the northwest corner of campus. The Science [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 1,2013
Tags: appropriation, bond, construction, debt, education, higher education, highway, infrastructure, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, public university, railroad, state government
JACKSON — Top Mississippi lawmakers say they’ve agreed on a bond package of about $200 million for the coming year. Senate Finance Committee chairman Joey Fillingane says that includes about $96 million to be divided among the eight universities, including the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The package also has about $25 million for community [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 27,2013
Tags: construction, contractor, contractors, highway, infrastructure, intercvhange, interstate, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, state agency, traffic, transportation
LAUREL — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has begun a Jones County interchange improvement project at the Interstate 59-16th Avenue/Exit 95 interchange. The $1.18-million project was awarded to Dunn Roadbuilders of Laurel. The project will include the installation of a traffic signal and redesign of traffic flow at the interchange. When the project is [...] [...]
MADISON — It’s six stories high, nearly as wide as a football field and is peeking out above trees near the Madison airport. Public works official Tommy Boxx tells WLBT-TV in Jackson the large dish on stilts has a Vortac navigation system. According to a federal aviation guide, Vortac gives pilots the bearing and range of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 27,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, bond, construction, expansion, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, state government, vehicle
CANTON —-Mississippi lawmakers are considering giving a Madison County development agency $100 million in bonding capacity that would be used to construct buildings for Nissan Motor Co. or a supplier of the automaker. The Madison County Economic Development Authority would issue the taxable industrial development bonds, which the occupant would repay. Officials say that creditors [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: bid, build, builder, building, construction, contract, contractor, demolish, demolition, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, renovation
JACKSON — Brasfield & Gorrie was recently awarded a multi-phase nursing unit renovation project at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. The project will consist of the complete demolition and renovation of approximately 156,000 square feet of existing nursing units. The cost of the project was not disclosed. Birmingham, Ala.-based Brasfield & Gorrie will work with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, build, building, construction, finance, financial institution, headquarters, office
LAFAYETTE, La. — Whitney Bank has begun construction on a regional headquarters building to serve the Lafayette, La., Morgan City, La., and central Louisiana markets. The Daily Advertiser reports the 20,000-square-foot River Ranch complex will house at least 50 employees and be a focal point of the bank’s business banking, commercial and middle-market lending, investments [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: acquisition, buy, charitable organization, charity, city government, community development, construction, home, house, land, municipal, municipality, nonprofit, property, purchase, real estate, residence, residential real estate, sale, sell
HORN LAKE — Horn Lake is planning to sell some city-owned property to Habitat for Humanity for seven homes to be built by the nonprofit agency. The Commercial Appeal reports that aldermen voted last week to declare seven lots as surplus. Three appraisals will determine their fair market value — and thus the sale price. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, bridge, construction, contract, county government, highway, infrastructure, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, supervisor, traffic, transportation, Weather
CHATAWA — Pike County supervisors have agreed to give the contractor more time to complete work on the replacement of a bridge in the Chatawa community. The Enterprise-Journal reports contractor T.L. Wallace will have until May 17. The original deadline was April 2 but officials said recent rains hampered work on the project. The supervisors [...] [...]
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