by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012
Tags: athletics, builder, building, builld, city, community development, construction, contractor, dive, diver, diving, municipal government, municipality, project, sports, swim, swimmer, swimming, water sports
TUPELO — Work crews are putting up a temporary fence this week around the construction site of Tupelo’s new aquatic center. A groundbreaking was held last Tuesday for the $11 million facility being built near the entrance to Veterans Park. Officials say construction will take about 14 months with a grand opening of the nearly [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 26,2012
Tags: completion, construction, contractor, highway, infrastructure, project, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, state agency, tourism, tourist, traffic, transportation, travel, typo, vacation, visitor
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — State transportation officials say the final leg of four-lane of Mississippi 6 from Batesville to Tupelo should be completed by 2014. The last segment runs from Pontotoc to U.S. 45. The Mississippi Department of Transportation tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the May 30, 2014, date was calculated using the remaining work [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: biofuel, board of supervisors, bond, county government, energy, finance, financing, fuel, green, infrastructure, levee, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, project, REFINERY, supervisor, sustainable
NATCHEZ — The Adams County Board of Supervisors is advertising its intent to take out a bond that will not exceed $7.5 million as part of the KiOR levee project. The Natchez Democrat reports the funds from the bond will be channeled toward the construction of a levee on the site of the former Belwood [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 10,2012
Tags: biofuels, construction, county government, energy, finance, fuel, levee, loan, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, project, REFINERY, sustainable
NATCHEZ — Adams County is applying for a $3 million state loan to help pay for a levee to be built on the site of the former Belwood Country Club. The levee is part of the county’s commitment to an economic recruiting package to bring alternative fuels company KiOR to Adams County. The Belwood property [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 10,2012
Tags: bid, bidder, bidding, construction, defense, federal government, military, military training, project, training
FORREST COUNTY — The Pentagon says a joint venture between two Mississippi construction companies has won a $41.4 million contract to build an operational readiness training complex at Camp Shelby. The companies are DCD Construction Inc. of Ocean Springs and W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Inc. of Philadelphia. Glen Higgs of DCD says the contract [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 14,2012
Tags: electricity, energy, lines, power, project, state agency, traffic, transmission, transportation, utilities
JACKSON — Entergy Mississippi Inc. says a news release from the Mississippi Department of Transportation about a transmission line installment project near the I-55/I-220 interchange in Jackson was inaccurate. The MDOT news release, which ran on the MBJ site March 7, said the project was “indefinitely” postponed due to a permitting issue. Mara Hartman, senior [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
Tags: agreement, avenues, boulevards, bridges, construction, contractors, county government, highways, infrastructure, municipal government, project, road builders, road building, roads, state government, streets
LAFAYETTE COUNTY — State transportation officials say road projects in the Oxford area are still on the drawing board — they are just being drawn very slowly. Last year, the Mississippi Department of Transportation presented the city and Lafayette County a proposal that lumped a new Highway 6 intersection with two other projects. The Oxford [...] [...]
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