Mississippi Business Journal » runway http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Runway construction at Columbus air base running ahead of schedule http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/10/runway-construction-at-air-force-base-running-ahead-of-schedule/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=runway-construction-at-air-force-base-running-ahead-of-schedule http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/10/runway-construction-at-air-force-base-running-ahead-of-schedule/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:32:57 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=76384 COLUMBUS — Columbus Air Force Base officials say construction of a center runway is ahead of its projected late-August completion target. The Commercial Dispatch reports the work began in March and officials say it is about two-third complete. The $31.29-million project is the most extensive overhaul to the two-mile runway since it was built in [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/10/runway-construction-at-air-force-base-running-ahead-of-schedule/feed/ 0 Air Force base runway project claims a life http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/air-force-base-runway-project-claims-a-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-force-base-runway-project-claims-a-life http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/air-force-base-runway-project-claims-a-life/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:41:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74848 COLUMBUS — A contract worker involved in an accident at Columbus Air Force Base has died from his injuries. Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant says 24-year-old James Meyers of Columbus was working on a runway project on the base when he was injured. Merchant says it appears Meyers died from blunt force trauma. Merchant says [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/air-force-base-runway-project-claims-a-life/feed/ 0 Airport project resumes with new contractor on board http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/01/airport-project-resumes-with-new-contractor-on-board/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airport-project-resumes-with-new-contractor-on-board http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/01/airport-project-resumes-with-new-contractor-on-board/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:02:46 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=64710 JACKSON — Work has resumed on a runway at Mississippi’s busiest passenger airport after a dispute with the contractor brought construction to a standstill last year. The project to remove bad clay and repave one of two runways at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport stalled over a disagreement about the quality of the asphalt being [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/01/airport-project-resumes-with-new-contractor-on-board/feed/ 0 Supervisors hoping to land federal grant for airport improvements http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:43:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57466 PONTOTOC COUNTY — Pontotoc County supervisors are hoping for a federal grant to help make runway improvements at the county airport. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the decision came after an engineer told supervisors the runway needed resealing because the pavement was showing signs of age. The cost of the project is estimated at [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements/feed/ 0 Contractor dispute halts runway construction at Jackson-Evers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/28/contractor-dispute-halts-runway-construction-at-jackson-evers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contractor-dispute-halts-runway-construction-at-jackson-evers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/28/contractor-dispute-halts-runway-construction-at-jackson-evers/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:51:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53119 JACKSON — Mississippi’s busiest airport is down to one usable runway with a $13.3 million construction project at a standstill and eight months behind schedule. Completion of runway surfacing at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport was expected in June 2011, but a dispute with the contractor halted the work. Airport CEO Dirk Vanderleest says the [...]

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