by Associated Press Published: February 28,2012
Tags: air, air travel, airplanes, airports, Arbitration, asphalt, construction, contractor, contractors, jets, materials, runway, transportation
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 30,2012
Tags: airplanes, aviation, builders, building, construction, contractor, defense, industrial parks, jets, military, plant, technology
ELLISVILLE — GE Aviation officials will soon choose a contractor to build a planned 300,000-square-foot plant in Ellisville, and hope to open it next year, company spokesman Rick Kennedy says. GE Aviation, a unit of the General Electric Co. said in July that the $56 million project was planned for the Howard Technology Park. We [...] [...]
CHOCTAW — Applied Geo Technologies (AGT) has received the George M. Low Award, NASA’s highest quality and performance honor, in the small business service category. “NASA’s mission is AGT’s mission, and we will continue to strive to better what we do and how we serve our customer and our country in achieving the missions ahead,” [...] [...]