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 [...] [...]
Trade associations split on what to expect following elections The state’s two leading construction trade associations are divided as to whether the new-look Congress will be a plus for builders. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is optimistic. The Associated General Contractors (AGC), on the other hand, is more guarded in its outlook. Now, the [...] [...]
E-Verify program is far from perfect By NASH NUNNERY I contributor pnash22@aol.com The official mandate to require all federal contractors to check the legal status of their employees to confirm their eligibility to work in the U.S. is now a year old. But one Mississippi construction official says that although E-Verify helps in filtering illegal [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 17,2010
Tags: Buddy Edens, Dr. James Henderson, Dr. Larry Oldham, Dr. Rocky Lemus, drought, Gov. Haley Barbour, Mark Silva, Mike Chaney, Mississippi Forestry Commission, Perry Nations, Ricky Davis
Drought turns state into kindling For the second time this year, state officials are in a high state of alert due to a spate of wildfires statewide. Wildfires have already claimed property across the state, but unlike the oil spill, have also already threatened lives. And, the drought conditions fostering the threat could have an [...] [...]
Building a career For the past 35 years, Perry Nations has worked everywhere from construction worksites to the halls of the State Capitol as executive director of the Associated General Contractors of Mississippi. The MBJ recently caught up with the busy executive and asked him about the AGC and its mission, his strategies for effective [...] [...]
Perry Nations was recently honored by the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Association and the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission for his four-year service as president of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Association. Nations is executive director of the Mississippi chapter of the Associated General Contractors, a position he has held for nearly 35 years. [...]
With the downturn in the economy, construction company owners and independent contractors are scrambling to find ways to develop better marketing strategies to attract new business. After all, construction spending tumbled in February by $11.6 billion, or 1.3 percent, to $846 billion, a low last recorded in 2002, according to an analysis of the latest [...] [...]
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