Roswell has signed a construction team to build its long-anticipated parking deck, which is part of an effort to keep pace with neighboring cities in attracting dining and entertainment. The north Fulton City awarded a nearly $15 million contract to Winter Construction to build the Green Street Parking Deck. The triangular site is located at […]
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Three women named to lead schools in Georgia Tech’s College of Design
The three women who this summer take office as chairs of three schools at Georgia Tech’s College of Design continue both a tradition of academic excellence and the growing role of women in fields that once had been the domains of men, according to the dean of the college.
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Murphey Candler Park construction creates divide in community
By Hannah Jones Murphey Candler Park has been a centerpiece of the Brookhaven community. It has served as a place where people could convene, tying the community together, but now it’s something that is tearing them apart. Murphey Candler Park is a 120-acre park in the City of Brookhaven that includes sports facilities, a series […]
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Northside Drive to reopen Dec. 7; sewage pump to be complete in August 2021
By David Pendered Northside Drive in Buckhead is to reopen on Dec. 7, ending a total closure of the road for the past three months in a part of the city where travel has been impeded since 2017. Northside Drive is a major North-South roadway along the west side of Buckhead. It runs between I-75 […]
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Georgia continues to build roads, seek transit funding as other states cut back
The pandemic has not slowed road construction in metro Atlanta, nor prompted Gwinnett County to delay the vote on a proposed 1 percent transit tax. Slowdowns are underway in other states.
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Atlanta’s housing authority approves $357 million in annual spending; goal of serving 1,100 new families
The need is huge: about 75,000 households are on the waiting list for assistance from the city’s public housing authority.
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Some Atlanta new rapid bus projects expected by 2025; new light rail will take a while
MARTA has come up with a draft calendar of when it’ll spend some new tax money on a list of major light rail construction, rapid bus routes, station works and other improvements.
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Southern Co. on Vogtle: ‘ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined’
The following sentence concludes a federal filing that sets out terms of the agreement among Plant Vogtle’s partners that enables construction to continue: “The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.”
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Solving Atlanta’s craft labor shortage: Changing perceptions, continuing education
By Guest Columnist KEVIN KUNTZ, president of the Southeast Division of McCarthy Building Co., Inc. and president of the Associated General Contractors of Georgia
The metro Atlanta landscape is rapidly changing, with a number of new developments on the horizon. The region is one of the United States more active construction markets, with a number of large-scale construction projects….
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Monster Issues by Kelly Jordan
This week’s theme is Monster Issues
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Housing Takes the Lead in Economic Recovery
Housing is leading the way in the economic recovery because of the ripple effect it’s creating for corporations. The Wall Street Journal reported the phenomenon and explained how many corporations have reported increased sales and earnings as an effect of the housing market picking back up. “While the incoming data continue to be mixed, evidence […]
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Atlanta-based Hardin Construction being sold to DPR Construction
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Friday, January 18, 2013
Longtime Atlanta builder Hardin Construction Co. is being acquired by DPR Construction, a national technical builder based in California.
The two companies will focus on expanding their operations in the Southeast and Texas, where both firms already have a local presence. The two companies have signed a letter of intent, and the acquisition is expected to close in March.
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Increase in Construction Good for Housing, Economy
As the year winds down, the housing market is revving up. In recent reports, we have seen an increase in buyers, home values and construction starts. A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated housing starts in metro Atlanta increased 50.3 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago. The […]
