| 11/19/2009 | Primoris Services Corp. to Acquire James Construction Group LLC (11/19/09)
PrimeNewswire
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primoris Services Corporation (Nasdaq:PRIM) (Nasdaq:PRIMU) (Nasdaq:PRIMW) ("Primoris" or the "Company") today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire James Construction Group, L.L.C. ("James Construction Group"), one of the largest privately-held construction companies in the southeastern United States, in a transaction valued at approximately $135 million. |
| 11/19/2009 | CenterPoint Energy Signs Joint Development Agreement to Explore New Pipeline in North Louisiana (11/19/09)
PRNewswire-FirstCall
HOUSTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An indirect wholly-owned pipeline subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and NextEra US Gas Assets, LLC, an affiliate of FPL Group, Inc. , today announced that they have signed a joint development agreement to explore the construction of a pipeline in north Louisiana to transport natural gas from the expanding Haynesville Shale area. |
| 11/18/2009 | Corps of Engineers' Vicksburg, Miss., museum to open in 2011
Commercial Appeal, The
VICKSBURG - Sam E. Angel remembers spending many nights aboard the MV Mississippi IV in his 15 years on the retired river workboat - dubbed "Big Shaky" for the way its twin engines moved it up and down waterways in its heyday. |
| 11/18/2009 | Industries' interest in Alabama county up as economy improves (11/18/09)
The Decatur Daily
Nov. 18--MOULTON -- Lawrence County Industrial Development Director Luke Slaton hopes the county can benefit from the success of steel, chemical and aerospace industries in Decatur and Huntsville. |
| 11/18/2009 | Work to resume on stalled building at University of Kentucky campus (11/18/09)
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 18--A Coldstream Research Campus building that had been delayed -- the Lexhold International Center for Technological Innovation -- should be getting the final touches on its exterior by New Year's. |
| 11/17/2009 | Update: I-40 rock slide recovery at Tenn., N.C. border (11/17/09)
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Nov. 17--State transportation officials say Monday was a good day for crews working to remove a huge rock slide from Interstate 40, and the job of hauling rocks away from the site could begin today or Wednesday. |
| 11/15/2009 | Oak Ridge, Tenn., museum opens door into secret community
Commercial Appeal, The
One of Tennessee's best museums may just be one of the state's best-kept secrets, which given its origins, is more than a bit ironic. |
| 11/16/2009 | IAI Inaugurates New Facility in Columbus, Miss. (11/16/09)
Business Wire
Stark Aerospace held the grand opening celebration of its new facility in Columbus, MS, today. |
| 11/15/2009 | BRIEF: APAC wins bid to repair streets in Algoma, Miss. (11/15/09)
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Nov. 15--ALGOMA -- Traffic in Algoma will soon be rolling along more smoothly after a major street improvement and renovation project gets under way. |
| 11/15/2009 | Alabama business park, new high school seen changing I- 65 (11/15/09)
The Decatur Daily
Nov. 15--HARTSELLE -- Build a high school near Interstate 65 and the traffic and children will come. |
| 11/15/2009 | EDITORIAL: Interstate 65 corridor prime area for growth (11/15/09)
The Decatur Daily
Nov. 15--When city and county leaders hired Plan Group of Nashville to develop a land-use map for the 12.5-mile corridor between Priceville and Falkville, the company's 75-page document baffled some people. |
| 11/14/2009 | BRIEF: Long Beach, Miss., City Hall expected to be finished by Spring (11/14/09)
The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.)
Nov. 14--LONG BEACH -- There continues to be a lot of dust in the air in Long Beach, thanks to construction activity along Jeff Davis Avenue. |
| 11/13/2009 | ThyssenKrupp expects large full year loss; Mobile, Ala., plant on schedule
Associated Press
FRANKFURT--Germany's biggest steel maker, ThyssenKrupp AG, said Friday it will report a pretax loss of ⁈llion ($3.6 billion) for the 2008-2009 fiscal year due to a number of one-time charges and as the global downturn hurt demand from industry. |
| 11/13/2009 | Enbridge to Hold 'Binding Open Season' for Pipeline from Texas to Louisiana
MARKETWIRE
Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) today announced it will conduct a binding Open Season beginning Friday, November 13, 2009, for its LaCrosse pipeline designed to transport natural gas from Carthage, Texas, to multiple delivery points in Southeastern Louisiana. |
| 11/12/2009 | Hemlock breaks ground on $1.2 billion Clarksville, Tenn., plant
Associated Press/AP Online
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. and Tennessee officials on Thursday broke ground on a $1.2 billion plant and renamed the road leading to the sprawling facility "Solar Way." |
| 11/10/2009 | Mississippi regulators, utility agree more power needed
Associated Press/AP Online
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Power Co. has received the first level of regulatory approval in its effort to build a new coal-powered generating plant in the east-central part of the state. |
| 10/26/2009 | University of Arkansas infrastructure last in the SEC
Arkansas Business
Jeff Long, the University of Arkansas' director of athletics, must feel at times like the taxman, if not the Grim Reaper. |
| 11/08/2009 | Local group joins protest of Kentucky coal-burning power plant (11/08/09)
Richmond Register
Nov. 8--BEREA -- The Berea-based Kentucky Environmental Foundation (KEF), along with several other non-profit organizations and rural electric co-op members, petitioned the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday, asking it to review and revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity for the coal-burning Smith 1 power plant proposed by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC). |
| 10/26/2009 | Arkansas Business CFO Of The Year: Greg Williams, Nabholz Construction
Arkansas Business
While attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Greg Williams realized that companies needed accountants. |
| 11/08/2009 | Alabama contractor fills environmental niche, wins awards (11/09/09)
The Decatur Daily
Nov. 8--This is the third of a periodic series profiling local industries that produce environmentally friendly products. |
| 11/08/2009 | Limestone County, Alabama's proximity to jobs, interstates and railroads spurs growth (11/08/09)
The Decatur Daily
Nov. 8--Limestone County is like a popular high school girl whose problem isn't finding a date for the prom, it's having multiple guys wanting to go with her. |
| 11/08/2009 | Amtrak offers options to return service to South Mississippi (11/08/09)
The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.)
Nov. 8--Amtrak recently offered Congress three options to return to passenger rail service to South Mississippi for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, but the government would have to approve funding for the plans, all of which have projected annual revenue losses. |
| 10/19/2009 | $93 million Arkansas interstate project opens
Arkansas Business
A $93-million, 17-mile stretch of U.S. 67 north of Newport opened last week. |
| 11/04/2009 | I-10, 231 Toll Road Projects in Alabama 'in Holding Pattern' (11/4/09)
Dothan Eagle
Nov. 4--The business plan is simple, according to Focus 2000 president Steve Shaw. |
| 11/03/2009 | Two Major Highway Projects on Tap for 2010 in Jackson County, Miss. (11/03/09)
The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.)
Nov. 3--PASCAGOULA -- Two major road projects in Jackson County will begin in 2010, a Mississippi Department of Transportation engineer told Jackson County leaders Monday. |
