The Worth County Economic Development Authority developed the Worth County Industrial Complex in 2013, which was named a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) site by the Georgia Allies, a public-private partnership focused on economic development marketing. It was a collaborative effort among the Economic Development Board, the City of Sylvester and the Worth County…
The long awaited William Few Parkway Extension project in Columbia County began construction in August 2013. The project is a 1.6-mile-long roadway extension beginning at Washington Road and continuing north and east to Hardy McManus Road. Improvements will include a three-lane section with 14-foot-wide flush center median, side ditches, a bridge over Euchee Creek, a…
The City of Savannah completed the replacement and upgrade of their water system in March of 2014. This project consisted of replacing approximately 7,000 linear feet (LF) of existing water distribution mains and service connections along five streets in Savannah, Georgia, ranging in length from 450 feet to 1,800 feet. Included in the project was…
Cordele City Officials celebrated the beginning of their Gateway to the City project at two I-75 interchanges with a groundbreaking ceremony in early December. Improvements and enhancements to the interchanges of Exits 99, 101 and 102 include new signage and landscaping. Funding for the project is provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), partially through…
Lee County became the home of a new Prince Chevrolet in 2013 with the opening of a new dealership at the corner of Grand Island Drive and Ledo Road. The dealership sits on approximately eight acres and includes an approximately 60,000-square-foot showroom and service center, over 300 parking spaces, and grassed area for preservation of…
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System marked the official start of construction for the new Hodge Elementary school with a groundbreaking ceremony in November 2013. Community members, School Board representatives, elected officials, district officials, and the students and staff of Hodge Elementary were all on hand to take part in the ceremony. The ESPLOST II…
Remagen Airstrip at Fort Stewart was declared “open for business” on Thursday, November 14, 2013 with the arrival and departure of a Georgia Air Guard C-130 Hercules from the 165th Airlift Wing – Savannah International Airport. The airstrip has been around and utilized frequently since its construction in the early 1960’s. During the 1990’s the…
K-Machine Industrial Services, LLC is part of the MacAljon family of businesses and is a full-service industrial contractor offering machining and millwright services. They recently expanded their 45,000-square-foot facility with a 20,000-square-foot shop, adding heavier lift capacity and larger machines. With this building expansion came a new paved staging area, a 100-space parking lot, and…
Custer Village is an established neighborhood located in The Villages of Benning, an active community located on the Fort Benning Military Installation. It features large grassy spaces, a beautiful pool, and a new “Mega Tot Lot” that was complete in December 2013. Located on 2.2 acres in the heart of the neighborhood, this playground includes…
The project corridor is located in Chatham County, Georgia just northeast of President Street along the Savannah River. The project consisted of the reactivation of an existing rail bed that had been abandoned approximately 30 years ago. The purpose of the project was to install approximately 2,600 linear feet of rail in order to connect…
