“Staying within the headlights” is how Vann Cleveland, vice president at specialty contractor Cleveland Electric Co., describes the family-owned company’s vigilance against overextending its capabilities in the vigorous Georgia construction market.
Specialty contracting firms working in the four-state region of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are continuing to see a steady stream of work opportunities, but they remain pressed to find a sufficient number of qualified workers to staff projects.
Officially commemorating the 130th day under a new contracting team that is leading the $16-billion Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project, top leaders with Georgia Power and its contractors on May 3 used the milestone to assure craft workers of their commitment to future construction gains.
The Interstate 285/S.R. 400 interchange reconstruction, Georgia’s first public-private partnership to be financed with a tax-exempt bank loan, has received a notice to proceed.
Aiming for an economic boost as part of China’s anticipated Silk Road corridor to Europe, the republic of Georgia has picked a local-U.S. joint venture, backed by global investors, to develop a $2.5-billion deep-sea port at Anaklia on the Black Sea.