Six years later
Turning tragedy into triumph in Hackleburg Prior to April 27, 2011, there were some 30 businesses operating in the small northwest Alabama town of Hackleburg. At the end of that fateful day, only two remained – the result of a catastrophic EF5 tornado that also took 18 lives and obliterated a third of the town’s […]
Historic courthouse renovation receives recognition
The Limestone County Courthouse renovation won the Alabama Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America 2017 BuildSouth Award in the renovation under $5 million category. Originally constructed in 1916 in downtown Athens, Ala., the historic courthouse is where Circuit Judge James Horton made the famous decision to set aside the conviction of Haywood Patterson, […]
GMC wins AIA design awards
The Montgomery Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the winners of the 2016 Design Awards at its annual awards gala earlier this month, with GMC taking home awards for both the Van Antwerp Historic Renovation and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) New Student Residence Hall. The historic Van Antwerp Building Renovation received […]
Revitalization of Gautier community continues through EPA grant funding
The City of Gautier continues to make progress with the funding received through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment Grant. In October 2014, the EPA awarded the $400,000 grant to the City to evaluate contaminated or potentially contaminated properties. Gautier was one of only three Mississippi cities to receive the grant. “This brownfields assessment […]