The Southeast’s Top Contractors

Southeast Construction presents its ninth annual Top Contractors ranking. This year, the ranking is deeper, with 175 Top Contractors, compared to 160 from a year ago. Despite the growth in list size, the cumulative Southeast regional revenue total is lower, dipping from last year’s record $33.1 billion to the current total of nearly $31.9 billion. Full Story >>

Atlanta Report: Hotlanta Cools Down

After years of sizzling construction activity, Atlanta’s new starts have fallen off as developers struggle to secure financing during the national economic meltdown.
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CONRAC On Track

A $635.9-million program to build a consolidated rental car facility that will connect to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via a people-mover system is on target for an on-time completion and opening in November. Full Story >>

Wachovia First Street

In spite of a reversal of economic fortunes within Wachovia, Batson-Cook Co. of West Point, Ga., is continuing with its management of $420 million in contracts for the bank’s planned $1.3 billion mixed-use development in Charlotte, N.C. Full Story >>

Best of the Best

McGraw-Hill Construction inaugural Best of the Best Awards recognize construction and design excellence of the past year from across the U.S., choosing from the regional winners of the company’s network of 11 Regional Publications’ Best of 2008 Awards. Full Story >>