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Lease prices for manufacturing could run $200,000 per acre for two parcels totaling about 40 acres, with the potential to generate millions in lease revenue. New Jersey has received bids from six potential tenants, all global renewable energy leaders, to lease parts of a new 200-acre port the state is building in Salem County to… Read More
A CAD 3.3 million (about US$2,6 million) investment by the Government of Ontario will see Canada’s Heddle Shipyards build a new cable ferry for the route that links the province’s Simcoe Island and Wolfe Island in the spring, summer and fall. The vessel will be built at Heddle Shpyards’ Hamilton yard and will help support… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District and its contractor, Illinois-based Kovilic Construction Company Inc., completed substantial repairs of the Vermilion Harbor east pier on October 26, 2021. Construction on the $2.2 million project began in June and encompassed 70 feet of the most degraded section of the pier. Included in the construction… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces a reduction in cleaning and mowing services in the Buckhorn and Pikeville recreation areas on Lake Greeson. These areas are low visitation and access is across privately-owned, unmaintained roads, and it is no longer economically feasible to continue the level of service… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation Summit was conducted virtually, October 25-29. The event, themed “Innovation to Impact: Leading from the Future,” provided participants the opportunity to share ideas and to work towards creating a culture that accepts more risks with innovative ideas to deliver programs and projects more… Read More
USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – After the relocation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District headquarters, from Dongdaemun to Pyeongtaek in 2018, the outdoor greenspace that once was is alive again, thanks to the 2020-2021 USACE Leadership Development II Program. ULDP II is a District-level competitively selected, cohort-based leader development program… Read More
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The mayor of Holden Beach has provided an update on an upcoming sand dredging project. Alan Holden says two ocean-certified dredges will pump sand along the high tide line. This sand project will cost approximately $27 million to Weeks Marine, but the property owners of Holden Beach will not be… Read More
Partnership will Restore Islands off Dorchester County Using Dredged Material BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are marking a milestone of environmental stewardship this month on the landmark restoration of Poplar Island near Talbot County. Simultaneously, the agencies are advancing… Read More
The U.S. Department of the Interior is stepping up efforts to reach the goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030. Yesterday, it announced three more initiatives, saying it will: propose a lease sale for wind energy development in the Carolina Long Bay area offshore the Carolinas; initiate an environmental review… Read More
Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ – On October 25 the Interim Township Administrator/CMFO Rodney R Haines announced that the Little Egg Harbor Committee approved contracts for both the Mystic Island West Maintenance Dredging Phase 1 and the Atlantis Maintenance Dredging Projects. The contracts were approved at the October 14 2021 meting and were awarded by… Read More
Federal funds are back on tap for sand nourishment projects in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, but back-and-forth interpretations of a law designed to discourage development in storm-prone coastal areas leaves Wrightsville Beach cut out, for now. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced it had shifted construction funds to projects for two of… Read More
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The mayor of Holden Beach has provided an update on an upcoming sand dredging project. Alan Holden says two ocean-certified dredges will pump sand along the high tide line. This sand project will cost approximately $27 million to Weeks Marine, but the property owners of Holden Beach will not be… Read More
SEATTLE ― Like Betty Farwell and Winnie W. Cox, Victoria “Vickie” Shepard was a trailblazer. Not only did Shepard work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as Farwell and Cox did, but she also blazed an advancement trail for future USACE women. Shephard, of West Seattle, Washington, began her career at the Lake Washington… Read More
WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division displayed its innovative spirit during the 2021 USACE Innovation Summit, a virtual event with national visibility that showcased Army Corps of Engineers innovations both from research and design and applied practices as well as innovations in human capital and business practices. The Summit’s theme,… Read More
Construction crews work to complete final foundation preparations while concrete placement activities are on-going on the $757 million Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project that will have capacity for nine jumbo barges — nine times the capacity of the existing Chickamauga Navigation Lock. The new lock under construction will replace an existing lock built in 1940. At… Read More