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Russian business magnates footing most of bill for 2014 Sochi Games

...Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.Other countries...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-20/russian-business-magnate
Augusta Canal | The Augusta Chronicle

...remind Augustans and visitors alike of the progress, problems, and promise of the Augusta Canal. After months of construction, workers hoisted the first of two new bridges into place Thursday along a new Augusta Canal trail spur that accesses the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/topics/places/augusta-canal
Economic reports hold out hope for stronger job growth

...trucks.Ford's pickup sales are up 19 percent so far this year. One reason is that home builders and other construction workers have finally been replacing trucks they kept during the recession. And the F-Series is the best-selling vehicle...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-02/economic-reports-hold-out-
William Carroll

Construction Worker JOHNSTON, S.C. - Mr. William D. Danny Carroll, 50, of Berry...Carroll. He was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church and was a Construction Worker. Survivors include his parents; 1 daughter - Callie Carroll Meeks...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000164701371
Sibley Mill tailrace bridge installed along new Augusta Canal trail

After months of construction, workers hoisted the first of two new bridges into place Thursday along a new Augusta Canal trail spur that accesses the tailraces of two...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-25/sibley-mill-tailrace-bridge-i
Gateway exhibition center on track for May completion

...outside the main trade show space allows exterior exhibits for such events as boat or garden shows, she said.Construction workers are finishing brickwork on the exterior, while drywall crews finish sheetrock interior walls as they're built...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-02-22/gateway-exhibition-center-tra
Philip Foulke Sr.

...resident of Aiken County, SC, for thirteen years, where he attended Lakeside Baptist Church. He was a retired Construction Worker. In addition to his wife and parents, family members include children, Philip R. Foulke, Jr., Coatesville...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000164027222
Southern Co. building coal-fired power plant

...looming federal limits on carbon emissions as regulators try to curtail global warming.Each day, as 2,600 construction workers toil away at Plant Ratcliffe in Kemper County, the big bet becomes more expensive. The projected cost is at least...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-28/southern-co-building-coal-fir
Campground struggles to survive on North Augusta riverfront

...Fifth Street Bridge.The 63-year-old retired construction worker said he's been living there for about two years...shut down.Many of the campers, mostly itinerant construction workers, moved while Samples worked to bring the park...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-02-09/campground-struggles-survi
Foundation provides Christmas Eve meals

...holidays were lonely after his mother died when he was 8. His father worked long hours, even on Christmas.Now a construction worker in Augusta, Herrera often works 12-hour shifts seven days a week so he can have presents under the tree and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-24/foundation-provides-christmas