Little Diversified Wins Georgia Southern Housing Project

Charlotte-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting recently announced it will begin designing a new student housing project at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga.

Integrating two classrooms, a computer lab, lounge facilities, study rooms, indoor recreation areas and 203 four-bedroom suites complete with a living room and kitchen, Georgia Southern University's Eagle Village Housing marks the beginning of a revitalized appearance for its student housing initiative campus-wide. In its attempt to compete with off-campus housing, the university plans to use Eagle Village as a model for future privatized hybrids in order to raise the on-campus housing ratio to approximately 40 percent of its enrollment.

"This is an extraordinary opportunity for Little, and one of our largest campus housing projects to date," said College and University Studio Principal Rob Richardson.

W & J Construction Wins National Parks Service Contract

W & J Construction of Rockledge, Fla., recently announced that it has been selected by the U.S. National Parks Service to begin construction of a new visitors' center for the Cumberland Island National Seashore.

Located in St. Marys, Ga., on the banks of the St. Marys River, which separates Georgia from Florida, the new center will be the gateway to the 45-minute boat ride to Cumberland Island. The project also includes the development of a riverside park to complement the existing waterfront.

APAC Ranks as 2nd Largest Federal Highway Contractor

APAC Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, recently ranked as the nation's second-largest federal highway contractor, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's eighth annual ranking of the "Top 300 Federal Highway Contractors." The company was awarded almost $371 million in federal highway work in 2002, the last year for which data was available.

APAC was second only to Peter Kiewit Sons' of Omaha, Neb., which had approximately $490 million of federal highway work.

GUCA Director Named "Executive of the Year"

Vikki McReynolds, executive director of the Georgia Utility Contractors Association, recently was named the "Southeastern Association Executive of the Year" by Southeastern Association Executive Magazine. The magazine presents this annual award to association executives who demonstrate long-term commitment to the association profession as well as exhibit innovative and talented leadership. McReynolds is the fifth recipient of this award.

McReynolds has been GUCA's executive director for eight years. In that time she has helped improve the association's financial strength, and increased the number of members by more than 50 percent.