Category: Nashville, TN

Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Campus Breaks Ground in Rutherford County

Facility will host U.S. headquarters of weapons supplier NIOA Group in addition to Barrett’s corporate offices and grenade rifle manufacturing State leaders gathered in Christiana on Wednesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking related to the future Barrett Firearms’ Manufacturing and Technology Campus, with an early 2027 completion eyed for the Rutherford County facility. The $76.4 million [...]

Alston Construction Helping Drive Industrial Growth with Amazon Project

Amazon breaks ground on state-of-the-art logistics facility in Little Rock: New facility to create more than 1,000 jobs LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 29, 2025 -- As part of its continued investment in Arkansas, today Amazon broke ground on a more than 930,000-square-foot logistics facility in Little Rock that will create more than 1,000 full- and [...]

2025 TCA Alphonse Engelman Safety Award Winner

Alston Construction is proud to announce that the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has award us the Alphonse Engelman Safety Award for Best Tilt-Up Safety for a General Contractor with 750,000+ man-hours for 2025. As an industry-leader in tilt-wall construction, Alston Construction has been recognized multiple times for their safety program, which has included past wins [...]

Alston Construction Earns 2025 ABC STEP Diamond Level Safety Recognition

Atlanta, GA - For the second consecutive year, Alston Construction has achieved the Diamond Level in the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) STEP Safety Management System, the program’s highest designation. Established over 30 years ago, STEP (Safety Training Evaluation Process) is a widely respected framework designed to measure, strengthen, and elevate safety practices across the [...]

Quality that Evolves with You: How Alston Construction & AIM/a+ Embrace Lean Principles

Why Lean Matters in Today’s Construction Landscape - April Parham, Quality Manager, Alston Construction Automation Integration Management Team In traditional construction settings, quality is often treated as a final checkpoint. But in Lean quality management, quality is built into every step of the process—driven by collaboration, continuous feedback, and a commitment to reducing waste. For [...]

All in Safety – Safety Week 2025

Alston Construction is proud to be an advocate and sponsor of Construction Safety Week, championing this year’s theme: "All in Together: Plan. Own. Commit." Throughout May, every Alston jobsite and office will display our custom Safety Banners as a visible reminder of our commitment to safety. Our teams will go over topics surrounding Fall Prevention/Protection [...]

Alston Construction Ranks #7 on BD+C’s Top Industrial Construction Firms

We’re proud to share that Alston Construction has been ranked #7 on Building Design+Construction’s list of the Top 110 Industrial Sector Construction Firms for 2024! Each year, BD+C recognizes the nation’s leading contractors in industrial construction, and this year’s ranking reflects the continued strength of Alston’s performance across the country. From advanced logistics parks and [...]

Mike Hurley Promoted to Vice President/General Manager of Nashville

We are excited to share that Mike Hurley has been promoted to Vice President/General Manager of Alston’s Nashville Business Unit. Mike joined Alston Construction in 2016 as a Senior Project Manager, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to excellence. Over the past eight years, he has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership, [...]

Together We Rise: Building the Foundations of the Future

At Alston Construction, we believe the strength of our industry lies in the people who build it—pour by pour, beam by beam, and idea by idea. As we continue to shape the Foundations of the Future, we recognize that progress, connection, and growth are not just about the projects we complete but about the people [...]

Strengthening Foundations: The Path Forward for Construction in 2025

Each year for the past decade or so, we have provided our construction outlook for the new year. It is interesting to review the older versions as it provides insights into the changing market conditions and the key drivers of the macroeconomic trends. Our outlook for the past couple of years has been marked with [...]