10 Oct 2007

Jim Lloyd is new Chief of Project Management Branch for Corps of Engineers

MEMPHIS, Tenn., October 10, 2007 – Jim Lloyd has been selected as the Chief, Project Management Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District.

4 Oct 2007

Dredge keeps New Madrid Harbor open as vital link to world markets

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 4, 2007 – The river dredge Venture, contracted by the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, completed work Oct. 3 at the New Madrid Harbor in the Missouri Bootheel, ensuring the facility will remain open for regional agribusiness to ship commodities to world markets via the Mississippi River.

17 Sep 2007

Corps will comply with legal decision on St. Johns Project

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2007 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received the order issued Sept. 13, 2007, by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and immediately halted work on the St. Johns/New Madrid Project in order to comply with the Court’s instructions while the parties concerned review the Court’s accompanying opinion.

12 Sep 2007

Work to begin soon on Red Duck Creek erosion protection

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 12, 2007 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will begin an erosion control project later this fall along Red Duck Creek, directly adjacent to 9th Street in Mayfield, Ky. Erosion in this area threatens the safety of the street, a major community thoroughfare.

6 Sep 2007

Work to begin soon for Oakland sewage lagoon protection

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2007 – Work is slated to begin later this month on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to halt erosion downstream of the Oakland, Tenn., town sewage lagoon.