Skip Thornsbury of Shelton Construction marks an area for backhoe operator Rusty Castleberry as excavation work continues at the new Archer Daniels Midland construction site at Enterprise South.In August, Chattanooga issued 273 building permits for nearly $39.7 million of new building projects. The biggest ones to start were:
1 Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) new terminal being built at Enterprise South industrial park by MPL Construction Co., $9.1 million
2 Memorial Hospital new emergency room entrance and MRI facility at Glenwood campus by Brasfield & Gorrie contractors, $2.9 million.
3 Chattanooga State Community College interior building renovation for the Wacker Institute at 4325 Amnicola Highway by J&J Contractors Inc., $1.5 million
4New restaurant by William Hulsey at 6021 Relocation Way in Ooltewah by P&C Construction Inc., $1.1 million.
5Beta Beta chapter at the Alpha Delta Pi sorority at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1124 E. 10th St. by Bill Worley Construction Co., $800,000
Source: City building inspection department of Chattanooga Department of Public Works. Building permits list value of individual contracts and don't include all of the costs for each project.