Page Inman had no intention of joining the family construction business, but 20 years and a couple $40 million construction jobs later, he has no regrets.

Cyclical economic changes and the need for competitive diversification are par for the course in an industry that depends on the availability of capital to survive.

2. Passenger Traffic Continues to Fall at MEM - Friday, March 22, 2013

Passenger activity at Memphis International Airport continued to fall in February as previous Delta Air Lines Inc. cuts to its local departures led to fewer passengers.

3. Holiday Traffic - Thursday, November 22, 2012

Memphis International Airport ramps up for the busy holiday travel season with the unveiling of its redesigned and expanded checkpoint at Terminal B, which has been under construction for nearly two years.

4. Construction Honors Industry’s Best - Monday, September 24, 2012

Among the holding pattern of construction nationwide, local contractors appear to be holding their own.

The West Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Inc. held its 24th annual Excellence in Construction Awards Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Ave., recognizing the top merit shop construction projects by local ABC members. The awards honored all members of the team responsible for the projects, from contractors to subcontractors, suppliers to owners, and engineers to architects.

5. County Forensic Ctr. Almost Finished - Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Shelby County’s new forensic center is on track to be completed towards the end of March.

The new center was designed by the firm brg3s, and Inman-EMJ Construction is serving as the general contractor. It was funded and built by the state of Tennessee, and it will be occupied and run by the county.

6. MCS To Vote On Contracts for SE Grade School - Monday, December 19, 2011

The Memphis City Schools system votes Monday, Dec. 19, on a contract to buy 12.4 acres of land on the northwest corner of Ridgeway Road and Belle Forest Drive for a new Southeast Memphis elementary school.

7. Tennessee’s Solar Future Looks Bright - Monday, November 07, 2011

The president of the Chattanooga, Tenn., company building the West Tennessee Solar Project in Haywood County says Tennessee has a lot of so far unrealized potential for large utility scale solar arrays.

8. Staying Afloat - Monday, September 19, 2011

Compared to the overall U.S. construction landscape, Memphis’ position appears to be managing fairly well.

Within the last 10 months, the city has landed several heavy manufacturing projects – Electrolux, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. and Kruger Inc., to name a few – in a time when, nationally, the manufacturing sector is stagnant.

9. 'More Opportunities' - Monday, April 04, 2011

Despite scarce commercial construction and soaring gas prices, the health care industry is turning to builders and contractors perhaps more so now than ever before.

Two-thirds of hospitals nationwide are undergoing construction projects this year, a 35 percent increase compared with 2009. That’s the findings of a capital survey conducted by Irving, Texas-based VHA Inc., a national network of community-owned health care systems and their physicians.

10. MEM Notches Strong September - Friday, October 22, 2010

September proved to be a banner month at Memphis International Airport, which registered increases in both passenger and cargo activity.

Memphis handled 720.6 million pounds of cargo last month, up 2.5 percent from 701.1 million in September 2009, according to figures released Thursday at the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority’s board of commissioners meeting.

11. 'Extremely Depressed' - Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Ask the owners and operators of the largest commercial construction firms in the Memphis area how things are going these days, and it’s hard to get a response that is not pessimistic.

“Extremely depressed,” said Henry Haizlip, owner and vice president of Grinder-Haizlip Construction Co. Inc., which was founded in 1992 and provides general construction services to commercial, industrial and manufacturing industries in the Mid-South area. “And that is not a light statement.”

12. New Security Checkpoint Coming to Airport - Friday, June 18, 2010

A new and improved security checkpoint for Terminal B at Memphis International Airport is one step closer to reality.

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority at Thursday’s board of commissioners meeting awarded a $7 million “construction manager at risk and general contracting services” contract to Inman/EMJ Construction Corp.

13. Inman/EMJ Awarded Security Checkpoint Contract - Thursday, June 17, 2010

A new and improved security checkpoint for Terminal B at Memphis International Airport is one step closer to reality.

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority at Thursday’s board of commissioners meeting awarded a $7 million “construction manager at risk and general contracting services” contract to Inman/EMJ Construction Corp.

14. MSCAA to Consider Checkpoint B Contract - Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority will vote to award a construction contract to Inman/EMJ Construction Corp. for Checkpoint B improvements at today’s June board of commissioners meeting.

15. Calif.-Based EMJ Files Permit For Arlington Distribution Center - Tuesday, May 18, 2010

3167 Cypress Ridge Drive
Arlington, TN 38002
Permit Amount: $7 Million

Project Cost: $7 million
Permit Date: Applied May 2010
Completion: October 2010
Owner: Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
Tenant: Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
Contractor: TBD
Architect: TBD

16. EMJ Files Permit For Arlington Facility - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Earle M. Jorgensen Co., a Lynwood, Calif.-based metal supply and distribution company, has filed a $7 million permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to build a 72,000-square-foot distribution center in Arlington.

17. Passenger Traffic Up at Airport - Friday, April 16, 2010

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority employees and commissioners Thursday morning celebrated Larry Cox’s 25th anniversary as the airport’s president and CEO.

Cox began his tenure April 15, 1985, and is only the third president in airport authority history.

18. Inman Construction Acquired by EMJ Corp. - Friday, January 29, 2010

The longtime Memphis-based commercial construction firm Inman Construction has been acquired by Chattanooga, Tenn.-based EMJ Corp., the companies announced Thursday.