RSC Equipment opens Gulf Shores store

As part of its growth strategy, RSC Equipment Rental is opening 12 stores, one of which is in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Another 20 stores will open in several U.S. states and in Canada. About half of the planned store openings will be newly added locations, while the others will be relocations of existing stores. Currently, RSC has 470 stores.

RSC President and CEO Tom Zorn said an area of organic growth for RSC during the next few years will come from new stores in key growth markets.

"The new store initiative positions RSC for continued organic growth," Zorn said.

Golden & Associates mobilizes at Alabaster bank site

Golden & Associates Construction LLC of Birmingham, Ala., began construction of First Commercial Bank's newest branch in Alabaster, Ala.

The 3,500-sq.-ft. building will have a stone, stucco and glass exterior and will feature mahogany millwork and granite countertops in the lobby area. The branch will also have three drive-thru lanes and an additional lane for a drive-up ATM machine.

The project is slated to be complete in October. This will be the bank's first branch in Alabaster.

Golden & Associates' William Tynes will be the project manager and James Burnette will be the superintendent. Giattina Fisher Aycock Architects Inc. is the project designer.

Another Shelby County project being built by Golden & Associates Construction is J&L Enterprises' warehouse located in Calera's Industrial Park South. Construction of the 60,000 sq. ft. warehouse began in December, including the erection of 47 tilt-up concrete panels. This project is scheduled to be complete in May.