Centex Rooney Construction.

• Position: Regional Report - Centex-Rooney Construction Company Inc. - Brief Article

Despite concern that Greene County paid too much for the land and that its purchase was politically tainted, the state will proceed with a 1,000-bed prison in Greene County. Gov. Mike Easley says he approved the project because it will benefit the region, though the county paid $715,000 for the land--twice its appraised value--and the owner had business ties to a prison official. The county...