AED - Thu April 24, 2025
AED's 2025 Financial/HR Symposium Closes in Charlotte With Bold Ideas, Actionable Insights, Valuable Connections
The 2025 Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Financial/HR Symposium wrapped up in Charlotte, delivering two days of learning, networking and strategy-sharing for dealership leaders, HR professionals and finance executives across North America....
Charlotte Observer & Charlotte Douglas International Airport - Tue February 18, 2025
Charlotte's $700M Uptown Project Hits Key Milestone; Airport to Build New Taxiway
The skyline-defining Queensbridge Collective project on the edges of Charlotte's uptown and South End recently celebrated a major milestone. Structural framework on the development's first tower, which rises 42 stories, is officially complete after breaking ground in May 2023....
Thu August 03, 2017
2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas
During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....
Tue December 09, 2014
Volvo Helps Charlotte Go Racing
Built more than half a century ago on the site of a Civil War-era plantation, the Charlotte Motor Speedway has become the ultimate sanctuary for motorsports entertainment in North America, evolving into “The Greatest Place to See the Race.”The site hosts all major NASCAR events every year, including the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America 500, as well as more than three dozen other events for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts....
Mon November 24, 2014
PIRTEK in Charlotte, N.C., Helps to Preserve a Piece of Local History
PIRTEK South End not only reduces customers’ downtime but it also helped to preserve a piece of its community’s history. The PIRTEK Center received a request from the city of Charlotte to re-hose a 1948 bulldozer for display at the Charlotte Aviation Museum located next to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport....
Mon October 27, 2014
Hills Machinery Creates Strong Presence With Charlotte Facility
Case Construction Equipment dealer Hills Machinery announced the opening of a new facility in Charlotte, N.C. Located at 11717 Reames Rd., the new 22,000 sq. ft. (2,043.9 sq m) facility features eight service bays with the latest equipment diagnostic and service technologies....
Wed October 15, 2014
Hills Machinery Announces Opening of New Facility in Charlotte, N.C.
Case Construction Equipment dealer Hills Machinery announced the opening of a new facility in Charlotte, N.C. Located at 11717 Reames Rd., the new 22,000 sq. ft. (2,043.9 sq m) facility features eight service bays with the latest equipment diagnostic and service technologies....
Tue August 20, 2013
Pinnacle Cranes Holds Training Event in Charlotte
Pinnacle Cranes, a division Carolina Tractor, hosted a customer engagement training day July 17 at its Charlotte, N.C., office. The event was held to enhance the company’s customer service experience and featured a customer panel consisting of Matt Brooks, Crowder Construction; Keith Ernandez of United Contractors; Earl Johnson III of Southern Crane and Jeff Campbell of AME Inc....
Julie Pace - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 29, 2013
Obama Tapping Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is nominating Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, a rising star in Democratic politics, to run the Transportation Department, a White House official said. Obama will announce the nomination from the East Room of the White House Monday afternoon, according to the official, who requested anonymity because this person was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter ahead of the president’s announcement....
Wed April 03, 2013
Pinnacle Cranes?Holds Cookout for Crowder Construction in Charlotte
Pinnacle Cranes, a division of Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company, Charlotte, N.C., recently held a cookout at Crowder Construction Company’s offices on Brookshire Blvd. in Charlotte. The Pinnacle team cooked a lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages for all of the Crowder employees....
