Charlotte

Fri December 05, 2003

Southeastern Crane Moves to Charlotte

Southeastern Crane has announced the grand opening of its newly-constructed facility in the Charlotte, NC-area. Vice President and General Manager Dallas Johnson recently confirmed the completion of the 10,000-sq.-ft....

Wed August 06, 2003

Charlotte Tractor Looks to Future With New Holland Line

Change is not always easy, but it is always constant. For a company to succeed, to take a handle on its position in the marketplace, it must be able to adapt to the ever-fluctuating demands of the environment....

Thu February 13, 2003

Grove Road Show Hits J.W. Burress’ Charlotte Location

The New Year is off to a running start with the launch of Grove’s new TMS900E truck crane. The introduction of this 90-ton (82 t) truck crane began with a 1,500 mi. road trip from Shady Grove, PA, to Pompano Beach, FL....

Giles Lambertson - Fri January 24, 2003

Linda Construction Goes on Demo Spree in Charlotte

The building was a five-story residential unit called Charlotte Town Manor, a poured concrete structure about 40 years old that stood tall against the banks of a tributary called Sugar Creek. But in four weeks, it was nothing....

Giles Lambertson - Tue August 06, 2002

Sealand Adds a Little Girth to Charlotte’s Central Ave.

A trafficway that serves vehicles entering and leaving uptown Charlotte is being sliced open to receive a new storm drain — and Link-Belt equipment is entrusted with key parts of the job. “I’m a very big Link-Belt fan,” said John Pike, superintendent of Sealand Contractors Corp. Pike and his Sealand crew are performing major street surgery on .7 of a mile (1.1 km) of Central Avenue, which carries traffic southeast out of the city toward Mint Hill. The project involves trenching and some widening of the avenue to install reinforced concrete storm drain pipe of several sizes ranging up to 60 in....

Giles Lambertson - Tue July 09, 2002

Scurry Grades Way for Northlite Shopping Center in Charlotte

The 110-acre (44.5 ha) site north of Charlotte, NC, on Interstate 85 was tree-covered as 2002 began, but beneath all the roots and top soil was rock. Lots of it. “Just about all the million yards is weathered rock,” said Brad Heavner, alluding to the volume of shale and earth to be moved on the project that will become the Northlite Shopping Center....

Chris Volker - Wed April 17, 2002

Rea’s I-77 Design-Build Project Unsnarls Traffic in Charlotte

Interstate 77 that runs through Charlotte, NC, has had major traffic problems for years. Currently, a $71-million highway design-build project is underway to help improve the congestion situation. By widening this 8-mi....