CEG - Wed July 02, 2025
Yoder & Frey Returns to Newnan, Ga., for Big Auction
After a six-year hiatus from auctioning at its Newnan, Ga., property, Yoder & Frey returned to the site in early June to prepare for its June 18 Atlanta sale. During the week leading up to the auction, final preparations were made to line up a strong selection of machines, lifts, trucks, compact equipment, support equipment and more....
Statesboro Herald - Mon June 30, 2025
Statesboro, Ga. Officials Look to Make Major Roadway Upgrades on City's Southeastern Edge
With more than 1,300 housing units planned around Burkhalter Road, Cawana Road and their connecting arteries in Statesboro, Ga., municipal officials are planning for a series of significant road improvements....
AGC of Georgia - Fri June 27, 2025
Associated General Contractors of Georgia Names Mike Macon as Board of Directors President
The Associated General Contractors of Georgia Inc. elected Mike Macon, senior vice president and business unit leader of Balfour Beatty, as its board president. With more than 29 years of experience in the industry, Macon is widely recognized for his strategic vision, operational excellence and unwavering commitment to client success....
CEG - Wed June 25, 2025
Futuristic Pedestrian Bridge Opens Near Atlanta; Albany Road Bridge to Be Replaced in July
The City of College Park, Ga., southwest of downtown Atlanta, now counts a can't-miss, sculptural piece of people-friendly infrastructure that links two popular destinations and helps keep pedestrians and cyclists out of vehicle traffic....
Georgia Tech & Urbanize Atlanta - Tue June 24, 2025
Georgia Tech to Remake Century-Old Atlanta Building Into New Innovation Center
For the next growth spurt at Midtown Atlanta's futuristic Tech Square, Georgia Tech officials are looking to a storied part of city's past. The university recently announced plans to reimagine The Biltmore, a 1920s landmark originally operated as a hotel and apartments, into another facet of Tech Square that is meant to foster innovation and launch entrepreneurs, Urbanize Atlanta reported June 20, 2025....
CEG - Wed June 18, 2025
Yanmar Hosts North America Press Event at EVO//Center in Acworth, Ga.
Yanmar hosted North American press representatives to the Yanmar EVO//Center in Acworth, Ga., on June 10, 2025. The event was held to showcase Yanmar's full line of compact equipment and to provide an in-depth analysis of the company's North American and global strategies, as well as factory investments and future plans....
Brittney Christopher – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 18, 2025
National Equipment Dealers: Year of Growth, Expansion
While a beer distributor and heavy equipment dealership might not appear to have much in common to many, it's a perfect match to John Taylor, chairman and CEO of J.J. Taylor Companies and Zack Kavanaugh, CEO of National Equipment Dealers (NED) and president of J.J....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed June 11, 2025
ASCENDUM Helps Ga. Contractor Increase Quality of Work
The size and scope of construction companies ranges widely in the United States, from the massive, multinational firms to the much smaller outfits that employ a dozen or so people. But there are also very small companies within the construction industry where fewer than a half-dozen people work hard to prepare raw land for larger firms to build upon....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 05, 2025
I-75 at Akers Mill Road Express Lanes Access Point Opens
C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. has delivered the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $26.5 million Interstate 75 at Akers Mill Road New Express Lanes Ramp project in the city of Cumberland (Cobb County), an initiative that began in October 2021....
WTOC-TV & Savannah Morning News - Fri May 30, 2025
Savannah Investing Big Sums On City Spaces, Including $23.5M on Renovations to Historic Building
City officials in Savannah, Ga. are spending a pretty penny to renovate the historic Thomas Gamble Building on Bay Street in the historic downtown area. The Savannah City Council recently approved an approximately $23.5 million contract to upgrade the building, which sits just across the street from the south side of City Hall, according to WTOC-TV in Savannah....
