Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed May 21, 2025
CCS Maintains Success By Remaining Family Company
Every day brings news of more corporate mergers in the United States or, at the least, smaller companies losing their identities from having been acquired by bigger firms looking to broaden their sales territories....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed May 21, 2025
Jerry Renfro Relies On The Ironpeddlers, SANY America
Small, family-owned and operated businesses like Jerry Renfro's contracting business in the western North Carolina mountains put a great deal of trust in the people from whom they obtain their equipment....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed May 07, 2025
Raleigh's Wilson-Finley Co. Celebrates 70 Years in Business
Since 1955, Raleigh, N.C.-based Wilson-Finley Co. has been providing contractors and farmers with tough, well-engineered heavy equipment parts to keep their projects rolling along. In doing so, the company has established a well-earned reputation among its customers, due not only to its ability to deliver parts and service in a timely manner, but also because of its commitment to fair and friendly attention....
Asheville Citizen-Times & CEG - Mon May 05, 2025
VIDEO: Asheville, N.C.'s Pair of Huge Interstate 26 Projects Moving Forward at Different Speeds
NCDOT opens new I-26 lanes in Buncombe County amid $531 million widening project. Just a few days after new permanent lanes opened along Interstate 26 the south side of Asheville, N.C., additional lanes became operational the morning of April 15, 2025, the state Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced....
HEI Civil - Tue April 29, 2025
HEI Civil Appoints Richard Kirkman as Regional President, Southeast
HEI Civil, a national heavy civil construction company, announced the appointment of Richard Kirkman as southeast's regional president. Kirkman brings more than 30 years of extensive experience in heavy-highway, bridge and infrastructure development to his new role....
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....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed April 23, 2025
State Road, Bridge Repairs in East Tennessee Due to Helene Heading Toward Finish Line
Almost seven months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene roared through Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, causing billions of dollars in damage and claiming more than 100 lives between the two states, most major repair work has been finished in both states, particularly in Tennessee....
Hitachi - Mon April 14, 2025
Hitachi Wheel Loaders Power North Carolina Rock Quarry Producing Rock for Hurricane Helene Recovery, Regional Infrastructure
At Miller Creek Quarry near Rutherfordton, N.C., production hasn't stopped since 1965 (the company has been in operation since 1949.)Behind a massive granite wall face, operators navigate a fleet of heavy equipment through stockpiles of crushed stone for roads, construction sites and most recently hurricane recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene....
Blue Ridge Public Radio - Wed April 02, 2025
With FEMA Easing Major Floodplain Construction Rules, Impact on Storm Recovery Unclear
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as a Trump administration decision rolls some federal funding criteria back to pre-Obama administration standards....
East Carolina University & Triangle Business Journal - Tue March 18, 2025
East Carolina University Building $265M Medical Facility to Turn Out More Trained Physicians
East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, N.C., has begun construction on a $265 million facility designed to increase the college's ability to educate more physicians. With the construction of the Center for Medical Education Building, ECU will add a 195,000 sq.-ft....
