WGHP-TV - Thu August 25, 2022
VIDEO: North Carolina Zoo to Begin Building New $75M Habitat for Asian Animals
The North Carolina Zoo is bringing another corner of the world to Randolph County. The zoo broke ground Aug. 17 on its new 10-acre Asia Continent expansion, which is expected to open in 2026. The Asian habitat will join the other two continental habitats long established at the family attraction, featuring African and North American flora and fauna....
RRSpin.com - Wed August 10, 2022
North Carolina Presents Halifax County With $39M for New Eastman Elementary School
The Halifax County Schools system in eastern North Carolina was the recipient Aug. 4 of a check for just over $39 million to build a new Eastman Elementary School in the western part of the county. Michael Wray, a Democratic state House member representing District 27 in Halifax and Northampton counties, presented the check to local officials at the site of the new school, according to RRSpin.com, a news source for the rural region....
Wilmington StarNews - Mon August 01, 2022
Completion of Federal Building in Wilmington, N.C., Still Years Away
In the heart of downtown Wilmington, N.C., the Alton Lennon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is surrounded by a thicket of fences. Neon orange construction dividers and tall chain-link fences cordon off the building, while construction carries on behind....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu July 21, 2022
Charlotte's Hoopaugh Grading Preparing N.C. Site for New Macy's Fulfillment Center
Over its almost 70 years serving the two Carolinas, Charlotte, N.C.'s Hoopaugh Grading Co. (HGC) has developed an outstanding reputation among contractors and developers for its prominent level of expertise in performing pre-construction work on projects of all sizes....
Winston-Salem Journal - Thu July 14, 2022
Progress Visible Along Eastern Part of Winston-Salem, N.C.'s Northern Beltway
By car, especially in and around the peak commuter travel times along U.S. Highway 52, Salem Parkway and Interstate 40 in Winston-Salem, N.C., progress on the region's much-anticipated Northern Beltway project can be difficult to discern....
Hoar Construction - Tue July 12, 2022
Hoar Announces Completion of Construction On Fenton
Hoar Construction has announced the completion of construction on Phase I of Fenton, a 945,000-sq.-ft. mixed-use development in Cary, N.C., near Raleigh. Hoar joined the project as the general contractor in the winter of 2020, handling preconstruction and construction services on behalf of owner Hines....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 07, 2022
S.T. Wooten Makes Progress On I-95 Project
A map of the United States reveals that I-95 snakes its way from northern Maine all the way to southern Florida. This interstate is the major link between most of the cities on the eastern seaboard. With a length of nearly 2,000 mi., I-95 is the longest north-south interstate in the country....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu June 23, 2022
GP Rental Opens Unique Location to Serve Contractors
At the construction site of a gigantic new biotech facility in Holly Springs, N.C., contractors now have quick-time access to a facility that can supply the equipment and services they need to keep the project running apace....
Hitachi - Wed June 22, 2022
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc. Welcomes Hills Machinery
Hills Machinery and Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc. (HCMA) recently established a partnership to market the Hitachi excavator and wheel loader equipment lines. The alliance will allow Hills Machinery and HCMA to grow the lineup of world-renowned Hitachi equipment across the North Carolina and South Carolina regions, and enable HCMA to introduce the broader lineup of Hitachi-branded equipment to the Carolina marketplace....
Port City News - Tue June 14, 2022
NCDOT's 10-Year Plan Could Fund Hundreds of Projects in Wilmington Area
The construction of a bike lane in Carolina Beach, an extension of Wilmington's Independence Boulevard, a new taxiway at the city's international airport, the widening of Gordon Road — these projects are just a few of the 116 building efforts, with an estimated value of $1.5 billion, slated for the southeastern coastal area over the next decade, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)....
