Kubota - Wed June 02, 2021
Kubota Commemorates Three Million Units Sold
Kubota Tractor Corporation has sold its three millionth unit in the United States. The L3901 tractor was sold by Kubota dealership Kenansville Equipment Company in Kenansville, N.C., to customer Mike Trombly, both of whom were recognized recently by Kubota executives in a special ceremony....
Charlotte Observer - Wed June 02, 2021
VIDEO: Controlled Demolition Blows Center Span of Old Outer Banks Bridge
The last remaining center span of one of North Carolina's most famous bridges went up in smoke and flying debris on May 27 as part of a controlled explosion. Contractors blasted the final remaining horizontal section of the old Herbert C....
CEG - Thu May 27, 2021
Meekins Holds Retirement Auction for Currin Brothers
After 49 years in business, Currin Brothers has decided to retire, and hired Meekins Auction Company, in conjunction with Sound Heavy Machinery Inc. , to sell the equipment at absolute public auction. Since April 1, 1972, Currin Brothers Inc....
Wake Forest Baptist Health - Mon May 17, 2021
New $450M Hospital Care Tower Planned Near Downtown Winston-Salem, N.C.
Patients and visitors to the main campus of Wake Forest Baptist Center will soon notice prep work under way on a new $450 million care tower in Winston-Salem, N.C. The long-time regional hospital announced recently that the project will include an upgraded emergency department, modern operating rooms and enhanced adult intensive care units....
CEG - Wed May 05, 2021
Apple to Invest $1B on East Coast Hub in North Carolina, Expand Second Site
Apple unveiled plans in late April to build a campus and engineering hub near North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, committing more than $1 billion in investments and creating at least 3,000 new jobs for the area....
Doosan Bobcat - Tue May 04, 2021
Doosan Bobcat to Invest $70M to Add Jobs, Expand Manufacturing Operations in Statesville, N.C.
Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, announced plans for a $70 million expansion of its Statesville, N.C., manufacturing facility. The company plans to construct an additional 580,000 sq....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 29, 2021
Gregory Poole Equipment 70 Years … and Counting
Seventy years of success didn't just happen for Gregory Poole Equipment Company. The eastern North Carolina Caterpillar dealership's success has come from being well-grounded as an organization from its founding in 1951 and from being able to adapt to evolving — sometimes abruptly changing — circumstances....
Greensboro News & Record - Mon April 19, 2021
Work on North Carolina's Damaged Hanging Rock Visitors Center Slowed by Problems
The Hanging Rock Visitors Center in Stokes County, N.C., won't reopen as expected, due to a series of problems that have slowed renovations to the water-damaged visitor center. The variety of issues have some folks questioning the integrity of the $25 million structure....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu April 15, 2021
N.C. Contractor Finds Success Among Scenic Vistas
Joffrey Merrill has a cool job. Not only does he love his work, but he gets to do it outdoors amid the splendor of the southern Appalachian Mountains of North and South Carolina. The area where he operates his excavating company is beautiful but rugged country, particularly in and around his home base of Penrose, N.C., southwest of Asheville....
UMA - Wed April 14, 2021
Design Under Way for New UMA Geotechnical Headquarters
UMA Geotechnical Construction, a geotechnical contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic region, has announced that construction will soon be under way on its new headquarters in Colfax, N.C. The company acquired the 15.5-acre parcel at 8051 National Service Road in December 2020 and currently is engaged in the design process....
