Port City Daily - Tue August 25, 2020
Surf City Expects to Spend $25M on 10-Mile Berm and Dune System
The town of Surf City on North Carolina's Topsail island is looking to finally attain its coveted status as a "Corps-engineered beach" at an estimated cost of nearly $25 million. Surf City is expected to pay approximately $24.9 million for its 6-mi.-long portion of a 52,150-ft....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 20, 2020
Ascendum Machinery Opens Flagship Store Near Charlotte
In 60 years, Charlotte-based Ascendum Machinery has established itself among the country's best full-service dealers of top-brand construction equipment. The company is not only the exclusive distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment, but it employs a highly dedicated and knowledgeable staff committed to maximum uptime, quality service and parts availability....
Thu August 20, 2020
Celebrating 40 Years at Carolina Cat
Pac-Man. Rubik's Cube. Post-it notes. What do all these things have in common? This year marks 40 years since their debut into the market. But at Carolina Cat, there are two other names that can be added to that list — John Hood and Greg Bradley....
Raleigh News & Observer - Wed August 12, 2020
Raleigh Landmark, The Big Yellow Tractor Sign, Returns to City Street
The old tractor sign from the former North Carolina Equipment Co. building has a new home on The Standard student apartment building along Raleigh's Hillsborough Street. When residents began moving into The Standard, a new student apartment building on Hillsborough Street, many of them passed under a big yellow tractor that has watched over this stretch of the street since before World War II....
CEG - Tue August 11, 2020
Rare 5.1 Quake in North Carolina Spares Street Project Near Epicenter
The mayor of Sparta, N.C., issued a state of emergency Aug. 9, hours after a rare magnitude 5.1 earthquake, with its epicenter just outside his town, was felt across North Carolina and neighboring states, and from Georgia to Ohio....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 10, 2020
Conveyer Belt Speeds Up Fayetteville Outer Loop Progress
Construction on another section of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Fayetteville Outer Loop project began last spring — a $129.7 million design-build contract awarded to the Wilmington, N.C.-based team of Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 06, 2020
North Carolina Mulch Improves Safety, Efficiency With New Feeder Stacker
After 22 years hauling and producing residential- and commercial-use mulch, Kirk Strickland knows what one efficient and essential piece of machinery can do for his company's success. He owns North Carolina Mulch Inc....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 06, 2020
College, Ironpeddlers Work to Close Operator Shortfall
For several years, construction companies of all sizes have been faced with a pronounced shortage of people looking to work in the building trade, including folks to operate heavy machinery. In many cases, job seekers are unaware of the salaries and benefits construction careers can provide them — if they possess the necessary skills....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu July 23, 2020
Infrastructure Solutions Group Expands to North Carolina
After 35 years of business throughout Virginia, Infrastructure Solutions Group expanded to add brick and mortar in the Tarheel state early this year. The company has been doing rental business throughout the Mid-Atlantic for years, and owners Eric Rocchiccioli and Ben Jones decided it was time for a second location to support their growing sales territory....
CEG - Thu July 16, 2020
Sennebogen Hosts Demo Day in North Carolina
On June 18, 2020, Sennebogen held a live demo day of its 718 tree handlers at the company's Stanley, N.C., headquarters. Greg Roberts, Sennebogen tree care manager, said that his initial focus will be on building awareness of the Sennebogen brand and familiarity with the 718 and 738 tree handlers within the industry....
