Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed August 28, 2024
Volvo Wheel Loaders Critical to Harrison Construction Co.
Any aggregates business that operates concrete plants, asphalt facilities and quarries can only be successful if it uses the best machines to move its heavy materials from one place to another. One such firm is Harrison Construction Co., with offices in Knoxville, Tenn., and Asheville, N.C., that not only supplies and delivers construction aggregates in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina but is itself a major paving contractor in the area....
Sound Heavy Machinery - Mon August 26, 2024
Faresin USA Appoints Sound Heavy Machinery As Its Carolinas Dealer
Sound Heavy Machinery (SHM) was tapped by Faresin USA to represent its line of telehandlers in North and South Carolina, joining the brand's growing list of North American dealers. The Italian-based manufacturer offers six categories of all-terrain telehandlers in North America — small range, FS compact, FS middle, heavy-duty, big range and electric powered....
CEG - Thu August 15, 2024
Dynapac Celebrates Anniversary By Actively Supporting Dream On 3
To mark Dynapac North America's 90th anniversary in 2024, the Fort Mill, S.C., maker of paving, compaction and light equipment for road construction recently hosted an event in support of Dream On 3, a local nonprofit that helps make sports dreams come true for children with life-altering physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities....
Balfour Beatty - Tue August 13, 2024
Balfour Beatty Selected to Deliver Onslow County's Albert J. Ellis Airport Expansion Project in North Carolina
Balfour Beatty has been selected to deliver the runway expansion at Albert J. Ellis Airport in Jacksonville, N.C., on behalf of Onslow County. The project includes extensive renovation and expansion of the airport's taxiway and runway to provide a transformative travel experience for travelers of Jacksonville, Wilmington, New Bern and Eastern North Carolina area....
Hendersonville Times-News & EcustaTrail.org - Wed August 07, 2024
Six Steel Pedestrian Bridges Being Installed Along Ecusta Trail in Henderson County, N.C.
The initial phase of construction on the Ecusta Trail in western North Carolina is moving forward with the installation of six new bridges along what was once an old railroad bed. The first phase is scheduled to open in December, Henderson County Engineer Marcus Jones told the Hendersonville Times-News....
CEG - Thu August 01, 2024
James River Equipment Holds Customer Appreciation Event
James River Equipment held a customer appreciation event July 25, 2024, at its Charlotte, N.C., facility. Approximately 375 contractors and their families attended the event, which featured displays of the latest John Deere equipment, Wirtgen Group equipment, James River's service capabilities, including service trucks, and much more....
CEG - Wed July 10, 2024
Buttigieg Breaks Ground On New High-Speed Rail Line in Raleigh, Tours Other N.C. Projects
Construction has started on the first phase of a new high-speed rail line designed to link Raleigh, N.C., to Richmond, Va. The work got under way following a July 1 groundbreaking in the state capital attended by Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S....
Naval Air Systems Command - Tue July 09, 2024
New U.S. Military Fleet Readiness Center East Being Built at N.C.'s Global TransPark
Leaders and stakeholders from U.S. Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the North Carolina Global TransPark gathered at the latter's Kinston facility in late June to mark the groundbreaking for a new aviation maintenance complex set to house the depot's incoming military aircraft workload....
Charlotte Observer - Tue June 25, 2024
VIDEO: Charlotte City Council OKs Terms of $650M Renovation to Bank of America Stadium
The city of Charlotte, N.C., on June 24 agreed to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate Bank of America Stadium and start talking about a new multi-sports stadium in 2037. In a 7-3 vote, the Charlotte City Council agreed to terms of a deal that commits $650 million to update the nearly 30-year-old home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers and the Charlotte FC team in Major League Soccer....
North State Journal & Hayes Barton Place - Tue June 25, 2024
Construction to Finish Later This Year On Luxury Senior Living Community in Raleigh, N.C.
Viewing the development of Raleigh, N.C.'s new Hayes Barton Place senior living community from above is no longer just for the birds. Progress also is evident from the ground as Brasfield & Gorrie, the noted Alabama-based contractor, is building the new luxury life plan community, the North State Journal reported June 23....
