CEG - Mon February 22, 2021
SCDOT Widening U.S. 17 North of Savannah in $41.9M Effort
A $41.9 million project widening U.S. Highway 17 between Hardeeville, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., to four lanes from two began Feb. 22, according to a release from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)....
CEG - Thu February 18, 2021
Jeff Martin Holds Retirement Auction for B & D Grading
On Jan. 21, 2021, Jeff Martin Auctioneers held a one owner retirement absolute auction for B & D Grading Inc. in Taylors, S.C. Buyers from 34 states and five countries attended, totaling 281 bidders between online and in person....
Charlotte Business Journal - Mon February 01, 2021
Piedmont Medical Sets Spring Building Start for Fort Mill, S.C., Hospital
Piedmont Medical Center plans to break ground on a hospital in Fort Mill, S.C., in the spring — marking a big step forward in a more than 15-year battle among the region's health-care systems to expand there....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 21, 2021
Earth Moves for SCDOT'S $620M I-85 Widening Project
Considered one of the largest and most complex undertakings in South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) history, the I-85 widening project will reduce congestion on the interstate, improve the safety of interchanges and replace aging infrastructure when complete....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu January 07, 2021
Lanier Sand and Soil Continues Its Many Decades of Success
One of South Carolina's most long lasting and highly regarded companies is Lanier Construction, which, as a provider of mined materials to contractors for several decades, does business as Lanier Sand and Soil....
SITECH - Thu January 07, 2021
SITECH Palmetto to Open South Carolina Location
SITECH Palmetto LLC has joined the network of SITECH distributors and is soon to be opening up a new location in South Carolina. Employees from the legacy SITECH Mid-Atlantic team have joined the newly formed SITECH Palmetto and are planning to open their first location in Rock Hill, S.C., in early February 2021....
Greenville News - Wed December 30, 2020
SCDOT Plans to Make Upgrades to Upstate's 'Golden Strip' Along I-385
The upstate South Carolina towns of Mauldin, Simpsonville and Fountain Inn are all located northwest to southeast along Interstate 385 in southern Greenville County. Collectively, the area is known locally as the "Golden Strip," with the interstate highway serving as the "strip."The Golden Strip is a name that was given to the area years ago due to the expectation that it was ripe for growth, and over time, that prediction came true as the corridor has experienced a boom in development....
Terex Trucks - Tue December 08, 2020
Hills Machinery Helps Bring New Levels of Success to Terex Trucks
Every year, Terex Trucks ships a significant proportion of its articulated haulers — the TA300 and TA400 — from its Motherwell facility in Scotland to customers across North America. This year, Hills Machinery — the company's dealer in North and South Carolina — has taken a considerable amount of the trucks to meet customer demand, resulting in a market share improvement of around 80 percent in its territories....
CHS Today - Mon December 07, 2020
Charleston, S.C.'s International African American Museum to Open in 2022
Recently, journalists took a hard hat construction tour of the nonprofit International African American Museum (IAAM) being built in Charleston, S.C., at the site of what once stood Gadsden's Wharf, the disembarkation point of up to 40 percent of all American slaves....
Cola Daily - Wed December 02, 2020
Bridge Through Columbia, S.C.'s Innovista Set to Finish in 2022
A new bridge is taking form in the Innovista region of downtown Columbia, S.C., after Richland County began construction earlier in the year. Innovista is designed to create a vibrant, mixed-use urban neighborhood in the capital city in an area that is made up of largely undeveloped land, parking lots and low-density industrial and commercial uses near the University of South Carolina (USC) campus....
