Emily Buenzle - Fri February 23, 2018
State Utility to Pay Millions in Upkeep of Abandoned Reactor Construction Site
Santee Cooper, South Carolina's utility service provider, announced it plans to pay a hefty price to preserve the equipment and parts at an abandoned nuclear reactor site. According to a letter released Feb....
Fri February 09, 2018
Gas Tax Bolsters State's Road Maintenance Funding
A higher gas tax that took effect July 1, 2017 has brought in millions of dollars to help pay for much-needed improvements to South Carolina's roads and bridges. According to Christy Hall, head of the South Carolina Department of Transportation, the agency anticipates receiving around $149 million in 2018 for these projects, The State reported....
Mon January 29, 2018
Real Estate Project to Set New Standards in Student Living
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) announced financing for the development of Epoch Clemson, a 310-unit/994-bed student housing community serving Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. The HFF team worked on behalf of the vertically integrated specialty housing company Valeo Groupe US (“Valeo”) and equity partner, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC (“Harrison Street”), to place the floating-rate construction loan with Citizens Bank....
Cindy Riley - Thu January 25, 2018
Three-Leg Directional Interchange Provides Access to Volvo Manufacturing Facility
Construction crews in Berkeley County, S.C., are building a new three-leg directional interchange along I-26 that will provide direct access to the South Carolina Volvo cars manufacturing facility. The $44 million interchange is located along I-26 at mile marker 189, roughly two miles east of SC 27/Ridgeville Road and approximately 5 mi....
Thu January 11, 2018
United Infrastructure Debuts 298 Series 2 in South Carolina
The contract for SC Route 9 Bridge over the Catawba River in Lancaster, S.C., requires the placement of 170-ft. bulb-tee beams weighing 200,000 lb. (90 718 kg). The beams are some of the longest ever erected in the state of South Carolina....
Thu January 11, 2018
New Company Forms in Wake of Major Dealer Acquisitions
In a multi-faceted transaction that closed on Jan. 5, National Equipment Dealers (NED) acquired Four Seasons Equipment, May Heavy Equipment and Earthmovers Construction Equipment, LLC, as well as some assets of International Iron....
Tue January 02, 2018
Martin & Martin Auctioneers Welcomes Bidders to Pelzer
On Dec. 13, Martin & Martin Auctioneers Inc. held an absolute auction at its permanent auction facility in Pelzer, S.C. It featured construction equipment, trucks, trailers, related items from local contractors and others....
The Associated Press - Fri December 15, 2017
Crews Work to Rebuild Sand Dunes After Hurricane
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) Work has started on rebuilding sand dunes at a South Carolina beach damaged by Hurricane Matthew last year. Trucks filled with sand started rolling into North Myrtle Beach under the project expected to take about three months, The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported....
Omaha Media Group - Wed December 06, 2017
Wednesday Wrap-Up : December 6, 2017
It's Wednesday Wrap-Up time and just in case you missed it, here is your recap of some of the most popular stories from our site over the past week:Blasts Fails To Bring Down Upper Section Of SilverdomeIn Pontiac, Michigan, a partial implosion of the Silverdome, the former home of the Detroit Lions, failed to bring down the upper section of the dome....
Mon December 04, 2017
PIRTEK Expands Southeast Presence With S.C. Location
PIRTEK, a leading fluid transfer solutions company, has expanded its Southeast presence with a location in Columbia, S.C. The new PIRTEK location is the first in South Carolina. Jason Barrs opened his franchise, PIRTEK Columbia, under the company's Tier 2 model, which was rolled out last year....
