Zoie Clift - Mon August 24, 2009
C.W. Matthews Leads Large Scale I-75 Project in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is in the midst of a large-scale construction project on I-75 in Morrow with the goal of reducing traffic congestion and preparing the community for future growth....
Fri July 24, 2009
Yancey Opens New Kennesaw Building Construction Products Location
Yancey Bros. Co., recently opened a new facility in Kennesaw, Ga., focused on providing parts, service, sales and rental for building construction products customers. Located at 2689 Barrett Lakes Blvd., at the corner of Barrett Lakes Boulevard and Duncan Road near Kennesaw State University, this store is well positioned to serve customers living and working in the northwest metro Atlanta area, according to the company....
Fri September 26, 2008
N.J. Wilbanks Has Developed Cherokee County for 50 Years
Family businesses pride themselves on passing the operation down from generation to generation, and Cherokee County’s N.J. Wilbanks Contractor Inc. is no exception. Celebrating 50 years in the clearing and grading business, the third generation of Wilbanks continues to prosper in northwest Georgia....
Wed August 13, 2008
Product Demonstration ’Shingles’ Out Peterson Grinder
Yancey Bros. Co. showcased an increasingly popular trend in the asphalt industry June 25 at a product demonstration in Dallas, Ga. As part of a national tour, a Peterson 4700B horizontal recycler stopped by BLD Inert Landfill to churn through a heap of roof shingles....
Thu July 31, 2008
No R&R for Little R Site Prep Amid Spike in Mulching Work
Clearing land in Georgia has been evolving over the last few years. In the past, clearing land consisted of cutting trees and brush, pushing all the debris into piles and burning it. But now, faced with environmental concerns on top of the drought conditions that exist in most Georgia counties, clearing land has taken on a new look....
Fri February 15, 2008
Chattahoochee Students Learn Skills in Cat Loader
Chattahoochee Technical College has a new machine to help prepare its students for a career in environmental horticulture. Instructor Bejie Herrin has added a Caterpillar 257B multi-terrain loader to the one-year-old program’s fleet, purchased from Yancey Bros....
Tue November 20, 2007
Cat Clocks 10,000 Hours for Tire Recycler
Jackson, Ga., native Doug Bernhardt will say that reliability and top-notch equipment are the keys to his successful tire recycling business. He sees the value in investing in the best employees, machines and equipment, from the computer-controlled, touch screen equipment that is used in the plant to the Caterpillar machines that support the recycling process....
Matthew Willett - Thu August 02, 2007
Crews Monitor Water Quality at Interchange Job
The Cherokee darter is a tiny fish, less than 3 in. long, found nowhere in the world outside the Etowah River basin; it’s been listed as a threatened species since 1995. So when the Georgia Department of Transportation let the contract for interchange reconstruction at I-575 and Ga....
Fri March 16, 2007
AccuGrade Key Component to Lock’s Dozing’s Success
Rodney Lock has seen less competition for jobs since he started using Caterpillar’s AccuGrade GPS and laser technology. “Many times I don’t even get bid against because of the accuracy that this system provides,” said the owner of Lock’s Dozing Inc....
Wed May 10, 2006
Two Promoted at Yancey Bros.
Yancey Bros. Co. has promoted Stan Lassiter to vice president of sales support and Vic Morris to vice president of parts and service. During the past decade Lassiter and Morris have played major roles in providing leadership and support to Yancey’s success during a period of tremendous growth in the construction industry across the state of Georgia....
