CEG - Thu October 26, 2023
Carolina Cat Hosts Next Generation Demo Days
Carolina Cat held a Next Generation Demo Days event Oct. 11-13, at an expansive 20-acre quarry in Midland, N.C. The event drew more than 500 customers, including a diverse group of industry professionals, equipment manufacturers and potential buyers....
CEG - Thu September 14, 2023
Carolina Cat Returns to Roots With New Salisbury, N.C., Branch
Charlotte-based Carolina Cat, with locations across western North Carolina, has gone back to its roots by opening its 10th store in the town of its origin. The new location, at 101 Mooresville Rd., just off Interstate 85 in Salisbury, is part of Carolina Cat's plan to expand its reach across the region to better serve its customers....
Weisiger Group - Thu July 13, 2023
CTE Changes Company Brand Name to Weisiger Group
CTE, a Southeast equipment and service provider for the construction, electric power generation and material handling industries, announced it is changing its company brand name to Weisiger Group. This new name was selected to honor the company's nearly 100-year history as a family-owned organization, with brands like Carolina CAT and LiftOne....
Carolina Cat - Tue June 20, 2023
Carolina Cat Power Systems, Atom Power Partner to Increase Accessibility to EV Charging, Energy Solutions
Carolina Cat Power Systems, a leader of distributed power for a wide range of industries, and Atom Power, a pioneer in networked energy, announced a partnership to make electric vehicle (EV) charging and power solutions more accessible to their customers and partners....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon March 06, 2023
Following Merger, New Abernethy Contracting LLC in Charlotte Opens
The ancient, but well-known proverb, "Fortune favors the bold," certainly applies to Chad Abernethy, who has twice made audacious business moves in his short career. Most recently, the 35-year-old Charlotte contractor and executive orchestrated the merger of his former company, Barton Contracting Corp., with the one founded by his grandfather and operated by his father, Hal Abernethy Inc....
CEG - Thu October 27, 2022
Tarheel Paving Benefits From Solid Alliance With Carolina Cat
John Pace, owner of Tarheel Paving & Asphalt company in Hendersonville, N.C., has seen his company prosper over its 43 years. While navigating through the peaks and valleys of an often-volatile business, Pace has always maintained an excellent reputation while serving the two Carolinas....
CEG - Thu September 29, 2022
N.C. Equipment Operator Moves to Next Round of Cat Global Challenge
Carolina Cat recently served as host of a unique competition among area machine operators. To determine the best operator in the region, along with two runners-up, the full-service dealership was the site of the first round of the 2022/2023 Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge on Sept....
CTE - Thu June 02, 2022
CTE Names Matt Nazzaro Chief Operating Officer
CTE (Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company) announced June 2 that Matt Nazzaro has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer and will oversee the daily management of the company, effective July 1....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu March 17, 2022
Carolina Cat Celebrates 95 Years as Family Business
From its headquarters in Charlotte, Carolina Cat (CTE), formerly known as Carolina Tractor & Equipment, is one of those rare jewels of American business: a family company founded during the "Roaring Twenties" that has achieved immense success without being acquired by a larger conglomerate....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 05, 2021
Woman-Owned B&N Grading Enjoys Rapid Growth in N.C.
When Heather Thompson and her then-partner, Brian Hux, decided to open a business together in 2010, they, like most small-business newbies, started off quite humbly. In their case, that meant renting a pickup truck by the hour, lining the bed with plywood and going to Charlotte-area asphalt plants to load it with hot asphalt, despite being warned not to by the vendors....
