Fri April 17, 2009
Coble Trench Safety Holds Lunch ’n’ Learn in Charlotte
Coble Trench Safety held a Lunch ’n’ Learn at its location in Charlotte on April 7. The Lunch ’n’ Learn included one-hour presentations on trench safety, hands on experience with trench equipment, a catered barbecue lunch, door prizes and a chance for contractors to network with other contractors....
Fri February 06, 2009
Officials Eye Faster Rail Link From Charlotte to Atlanta
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Transportation officials are considering the development of a rapid passenger rail service that would link Charlotte and Atlanta with a train that would travel at about 100 mph. A federal study released in January found that officials could realistically develop service that travels between 90 and 110 mph without needing major changes to the existing rail corridor....
Thu January 01, 2009
Stafford Hosts Eco-Crusher Demo Event in Charlotte
Stafford hosted a live demo of the Eco-Crusher Dec. 16 in Charlotte, N.C. Local contractors looking for onsite crushing solutions stopped by Stafford for some lunch and demonstrations of the Eco-Crusher attachment....
Ieva M. Augstums - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 07, 2008
Charlotte Posts Modest Gain Amid National Housing Slump
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) While home prices in much of the rest of the nation are falling, Charlotte managed to eke out modest gains compared to a year earlier. Even so, the market is showing signs of softening....
Jennifer Hetrick - Wed February 13, 2008
Charlotte in MIdst of Crane Boom
The nation as a whole may be experiencing a downturn in construction and real estate transactions but Charlotte, N.C., is growing in an unprecedented boom. The most pronounced evidence of this growth appears in the sky, where a record-breaking number of cranes loom above construction sites ranging from new tourist attractions to high-end, high-rise residential towers....
Thu October 25, 2007
James River Shows Off Expanded Charlotte Location
James River Equipment’s open house to ceremoniously cut the ribbon on the 10,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its Charlotte, N.C., drew more than local guests, employees and contractors. Two John Deere executives joined in on the Oct....
Mon October 08, 2007
Briggs Brings Case Rodeo Series to Charlotte Branch
Briggs Construction Equipment held its sixth rodeo in the Case Rodeo series Sept. 21, in Charlotte, N.C. This was the first rodeo in several years for this location and Briggs said it proved to be a successful event with more than 300 people attending....
Maura Bohart - Thu September 27, 2007
Demolition Eliminates Final Remnant of Charlotte Hornets
At 10:29 a.m. on June 3, Dykon Blasting Corp. set off a warning siren and then pressed a very important button. It sounded like the game buzzer at the end of a Hornets game, but this siren signaled the end of an era....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Thu June 07, 2007
Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom
Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Mon April 09, 2007
Pizzagalli Construction Pumps Up Water Treatment Plant in Charlotte
Pizzagalli Construction Company is on schedule and approximately halfway finished with a $46 million project involving the Briar Creek Influent Pump Station at Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Charlotte, N.C....
