Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 05, 2021
James River Serves Growing Customer Base Via New Hub
To serve its growing base of customers in the construction industry in eastern North Carolina, James River Equipment in January opened a hub facility in the southern suburbs of Raleigh. The approximately 60,000-sq.-ft., full-service dealership relocated to a larger 25½-acre piece of property in Garner from another part of the Raleigh metro area....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu February 18, 2021
R.H. Price Installs Water Main Down Busy Charlotte Street
Anyone who has regularly driven around Charlotte, N.C., in the last couple of decades can attest to its seemingly never-ending growth. New skyscrapers are erected each year in the uptown, along with multi-story residential apartments and condominiums in the trendy neighborhoods nearby....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu February 18, 2021
Amid Challenges, N.C Freeway Interchange Remains on Schedule
It is now been almost nine years since contractors first began to transform the interchange at I-40 and I-77 in Statesville, N.C., 40 mi. north of Charlotte. With only an expected year-and-a-half left before the two-phased freeway project is finished, crews from two different construction companies have made quite a few upgrades to each interstate as well as several streets and roads feeding to them and the interchange....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 21, 2021
How Much Construction Technology Is Enough? James River Equipment Has the Answers
Automated. Robotic. Precise. These and other adjectives characterize construction equipment today. The question that sometimes follows is, to what end? As it turns out, that's a pretty good question....
James River Equipment - Mon January 18, 2021
James River Equipment Launches New Location in Raleigh, N.C.
James River Equipment (JRE), a construction and agricultural equipment dealership for Virginia and the Carolinas, announced the opening of its newest location at 4161 Auburn Church Road in Garner, N.C....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 07, 2021
Tolls Optional Once Blythe Construction Wraps Up $346M Project
Crews on a $346 million North Carolina express lane project are on the cusp of a milestone. They're about to shift traffic to the former median, which will allow them to begin work on new outside lanes in each direction....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed November 25, 2020
Hickory Contractor Evolves Over 54 Years to Stay Successful
If a new construction company can make it past its fledgling years and manages to keep the lights on, any continuing success is due to a series of evolutionary periods. For Hickory, N.C.'s Neill Grading & Construction, its success is rooted in being a third-generation family company....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu September 17, 2020
U.S. 70 Havelock Bypass: Another Upgrade to Critical North Carolina Corridor
Although not an interstate highway, U.S. Highway 70 in eastern North Carolina is steadily being transformed into one. The highway is already one of the state's most critical transportation arteries. Most of the route across the length of the state is made up of four lanes, while some sections have been converted to freeways....
James River Equipment - Mon August 31, 2020
James River Equipment Launches New Location In Chesapeake, Va.
James River Equipment (JRE), a construction and agricultural equipment dealership, announced the opening of its new location at 3921 Holland Boulevard in Chesapeake, Va. The new location will be the company's first in this area....
James River Equipment - Mon August 31, 2020
James River Equipment Opens Alexandria, Va., Location
James River Equipment (JRE), a John Deere equipment dealership, announced its new location at 4301 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304. The new site will be James River Equipment's first in this area....
