CEG - Thu October 12, 2023
Lloyd Meekins and Sons Holds Auction in Lumberton, North Carolina
Lloyd Meekins and Sons held another successful absolute auction Sept. 26, 2023, at its permanent auction facility in Lumberton, N.C. Bidders, who came from 27 states and four countries, vied for an assortment of construction equipment, farm machinery, attachments and various other items....
M.H. Eby - Wed October 04, 2023
M.H. Eby Welcomes New Dealer in North Carolina
M.H. Eby announced that Trailers of the East Coast in Mocksville, N.C., is now an authorized dealer of Eby equipment trailers, livestock trailers and truck bodies. Trailers of the East Coast has been in business since 1945 serving North Carolina and the surrounding area....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 28, 2023
ST Wooten, NCDOT Wrapping Up Project to Double Capacity On I-95
S.T. Wooten is finishing up a multi-year construction project to double the traffic capacity on I-95 in North Carolina. This massive project covers 18.2 mi. and is now 82 percent complete. Final details will stretch into 2025, but by then motorists will already be enjoying two additional lanes in each direction on this highway, providing less congestion and greater safety....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 14, 2023
North Carolina Zoo's $75M Expansion Makes Room for Asia Exhibit
Scheduled to open in 2026, the highly-anticipated Asia continent marks the North Carolina Zoo's first major expansion since its North American wing opened in 1994. When complete, the $75 million expansion will feature a variety of animals and include a 300-seat indoor café overlooking the tiger's habitat....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu September 14, 2023
Western N.C.'s Valley Precast Supplies MagnumStone to Region
Since he was a youngster, Jason Ball always enjoyed being outside and using equipment, whether it was for farming or construction. By the time he had become a young adult, he decided that construction was the career for him, and he wasted little time getting started....
CEG - Thu September 14, 2023
Ironpeddlers, Transit & Level Clinic, AGTEC Collaborate to Hold Construction Rodeo
Ironpeddlers, Transit & Level Clinic and AGTEC held a Construction Rodeo Sept. 1, 2023, at Ironpeddlers' main facility in Monroe, N.C. The event featured the latest SANY equipment equipped with Leica products....
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....
North Carolina State University - Wed September 06, 2023
New Science Building Headlines More Than $1B in Construction at Campus of NCSU
The Brickyard on the campus of North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh has turned to dust for the time being, but it will soon be jumping again with the construction of the school's innovative Integrative Sciences Building (ISB)....
Blue Ridge Public Radio & Asheville Regional Airport - Tue August 22, 2023
Western North Carolina's Asheville Regional Airport Begins $400M Expansion Effort
It has been a summer of milestones for western North Carolina's Asheville Regional Airport, now the third busiest airfield complex in the state. In June, a record high 200,000 monthly passengers — an almost 25 percent increase from the previous year — traveled through the hub....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 17, 2023
NCDOT Marks Milestone On $360M I-40 Widening Project
In the Tar Heel state, crews responsible for widening Interstate 40 from southeast Raleigh to Clayton are marking a major milestone. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been monitoring the multi-year, $360 million project since work began in 2018....
