Appalachian Today - Thu June 29, 2023
Appalachian State University in North Carolina to Begin Building Innovation District This Summer
This summer, the first academic building for Appalachian State University's Innovation District will begin to take shape, with construction slated to begin in July. The Boone, N.C., school's Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research will be the first net-zero energy building in ASU's planned Innovation District....
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....
The Associated Press - Tue June 13, 2023
Toyota to Invest Another $2.1B Into North Carolina Electric, Hybrid Battery Plant
Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that is under construction near Greensboro, N.C. The plant will supply batteries to Toyota's huge complex in Georgetown, Ky., which will build Toyota's first U.S.-made electric vehicle, a new SUV with three rows of seats....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed June 07, 2023
Dream On 3, Industry Team Up to Fulfill Kids' Sports Dreams
The ability to help make dreams come true for kids and young people with life-altering physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities is a blessing reserved for a rare group of people. The number of organizations that do so in a highly developed and effective way are few, but a nonprofit based in Charlotte, N.C., has thrived for more than 10 years by applying its own novel spin to fulfilling youngsters' dreams sure to last a lifetime....
CEG - Wed June 07, 2023
Customers Like Changes at James River's Charlotte Branch
The Charlotte, N.C., branch of James River Equipment has grown in popularity among both construction contractors and users of agricultural equipment over the past several years, and new developments there are likely to ensure that continues....
NCDCR & Raleigh News & Observer - Tue May 16, 2023
State Capitol Building Rehab Kicks Off Several Planned Projects in Raleigh, N.C.
The historic North Carolina State Capitol building closed to the public May 3 for major construction and repair work, and will remain shuttered until further notice, according to the state's Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDCR)....
CEG - Thu May 11, 2023
Volvo Shows Off Electric Compacts at Ascendum's Asheville Branch
Volvo Construction Equipment held its latest Electric Demo Day event on May 5, 2023, at the Mills River, N.C., branch of Ascendum Machinery, just outside Asheville, where the manufacturer showcased its new L25 electric compact loader and ECR25 electric compact excavator to an audience of curious contractors and operators....
Ashe Post & Times & Blue Ridge Parkway - Tue April 18, 2023
Improved Asphalt to Be Applied to Many Areas of Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
Numerous areas of the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) in North Carolina will begin getting extensive pavement preservation treatment in the coming days. The Ashe Post & Times, in the northwest North Carolina High Country, reported April 15 that many parkway overlooks, parking areas, and roadside picnic stops from milepost 294 to 384 (between Blowing Rock and Asheville), and milepost 394 to 443 (south of Asheville to Balsam Gap), will be receiving new and improved asphalt surfaces during 2023....
Winston-Salem Journal - Wed April 05, 2023
UNCSA's Stevens Center Performance Hall to Close in Fall for Renovations
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) said March 22 that it plans to close the historic Stevens Center arts venue in mid-November to begin the first phase of the hall's renovation plan....
Patricia O’Brien – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed March 29, 2023
Fountain Quarry's Trish Harrell Digs New Trails in Industry
"If you have the drive to do something, no matter what anyone tells you and contrary to what society says, if you're good at it and you like it, just do it," says Trish Harrell, who will tell any woman who asks her about taking a job operating heavy equipment....
