Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 09, 2019
Barnhill Working to Deliver N.C. Outer Loop Segment
There are three ongoing contracts for work to complete the North Carolina Department of Transportation's 39-mi. Interstate 295 project — locally known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop — an initiative that has the state investing approximately $1 billion for its entire job to improve traffic flow in the Fayetteville metropolitan area and Fort Bragg....
Link-Belt Cranes - Tue August 13, 2019
Winston-Salem Bridge Construction Continues for 248 HSL
In November 2018, a one-mile stretch of major highway in Winston-Salem, N.C., was closed for demolition and resurfacing. The stretch of road will reopen in early 2020, complete with new bridge overpasses, modernizing on and off ramps, and straightening its path (with fewer curves) through the city....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon August 12, 2019
Unique New Outer Banks Bridge Under Construction in Rodanthe, N.C.
Fierce ocean storms, hurricanes and nor'easters have regularly pounded the rail-thin Outer Banks of North Carolina. Cape Hatteras is famous for being the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," a spot on the East Coast notorious for the hundreds of sunken ships sent to the bottom of the ocean floor — some from as far back as the 1500s....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 29, 2019
Conti to Deliver Outer Loop by September
The North Carolina Department of Transportation's ongoing effort to construct the future Interstate 295, also known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop, has partially opened to traffic. But a total of four other sections remain either under construction, design or development....
CEG - Mon July 29, 2019
Ladies of Carolina Cat Participate in Unique Demo Day
On June 14, Carolina Cat hosted a demo day for members of its Women LEAD employee organization in the Charlotte, N.C., area. The purpose of the Women LEAD initiative is to cultivate a diverse and growing employee base by providing targeted opportunities that foster a supportive community for females working in the construction equipment business....
CEG - Mon July 15, 2019
Carolina Cat Showcases Next Gen Equipment at Charlotte Area Event
On June 12 and 13, Carolina Cat hosted consecutive demo days for customers in the Charlotte, N.C., region featuring Caterpillar's latest and greatest in new technology. More than 400 people attended the two-day event, which showcased Cat's Next Generation equipment lines spread out over approximately 20 acres....
ALL Family of Companies - Wed June 12, 2019
Crane, Bulldozer Partner to Set Cantilever Bridge
Cranes and bulldozers rule different realms: one, the air and the other, land. It's not every day they collaborate on setting a bridge, but they did just that for a temporary cantilever bridge in Aurora, N.C., earlier this year....
CEG - Mon June 03, 2019
Wheeler Johnson Joins the Staff of JM Wood Auction
Wheeler Johnson recently joined the staff of JM Wood Auction and will represent the needs of customers and prospects and for sourcing machines in the state of North Carolina. Johnson is a native of Nashville, Tenn., and spent the last 23 years working in various positions in the construction and auction industries....
CEG - Fri May 03, 2019
Carolina Cat Agrees to Take on Weiler Pavers, NorAm Line
With the turn of the calendar often comes change. For Carolina Cat, the new year brought new product lines and partnerships. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, all Carolina Cat locations in the western half of North Carolina — Asheville, Charlotte Main, Charlotte North, Charlotte South, Deep Gap, Goldsboro, Sylva, Greensboro, Hickory, Monroe and Troy — began carrying both NorAm and the full Weiler lines, including Weiler's commercial paving line, which was created in 2010 with the launch of the P385 paver....
AGC - Tue May 28, 2019
AGC Foundation Recognizes Drexel University Educator and East Carolina University Student for Their Excellence in the Field of Construction
The AGC Education and Research Foundation has recognized Drexel University Professor Charles W. Cook with its Outstanding Educator Award, given annually to an educator who makes a significant mark in the field of construction education, and recognized Joseph Franklin as the James L....
