CEG - Thu April 01, 2021
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Sells Iron at Pelzer, S.C., Auction
On March 25, 2021, Jeff Martin Auctioneers held its Annual East Coast Spring Construction & Transportation Auction in Pelzer, S.C. There was a wide variety of equipment from many different manufactures, including Komatsu, Cat, John Deere, Volvo Case, Bobcat, Takeuchi and more....
Charleston Post and Courier - Tue March 23, 2021
COVID Aid to Pay Off SCDOT's Debt May Lead to I-526 Widening
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is using approximately $140 million in federal COVID-19 aid to pay off debt and free up money for more interstate projects. It is currently unclear which projects will be the beneficiaries, though one could be the widening of Interstate 526 around the Charleston metro area....
CEG - Mon March 22, 2021
U.S. 501 Makeover in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Begins to Take Shape
Three projects in South Carolina from Conway to Myrtle Beach could change the way U.S. Highway 501 looks and functions over the course of the next three years. The latest construction to widen U.S. 501 began in February at Gardner Lacy Road, according to Pete Poore with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)....
Case Construction Equipment - Thu March 18, 2021
Case Launches ReNew Used Equipment Centers
Case Construction Equipment has launched the first official Case ReNew Centers in partnership with dealers Associated Supply Company Inc. (ASCO), Hills Machinery and RPM Machinery. The Case ReNew Centers will thoroughly inspect, service and recondition Case lease returns and/or other used Case equipment which will then be sold through Case dealers in highly populated equipment markets....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu March 04, 2021
Great People, Equipment Spur Success for N.C. Contractor
Lewis Barton puts a great deal of faith in the people that help make his utility construction company successful. In turn, his crews respect him and admire the way he and his management operate the firm....
Linder Industrial Machinery - Thu March 04, 2021
Linder Industrial Machinery Becomes Authorized Topcon Dealer in Carolinas
Linder Industrial Machinery is now an authorized Topcon Positioning dealer in North and South Carolina. "I am extremely excited about this partnership with Topcon and Linder in the Carolinas," said Chris Wilkes, Linder Industrial Machinery's senior vice president of sales of the Carolinas....
CEG - Thu February 25, 2021
New Training Center Being Built by BMW Manufacturing in South Carolina
Officials of BMW Manufacturing, along with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt, broke ground for a new $20 million, 67,000 sq.-ft. training center on the BMW campus in Spartanburg County. The investment continues the German automaker's 2017 commitment to invest $200 million over five years into workforce training, company officials said....
CEG - Mon February 22, 2021
SCDOT Widening U.S. 17 North of Savannah in $41.9M Effort
A $41.9 million project widening U.S. Highway 17 between Hardeeville, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., to four lanes from two began Feb. 22, according to a release from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)....
CEG - Thu February 18, 2021
Jeff Martin Holds Retirement Auction for B & D Grading
On Jan. 21, 2021, Jeff Martin Auctioneers held a one owner retirement absolute auction for B & D Grading Inc. in Taylors, S.C. Buyers from 34 states and five countries attended, totaling 281 bidders between online and in person....
Charlotte Business Journal - Mon February 01, 2021
Piedmont Medical Sets Spring Building Start for Fort Mill, S.C., Hospital
Piedmont Medical Center plans to break ground on a hospital in Fort Mill, S.C., in the spring — marking a big step forward in a more than 15-year battle among the region's health-care systems to expand there....
