Mon January 15, 2018
Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company Hosts Sale in Lumberton
On Dec. 27, Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company held its 23rd annual December Contractors Auction in Lumberton, N.C. The major public auction consisted of earth moving equipment, paving and compaction equipment, heavy duty trucks and trailers, support equipment, agricultural equipment, attachments, pickups, sport utility vehicles, automobiles, and other items....
Mon January 15, 2018
Ritchie Bros. Officials Visit Meco Miami
Senior members of the Ritchie Bros. leadership team recently visited Meco Miami ahead of the annual Florida Auctions. Gary Seybold, vice president of OME dealers and special accounts, and Jake Lawson, group senior vice president of USA East, both of Ritchie Bros., visited Meco Miami in the past, but it was the first visit for Ravi Saligram, CEO of Ritchie Bros....
Mon January 15, 2018
J.H. Hiers Construction 'Does It All' With Volvo, Ascendum
Machinery has been a big part of Jeff Hiers' life for as long as he can remember — his father ran tractors on their family farm, his mother's family ran a construction company. So, after studying civil engineering at The Citadel, he went to work for the family business: Brunson Construction Company, a general contractor/commercial builder....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 15, 2018
JESCO Inc. Builds New $55M Baseball Stadium for Mississippi State University
Even as construction continues on the new $55 million baseball stadium for Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville to rebuild the Dudy Noble Field — the homefield of the Bulldogs — the team has already held some practices inside the grounds of the new structure, which is being built by JESCO Inc....
Thu January 11, 2018
Daesol Material Georgia Creates 110 New Jobs
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced that Daesol Material Georgia LLC has completed the construction of its new Harris County manufacturing facility, creating 110 jobs. Daesol Material Georgia, a manufacturer of automotive fiber padding, invested $35 million in the construction and equipping of a 120,000-sq.-ft....
Thu January 11, 2018
Savannah Moves Ahead With Plans for New 9,000-Seat Arena
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) The Savannah City Council has approved a $2.8 million contract for a firm to manage construction of a new arena. The planned 9,000-seat arena is expected to take about 38 months to design and construct, The Savannah Morning News reported....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 11, 2018
Adamo Demos Georgia Dome in Downtown ATL
Brought in from Detroit, Mich., by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) to demolish its 71,000-seat Georgia Dome, the Adamo Demolition Company perfectly executed the implosion of the stadium — in 12 seconds — that was built in 1992 as the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons football team....
Emery P. Dalesio - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue January 02, 2018
Chinese Tiremaker Chooses N.C. Site for Major Plant
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A Chinese tiremaker is moving more aggressively into the United States market, announcing plans Dec. 19 for a North Carolina factory that is to eventually employ 800 and produce six million tires a year....
Janet McConnaughey – Associated Press - Tue January 02, 2018
Suit Asks for Governor's Office, Sheriff's Pipeline Records
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A human rights law firm has sued the Louisiana governor's office and a sheriff's office to get records involving a crude oil pipeline proposed to cross the Atchafalaya (uh-CHAF-uh-LY-uh) Basin....
Tue January 02, 2018
Martin & Martin Auctioneers Welcomes Bidders to Pelzer
On Dec. 13, Martin & Martin Auctioneers Inc. held an absolute auction at its permanent auction facility in Pelzer, S.C. It featured construction equipment, trucks, trailers, related items from local contractors and others....
