John Deere - Wed February 24, 2021

John Deere Extends SmartGrade Dozer Warranty

John Deere now offers an extended coverage package for its SmartGrade dozers. Available on select models, including the new 700L, 750L and 850L machines, the package features an extended three-year/5,000-hour powertrain and hydraulic warranty on all factory-built SmartGrade dozers, as well as the SmartGrade technology components....

Nortrax - Mon February 22, 2021

Nortrax Supports Mechanized Logging Operations Program

Nortrax announced its continued support of the Mechanized Logging Operations Program, which will resume this summer on June 28, 2021. The program is an educational joint venture of the Maine Community College System and the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, along with other industry partners....

Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu February 18, 2021

R.H. Price Installs Water Main Down Busy Charlotte Street

Anyone who has regularly driven around Charlotte, N.C., in the last couple of decades can attest to its seemingly never-ending growth. New skyscrapers are erected each year in the uptown, along with multi-story residential apartments and condominiums in the trendy neighborhoods nearby....

John Deere - Wed February 03, 2021

Deere Adds New Companies to Its 2021 Startup Collaborator Program

Deere & Company announced the companies that will be part of the 2021 cohort of the Startup Collaborator program. This program was launched in 2019 to enhance and deepen its interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for John Deere customers....

John Deere - Mon February 01, 2021

John Deere Rolls Out Performance Tiering Strategy Starting With Utility Loaders

Developed in response to evolving customer needs and expectations, John Deere launched its Performance Tiering Strategy, delivering a range of products at different levels of capability and user experience....

RDO Equipment Company - Wed January 27, 2021

RDO Equipment Becomes Official Wirtgen Group Dealer in Montana

Effective Dec. 17, 2020, RDO Equipment Co. is the official Wirtgen Group dealer in Montana, offering equipment, parts and service at the five RDO locations across the state: Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell and Missoula....

Renewable Energy - Tue January 26, 2021

Clearway Energy Group Begins Building Mesquite Sky

Clearway Energy Group has commenced construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Callahan County, Texas. Clearway also closed $427 million in construction debt financing, for which Mizuho Bank Ltd....

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 21, 2021

How Much Construction Technology Is Enough? James River Equipment Has the Answers

Automated. Robotic. Precise. These and other adjectives characterize construction equipment today. The question that sometimes follows is, to what end? As it turns out, that's a pretty good question....

Wirtgen - Wed January 20, 2021

Wirtgen Group, John Deere Lay Foundation for Industrial Site

Soil stabilizing is a particularly cost-effective and resource-friendly method for achieving the proper bearing capacity and quality of the soil and preparing it for civil engineering or building construction projects....

James River Equipment - Mon January 18, 2021

James River Equipment Launches New Location in Raleigh, N.C.

James River Equipment (JRE), a construction and agricultural equipment dealership for Virginia and the Carolinas, announced the opening of its newest location at 4161 Auburn Church Road in Garner, N.C....

Yellowhouse Machinery - Wed January 13, 2021

Yellowhouse Promotes Kritser to Sr. Veep, Director of Sales

Yellowhouse Machinery recently announced the promotion of John (Bub) Kritser, Jr. to senior vice president and director of sales, according to a news release. Kritser most recently served as division sales manager in Tulsa, Okla., for Yellowhouse's Oklahoma dealerships before returning home to Amarillo, Texas, with his wife, Kelly, and their 4-year-old son, John (Trip) Kritser III....