Sep 26, 2016
SC Rock Expands Haul Capacity With Bell 50-Ton Trucks
SC Rock has called on May Heavy Equipment to help supply it with the various machines it needs to do this type of heavy work....
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Eric Olson
CEG Correspondent
A writer and contributing editor for CEG since 2008, Eric Olson has worked in the news-gathering business for 45 years.
Olson grew up in the small town of Lenoir, N.C. in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where he began covering sports for the local newspaper at age 18. He continued to do that for several other dailies in the area while in college at Appalachian State University. Following his graduation, he worked for, among other companies, the Winston-Salem Journal, where he wrote and edited the newspaper's real estate and special features sections for 10 years. Since 1999 he has worked as a corporate media liaison and freelance writer, in addition to his time at CEG.
He and his wife, Tara, have been happily married for almost 40 years and are the parents of two grown and successful daughters. He currently is in the employ of two dogs and three cats, a job that he dearly loves.
Sep 12, 2016
Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport Modernizes Runway System
The $108 million project, to be done over four phases and six years, was first started in 2014....
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Aug 29, 2016
Sunshine State Sees Exciting New Transportation Project
An exciting new transportation project is being built in the Sunshine State that is designed to eventually move passengers to and from Miami and Orlando, one of the most populous and highly visited regions in the country....
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Aug 2, 2016
Crews Push On to Complete U.S. Highway 321 in N.C.
Not too many years ago U.S. Highway 321 in North Carolina was just a twisting two-lane road from the foothills town of Lenoir over the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains all the way to Boone....
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Aug 2, 2016
Lesner Bridge Project to Serve 40,000 Drivers
More than 40,000 vehicles a day pass over the Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach, many of them carrying people to and from the popular oceanfront....
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Jul 19, 2016
Tenn. Contractor Increases Efficiency With Komatsu Dozer
Knoxville’s Duracap Asphalt Co., one of eastern Tennessee’s top paving contractors, has always been noted for its hard work and the speed with which it gets projects completed for its clients....
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Jul 19, 2016
Florida Again Seeing Robust Road, Bridge Construction
The Great Recession that began in 2008 hit every sector of the American economy, but few states were delivered a body blow as hard as the one inflicted on Florida....
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Jul 18, 2016
Linder Set to Make an Impact in Used Equipment Marketplace
A recent decision to add another value-packed service to its business has positioned Linder Industrial Machinery to become a major player in the buying and selling of used construction equipment....
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Jun 20, 2016
Drilling Rigs Named for Fallen Soldiers
On a chilly and blustery day this past March, a very special pair of crawler-mounted drills were received at a Virginia-based electrical contractor before being dedicated to honor two of America's fallen soldiers....
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Jun 6, 2016
Komatsu Excavator Helps Small Tenn. Contractor to Thrive
Through the dealership, Rodney Murphy bought a Komatsu PC200LC-8 hydraulic excavator, which he described as displaying an impressive amount of brawn in its work....
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May 24, 2016
Benchmark Tool & Supply Makes Major Expansion Into Va.
Until recently, Benchmark has served customers throughout North Carolina, upstate South Carolina and a small portion of eastern Virginia....
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May 24, 2016
May Heavy Equipment Expands Presence in Eastern North Carolina
Since last fall, May Heavy Equipment has enjoyed great success across the whole of North Carolina due to a new acquisition by the highly-respected company....
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May 19, 2016
Modified Excavator Moves Product From Mighty Mississippi
Every spring, the Mississippi River is a busy thoroughfare of barges hauling all manner of goods up and down the waterway....
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Apr 26, 2016
Job on 2,000-Acre Farm Proves Game-Changing for Firm
Brannon Turbeville’s ability to find lucrative work through business networking, coupled with his fierce work ethic, has made him one of South Carolina’s top up-and-coming young contractors....
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Mar 28, 2016
Atkins Realize Pride of Ownership With Excavating Firm
The chance to run their own excavating business really sounded appealing to Monte and Donna Atkins....
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Feb 16, 2016
Orlando's JMHC Inc. Preparing Local Site for Massive New FedEx Facility
In north Polk County, at the intersection of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 27, land is being cleared for a new massive FedEx distribution center....
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Nov 23, 2015
City of Kannapolis Sees Smoother Roads With LeeBoy
When you have been successful and happy doing a construction job a certain way for a number of years, it is often difficult to see how it can be done even better....
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Oct 27, 2015
Recalling a 52-Year Project Through the Blue Ridge Mountains
Difficult challenges had to be overcome to get the parkway built....
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Sep 28, 2015
High Standards Produce 40 Years of Success for Flowe
Jim Flowe has not relied on mere luck to get his business to where it is in 2015....
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Sep 1, 2015
Motocross Racer Makes the Grade After Career Change
Todd Bennick’s career took a decidedly left turn several years ago — one that has made him a respected member of the construction industry....
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