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.
Metcalf is a seasoned professional who spent 11 years working the sales territory of northern Virginia for James River from its Manassas Park location....
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Driving to the Great Smoky Mountains from Interstate 40 in eastern Tennessee has often been a frustrating adventure for motorists looking to visit the most popular national park in the U.S....
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Giving timeworn construction equipment a second life and saving money for the customers of ASC Construction Equipment USA Inc. is the fervent goal of both Patrick Overstreet and Cory Penland....
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With summer in full swing, road crews are expected to ramp up the rehabilitation of a 4.2-mi. (6.8 km) stretch of Union Cross Road in eastern Forsyth County that will include the area’s first diverging diamond interchange, or DDI, at its intersection with Interstate 40....
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Joey and Chris Coogler have always been willing to take on the dirty, labor-intensive jobs necessary in order to ensure that sparkling new roads, sidewalks, buildings and homes can be built and enjoye...
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Columbia, S.C., based Hills Machinery, already well-known as one of the southeast's most dynamic equipment dealerships, is proving it again with several bold moves....
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Construction crews north of Atlanta are finishing up a 46,610 sq. ft. (4,330.2 sq m) upscale transitional care medical facility designed to care for patients who have been discharged from the hospital...
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American Crushers & Screens, headquartered in Siler City, in central North Carolina, has become a leader in the sales and service of a variety of material-handling machinery....
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As an example of its uncomplicated design, the LG959 has adopted a single lever control system, which ensures convenient and flexible operation...
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The point where the two major highways intersect is finally getting a much-needed facelift....
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The success enjoyed by Charleston Bulk Transfer (CBT) over the past several years can be tied directly to one dynamic piece of machinery found at a company pier on Charleston, S.C., Cooper River....
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The finish line is now in site for a project talked about for over four decades....
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Motorists traveling east on U.S. Highway 64 from west of Lexington, N.C., will have to endure an out-of-the-way detour a few months longer due to a new bridge project that is delayed....
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Cat Auctions saw double the number of attendees at the Florida Auctions than they usually have at an average live auction....
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Gallaher Inc. Construction & Industrial Equipment has maintained a sterling partnership with several equipment manufacturers over the years....
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A small development company has set its sights on building 57 single-family homes on 13 acres of land on a hill overlooking the Chattahoochee River....
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New road work signals the beginning of what is destined to be just the first part of a major new road project in north-central Georgia....
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Adaptation is the key to sixty successful years for Linder....
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VDOT does what it can to temper the bumper to bumper traffic snarls around Washington D.C....
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The Sennebogen 825 material handler changes the game for one North Carolina company....
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