James River Equipment

Wed April 14, 2004

James River Fundraiser Brings in $51,000 for NC Victory Junction Project

James River Equipment hosted a fundraising auction March 29 for the “Victory Junction Gang Camp” project, an all-inclusive care facility for children. The camp is the brainchild of North Carolina racing family, Richard and Kyle Petty....

Thu December 11, 2003

Soil Solutions Cleans Up Contaminants With John Deere

With a fleet of John Deere equipment, Soil Solutions Inc. (SSI) is cleaning up what people leave behind –– thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil. The Winston-Salem, NC-based environmental service firm specializes in excavating, transporting and remediating petroleum and non-petroleum contaminated soils that can pollute the water table....

Tue November 11, 2003

James River Rolls Out John Deere Excavators With MICs

Advances in technology are allowing James River Equipment customers –– especially fleet managers –– to monitor excavator and operator performance on the job site. In August, the dealer, with locations in Virginia and North and South Carolina, began rolling out John Deere excavators with the new Machine Information Center (MIC), an onboard data logger that uses Palm Pilot and PC software to retrieve and view recorded machine information....

Fri May 09, 2003

John Deere, Timberjack Take Customers Into the Woods

Eight Southeast John Deere dealers (known as Team South) hosted a two-day extravaganza for more than 900 logging customers on April 11 and 12 in Charlotte, NC. Guests arrived Friday, April 11 and were treated to dinner and entertainment....

Giles Lambertson - Tue July 09, 2002

Scurry Grades Way for Northlite Shopping Center in Charlotte

The 110-acre (44.5 ha) site north of Charlotte, NC, on Interstate 85 was tree-covered as 2002 began, but beneath all the roots and top soil was rock. Lots of it. “Just about all the million yards is weathered rock,” said Brad Heavner, alluding to the volume of shale and earth to be moved on the project that will become the Northlite Shopping Center....

Giles Lambertson - Wed June 12, 2002

’Heavy Hitters’ Team Up for Victory Junction Project

Born of heartache, a camp for sick children in North Carolina has touched the hearts of numerous “heavy hitters” in the southeast region’s construction industry. “The Victory Junction Gang Camp” is little more today than 65 acres of trees and a couple of cleared areas....

Giles Lambertson - Tue June 11, 2002

Carolinas’ Bestracs Becomes James River Equipment

A John Deere equipment and service store that opened in Rock Hill, SC, in March was the latest fruit of a 76-year-old business venture built on partnerships. Partnering is the key to working relationships inside JRE Holdings Inc., which does business as James River Equipment....