Sound Heavy Machinery - Mon July 10, 2023
Terex Selects Sound Heavy Machinery to Represent Its Rough Terrain Crane Product Lines
Sound Heavy Machinery (SHM) has been named the official Terex rough terrain crane dealer for North and South Carolina. The Wilmington, N.C.-based dealer will represent Terex in selling, marketing, servicing and parts for the current four-model product line and legacy equipment....
Balfour Beatty - Mon July 10, 2023
Balfour Beatty Awarded $36M Highway Project in Columbus County, N.C.
Balfour Beatty was awarded an approximately $36 million contract on behalf of North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to reconstruct the junction of state highways N.C. 87 and N.C. 11 near Sandyfield, which is northwest of Wilmington, N.C....
Eric Olson - Thu July 06, 2023
Asphalt Paving of Shelby Tests Blaw-Knox Prototype Paver
For Don Dedmon Jr., and his father, Don Sr., the reasons to choose — and continue to run — Blaw-Knox asphalt paving equipment in their business have always come down to two things: price and reliability....
Appalachian Today - Thu June 29, 2023
Appalachian State University in North Carolina to Begin Building Innovation District This Summer
This summer, the first academic building for Appalachian State University's Innovation District will begin to take shape, with construction slated to begin in July. The Boone, N.C., school's Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research will be the first net-zero energy building in ASU's planned Innovation District....
Carolina Cat - Tue June 20, 2023
Carolina Cat Power Systems, Atom Power Partner to Increase Accessibility to EV Charging, Energy Solutions
Carolina Cat Power Systems, a leader of distributed power for a wide range of industries, and Atom Power, a pioneer in networked energy, announced a partnership to make electric vehicle (EV) charging and power solutions more accessible to their customers and partners....
The Associated Press - Tue June 13, 2023
Toyota to Invest Another $2.1B Into North Carolina Electric, Hybrid Battery Plant
Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that is under construction near Greensboro, N.C. The plant will supply batteries to Toyota's huge complex in Georgetown, Ky., which will build Toyota's first U.S.-made electric vehicle, a new SUV with three rows of seats....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed June 07, 2023
Dream On 3, Industry Team Up to Fulfill Kids' Sports Dreams
The ability to help make dreams come true for kids and young people with life-altering physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities is a blessing reserved for a rare group of people. The number of organizations that do so in a highly developed and effective way are few, but a nonprofit based in Charlotte, N.C., has thrived for more than 10 years by applying its own novel spin to fulfilling youngsters' dreams sure to last a lifetime....
CEG - Wed June 07, 2023
Customers Like Changes at James River's Charlotte Branch
The Charlotte, N.C., branch of James River Equipment has grown in popularity among both construction contractors and users of agricultural equipment over the past several years, and new developments there are likely to ensure that continues....
NCDCR & Raleigh News & Observer - Tue May 16, 2023
State Capitol Building Rehab Kicks Off Several Planned Projects in Raleigh, N.C.
The historic North Carolina State Capitol building closed to the public May 3 for major construction and repair work, and will remain shuttered until further notice, according to the state's Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDCR)....
CEG - Thu May 11, 2023
Volvo Shows Off Electric Compacts at Ascendum's Asheville Branch
Volvo Construction Equipment held its latest Electric Demo Day event on May 5, 2023, at the Mills River, N.C., branch of Ascendum Machinery, just outside Asheville, where the manufacturer showcased its new L25 electric compact loader and ECR25 electric compact excavator to an audience of curious contractors and operators....
