Ashe Post & Times & Blue Ridge Parkway - Tue April 18, 2023
Improved Asphalt to Be Applied to Many Areas of Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
Numerous areas of the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) in North Carolina will begin getting extensive pavement preservation treatment in the coming days. The Ashe Post & Times, in the northwest North Carolina High Country, reported April 15 that many parkway overlooks, parking areas, and roadside picnic stops from milepost 294 to 384 (between Blowing Rock and Asheville), and milepost 394 to 443 (south of Asheville to Balsam Gap), will be receiving new and improved asphalt surfaces during 2023....
Winston-Salem Journal - Wed April 05, 2023
UNCSA's Stevens Center Performance Hall to Close in Fall for Renovations
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) said March 22 that it plans to close the historic Stevens Center arts venue in mid-November to begin the first phase of the hall's renovation plan....
Patricia O’Brien – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed March 29, 2023
Fountain Quarry's Trish Harrell Digs New Trails in Industry
"If you have the drive to do something, no matter what anyone tells you and contrary to what society says, if you're good at it and you like it, just do it," says Trish Harrell, who will tell any woman who asks her about taking a job operating heavy equipment....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 16, 2023
DOT, Balfour Beatty Work to Complete a Unique Bridge in North Carolina
North Carolina DOT and construction giant Balfour Beatty are working together to replace Harker's Island Bridges, both more than 50 years old, with a modern two- lane bridge. The older version, a swing bridge, has become increasingly difficult to repair with costs rising rapidly....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu March 16, 2023
Final Leg of Fayetteville, N.C.'s I-295 Loop Built By Branch
A contract for the final leg of North Carolina's long-awaited Interstate 295/Fayetteville Outer Loop project was awarded this past summer to Branch Civil, a subsidiary of Branch Group, and one of the East Coast's most prestigious heavy construction firms....
CEG - Wed March 15, 2023
Artic Truck Takes Center Stage at Iron Auction Group Sale
On March 8, 2023, Iron Auction Group held another successful auction in Midland, N.C. There were bidders in attendance and online from all 50 states and foreign countries including the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Canada....
CEG - Wed March 15, 2023
Hills Machinery Hosts Case DL550 Minotaur Roadshow
Hills Machinery hosted The Groundbreaker Roadshow featuring the Case DL550, March 3, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Weighing in at more than 18,000 lbs. and working with 114 hp, the new first-of-its-kind machine delivers true dozing and grading performance, as well as powerful site loading capabilities and compatibility with hundreds of attachments, according to Case....
The Daily Tar Heel - Tue March 07, 2023
VIDEO: Construction on Carrboro, N.C.'s 203 Project Heading Toward Mid-2024 Finish
The 203 Project in downtown Carrboro, N.C., is set to be completed and open in June 2024, Susan Romaine, the town's mayor pro tem, told the Daily Tar Heel, based in nearby Chapel Hill. The 49,550-sq.-ft....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon March 06, 2023
Following Merger, New Abernethy Contracting LLC in Charlotte Opens
The ancient, but well-known proverb, "Fortune favors the bold," certainly applies to Chad Abernethy, who has twice made audacious business moves in his short career. Most recently, the 35-year-old Charlotte contractor and executive orchestrated the merger of his former company, Barton Contracting Corp., with the one founded by his grandfather and operated by his father, Hal Abernethy Inc....
WBTV & Catholic News Agency - Wed February 22, 2023
Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina Launches $100M Upgrade to Its Campus
Belmont Abbey College, a Catholic liberal school in North Carolina, has announced a massive $100 million development plan to fund physical and academic improvements at the college. Nicknamed the "Made True" campaign, $72 million has already been secured by donors to go toward the effort, according to WBTV in Charlotte....
