Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 27, 2022
Excavation Near Virginia's U.S. 58 to Pave Way for Safer Traffic
U.S. 58 in southwestern Virginia carries traffic through picturesque scenery, like Jefferson National Forest and topping Lover's Leap Mountain. Although the scenery can be impressive, the curving two-lane roads with steep downhills can test motorists' patience and nerves and is problematic for truckers....
Motleys Industrial - Thu October 27, 2022
Motleys Industrial Hosts Successful Richmond, Va., Auction
Motleys Industrial held another successful heavy construction equipment and truck auction on Oct. 11 at its headquarters in Richmond, Va. The sale had more than 1,100 participating bidders from 48 states, including Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., and international bidders from locations including the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and Asia....
University of Virginia - Thu October 13, 2022
University of Virginia Kicks Off $130.5M Hotel/Conference Center Building Effort
Officials from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville broke ground Oct. 6 for a $130.5 million hotel and conference center to be built in UVA's Emmet-Ivy entrance corridor. Once complete, both the hotel and conference center, as well as the under-construction School of Data Science, will anchor the nearly 15-acre parcel that will serve as a central point to UVA's University Grounds, the college announced via its online news site....
Virginia Tech - Mon October 10, 2022
Virginia Tech's Dietrick Hall Renovations to Build Campus Community
The aim of renovating Virginia Tech's Dietrick Hall, and the adjacent Quillen Spirit Plaza, is to make the hub of residential activity on the Blacksburg campus an even more connected, inclusive and convivial community space when both projects open to students in the spring of 2023....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu September 29, 2022
Mauldin Helps Va.'s Racey Paving Keep Up With Workload
Brannon Racey is a young man working as superintendent at his family's paving company in the lush Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He also is preparing to one day soon assume the mantle of company owner from his father, Wayne, who has trained the younger Racey for the job since he could first walk....
Bluefield Daily Telegraph & Cardinal News - Tue September 27, 2022
Two States Progressing on Construction of Coalfields Expressway
Heavy equipment arrived in McDowell County, W. Va., in late September at the construction site for a portion of the long-awaited Coalfields Expressway, a four-lane highway running through the rugged mountains of southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia....
LiuGong - Tue September 27, 2022
Tri-Lift Industries Joins LiuGong North America Dealer Network
LiuGong North America is adding North Carolina-based Tri-Lift Industries to its dealer lineup. Founded in 1968, the third-generation family business covers a three-state area across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 22, 2022
Bizzack Construction Leads Vital Corridor Q Work
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is partnering with Bizzack Construction and subcontractors to build an updated road system that will improve regional connectivity and generate economic development in relatively isolated areas....
WBBT-TV & CEG - Wed September 21, 2022
Henrico County, Va., Leaders Share Glimpse of $50M Indoor Sports Facility
Construction crews are hard at work putting up tilt panels to set up the structure of Henrico County's new indoor Sports and Convocation Center at the soon-to-be-closed Virginia Center Commons in Glen Allen, Va....
Staunton News Leader & VMNH - Thu September 01, 2022
Waynesboro Branch of Virginia Museum of Natural History to Be Built in 2024
The Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) in Martinsville, Va., announced that a second campus will be constructed in Waynesboro, Va., beginning in 2024, the Staunton News Leader reported Aug. 29. A news release from the museum noted that the Waynesboro campus currently is in its design phase, with updated drawings planned for release late this year, followed by design completion in 2023, and a tentative groundbreaking the following year....
