Bre Kirkpatrick – SPECIAL TO CEG - Thu February 06, 2020
What's Cooking With GDOT's 'Roadway Chefs'
Did you know that road surfaces throughout the state have a distinct recipe designed for sustainability, preservation and safety? And that every type of material used or installed on Georgia DOT construction and maintenance projects must be tested and approved before use?Whether it's concrete curing time, steel tensile strength, assessing potential ground contaminants, evaluating new products or everything in between — Georgia DOT's Office of Materials and Testing (OMAT) determines the sweet spot formula for all products to match the unique characteristics of each project....
Doosan - Mon February 03, 2020
Doosan Streamlines Equipment Delivery Process
Doosan equipment customers can receive their new, specifically configured machines faster in the United States and Canada due to a streamlined fulfillment process from Doosan Infracore North America LLC....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 09, 2020
After 18-Month Pause, Dredging Resumes at Port of Savannah
Dredging to deepen the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah has resumed after an 18-month pause, Col. Daniel Hibner of the Army Corps of Engineers recently announced as the second half of the $973 million expansion has started to get under way....
LeeBoy - Tue December 31, 2019
ST Engineering LeeBoy Inc. Promotes Ed Ford
ST Engineering LeeBoy Inc. announced the promotion of Ed Ford to its expanded outside sales territory team. Ford started with LeeBoy more than 16 years ago in the engineering department, followed by being a parts and service representative, inside sales manager and international sales manager....
CEG - Thu December 26, 2019
Joey Martin Auctioneers Finish Year Strong With Carrollton, Georgia Sale
Joey Martin Auctioneers finished the year strong with a big sale in Carrollton, Ga., on Dec. 13. The auction turned out to be another windy-rainy Joey Martin sale, but despite the inclement weather, a huge crowd turned out to register to bid and it was standing room only "under the big top tent." Folks from many states were in attendance and the online bidding was very robust....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 26, 2019
First Nuclear Reactors Built in 30 Years Take Shape at Georgia Power Plant
Construction is ongoing for two new nuclear reactors, Units 3 and 4, at Georgia Power's Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga. — the first new nuclear reactors to be constructed in the United Stated in 30 years — that will provide electricity to more than 500,000 homes and businesses once operational....
CEG - Mon December 16, 2019
Ritchie Bros. Georgia Auction Attracts 4,800-Plus Bidders
More than 4,800 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multimillion-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 5. With bidders from 60 countries, approximately 72 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers from as far away as Ghana, Lithuania and Vietnam....
CEG - Thu December 12, 2019
Yancey Bros. Hosts End-Of-Year Used Equipment Event in Austell, Georgia
As is the case with Caterpillar dealers from across the country, Yancey Bros. Co. hosted a BIG used equipment sales event at its Austell, Ga., location on Nov. 21. These sales events serve to assist dealers in completing the cycle of putting their newest and lowest-hour used machines back into the hands of their in-territory customers and to provide regular customers with end-of-year deals on quality machines....
GUCA - Thu December 12, 2019
Smith Receives GUCA's Golden Pipe Engineering Award
Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA) recognized and awarded the 2019 Golden Pipe Engineering Award to Matt Smith of Carter and Sloope Engineering firm, Canton, Ga., at its recent Fall Quarterly Meeting and Trade Show in Atlanta, Ga....
CEG - Thu December 12, 2019
GDOT Prepares for Winter Despite Likely Mild Season
As the Northeast United States begins to recover from a dangerous nor'easter that has dumped up to 30 inches of snow in some places over the past few days, the Georgia Department of Transportation is practicing and preparing for whatever Mother Nature has in store this winter in the South as part of National Winter Weather Preparedness Week....
