GUCA - Thu August 23, 2018
GUCA Announces Lifetime Industry Achievement Award
The Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA) recognized Claudette Campbell of Georgia 811 in Duluth, Ga., as the GUCA Lifetime Industry Achievement Award for 2017-2018. Since joining Georgia 811, Campbell has held the positions of executive director and, most recently, president/C.E.O....
Felling Trailers - Tue August 21, 2018
Worley Joins Felling Trailers as Southeastern Regional Sales Manager
Felling Trailers Inc. has hired Jason Worley as the new regional sales manager for the southeast, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for all sales development, activity and dealer support within Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia....
Associated Press - Mon August 20, 2018
Explosion Destroys Coffee Shop, Injures Three
HOMERVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An explosion and fire destroyed a coffee shop Friday in this rural south Georgia city, seriously injuring three people and prompting a warning from city officials for residents to avoid the downtown area....
CEG - Mon August 13, 2018
Plateau Excavation Inc. Hosts 35th Anniversary Celebration
Plateau Excavation Inc.'s Greg Rogers and Brad Carroll hosted hundreds of customers, friends and dignitaries at their 35th anniversary celebration at PBR Atlanta: Coors Banquet Bar at The Battery Atlanta/SunTrust Park (home of the Atlanta Braves) on Thursday, Aug....
Mon July 30, 2018
ABC of Georgia Awards Excellence in Construction, Safety
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Georgia recently honored the winners of its biannual Excellence in Construction (EIC) competition and annual safety award program. Winners of ABC of Georgia's 2018 EIC awards competition, along with recipients of ABC's annual safety awards, were recognized recently at a gathering of 400 individuals at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Ga....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 27, 2018
State Officials Break Ground on $135M Road Widening Project
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and the state's Department of Transportation took part in a groundbreaking ceremony July 25 for a $135 million road widening project, which will create a third lane in each direction on I-85 between I-985 and Georgia Highway 53, The Gwinnett Daily Post reported....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 26, 2018
Construction Under Way for Cook Medical Center Replacement in Adel
In Adel, Ga., construction is under way on a $40 million, 120,000-sq.-ft. structure designed to serve as a replacement for Cook Medical Center. The one-level building will offer the same services as the current facility, including acute inpatient care, medical imaging, laboratory services, rehabilitation, endoscopy, a sleep center, geriatric psychiatric care and skilled nursing care....
Metso - Thu July 19, 2018
Yancey Bros. Co. Joins Metso's Aggregates Distributor Network
Metso welcomes Yancey Bros. Co. , the USA's oldest Caterpillar dealer, to its North American distributor network. Georgia-based Yancey Bros. Co. will offer Metso's mobile and stationary crushing and screening products to area construction, recycling and roadbuilding customers....
CEG - Mon July 16, 2018
Joey Martin Auctioneers Holds Sale in Carrollton, Ga.
Joey Martin Auctioneers held a West Georgia rental return and job completion auction at the company's sale site in Carrollton, Ga., on June 28. Big crowds on site and online made for some intense bidding in a sale that featured a selection of construction machines, support equipment and, for this sale, a large volume of antique tractors and farming items....
CEG - Mon July 16, 2018
Ritchie Bros. Atlanta Attracts 2,900 Global Bidders
More than 2,900 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Atlanta, Ga., on June 27. With bidders from 50 countries, approximately 82 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Australia, Egypt and the Philippines....
