Mon April 09, 2018
Sunstate Equipment Co. Comes to the Peach State
Sunstate Equipment Co. , the sixth largest construction equipment rental company in the U.S., recently opened its first branch in Georgia. The 9-acre Conley facility brings more than $9 million in brand new construction equipment to the Atlanta area....
Thu April 05, 2018
Port of Savannah Building $127M Rail Hub to Target Midwest
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah began construction March 27 on a $127 million rail terminal designed for longer trains that can take advantage of bigger cargo ships arriving at the busy seaport and target new customers in the Midwest....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 05, 2018
Reconstruction of I-75 Interchange to Improve Safety, Visibility
Work began last August on the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $49 million Reconstruction of I-75 Exits 29 and 22 in Lowndes County. Reames and Son Construction Company Inc. (RSCC) has been executing a variety of road and bridge elements....
Mon March 26, 2018
Yancey Bros Co. Welcomes Guests to New Macon Facility
Yancey Bros. Co. hosted more than 750 of its customers and friends to the brand-new Macon, Ga., facility for a grand opening and ribbon cutting event on Friday, March 9th. In addition to some uplifting speeches from ownership and local dignitaries, this huge event featured a catered low country boil, facility tours, live entertainment and lots of equipment displays....
Mon March 26, 2018
Mason Tractor Co. Celebrates Opening of Norcross Branch
Mason Tractor Co. held its official grand opening event on Feb. 28 at its newest facility in Norcross, Ga. Although the branch officially opened at the end of last Spring, the company decided to make this a combination grand opening and open house event to showcase its facility and to enjoy lunch and a day of fun with the company's customers and friends....
Mon March 26, 2018
Crowd Bids on Hundreds of Items at Joey Martin Auction
Joey Martin Auctioneers held another successful auction in Blairsville, Ga., on March 17. A huge crowd turned out to bid on hundreds of items including construction equipment, paving machines, farm tractors, farm equipment, trucks, trailers and support equipment....
Mon March 26, 2018
Central Atlanta Tractor Takes on IROCK Line
Central Atlanta Tractor Sales Inc. based in Austell, Ga., recently took on the IROCK line of crushers and screeners. According to Chuck Spooner, Central Atlanta Tractor president, the plan is to initially offer the machines as rentals and look toward converting the units to sell at a later date....
Fri March 23, 2018
New Fed Spending Package Benefits Savannah Harbor
In its new government spending package, Congress has set aside $50 million for Savannah harbor deepening work — this represents the most federal funding for Georgia's top economic development project, yet it's also only half of the nearly $1 billion expansion supporters say is needed to keep construction on track....
Mon March 12, 2018
Yancey Bros. Co. Opens Full-Service Location in Macon
Yancey Bros. Co. , the “Nation's Oldest Caterpillar Dealer,” has officially opened its newest full-service parts, sales and service location in Macon, Ga. The new location, at 1025 Frank Amerson Parkway, will be Yancey's second largest facility in Georgia, relocating from its Broadway address where Macon parts, sales and service locations have been conducted since construction of that store in 1957....
Russ Bynum – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon March 12, 2018
Savannah Harbor Deepening Nears Halfway Point
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) A dredging ship on the Savannah River emptied another load of sand and mud capable of filling roughly 170 dump trucks as officials overseeing the $973 million deepening of the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah declared the project had nearly reached its halfway point....
