John Deere - Wed January 28, 2026
John Deere Announces Major Expansion With Two New United States Facilities
In keeping with its tradition of building America, John Deere announced plans to open two new U.S.-based facilities: a distribution center near Hebron, Ind., and an excavator factory in Kernersville, N.C., both set to open in the next year....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 15, 2026
S.T. Wooten Continues $81M Gordon Road Widening in North Carolina
In New Hanover County, N.C., construction workers are widening 2.5 mi. of Gordon Road. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is overseeing the $81 million effort, which calls for a 17.5-ft....
CEG - Thu January 15, 2026
Meekins & Sons Conducts 31st Annual Winter Construction-Farm-Truck Auction
On Dec. 30, 2025, Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co held its 31st annual Winter Construction-Farm-Truck auction at its permanent auction facility at 4070 NC Hwy 211 E in Lumberton, N.C. The sale featured farm equipment, heavy equipment, trucks, trailers, automobiles and more....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 31, 2025
Skanska Builds $450M Alligator River Bridge
After years of planning and research, work is under way to replace the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge on U.S. 64 over the Alligator River. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is overseeing the $450 million project, which will improve conditions for motorists and the more than 4,000 boats that pass through the swing span each year....
Benchmark Tool & Supply - Wed December 31, 2025
CHCNAV, Benchmark Offer Advanced Machine Control
As more contractors adopt automated equipment systems to improve grading accuracy, CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) has taken a step to expand its machine control presence across the United States. The company recently entered a nationwide partnership with Benchmark Tool & Supply, a North Carolina–based distributor that will now provide sales, installation, training and technical support for CHCNAV's excavator, grader and dozer solutions....
Business North Carolina & Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership - Fri December 19, 2025
Downtown Winston-Salem, N.C.'s New Amphitheater Has Expanded to $25M Project
The cost of a downtown Winston-Salem, N.C., amphitheater project has expanded to approximately $25 million, two and a half times the previous estimate, Business North Carolina reported Dec. 17, 2025. In addition, plans call for opening the entertainment venue in 2027, at least several months later than previously expected....
Southern Farm Show - Thu December 18, 2025
Construction, Land Clearing, Forestry All Focus of Southern Farm Show
While most people know the Southern Farm Show in Raleigh, N.C., is the largest annual farm equipment show to be found in the Carolinas and Virginia, they do not always know it also is the largest annual construction equipment exposition for the three-state region....
The Mountaineer - Mon December 15, 2025
NCDOT's $42.8M Construction on Russ Avenue in Waynesville Set to Begin in Jan.
Construction along the busiest and most-traveled section of Russ Avenue in Waynesville, N.C., will soon get under way. The work is slated to begin in January for phase two of the Russ Avenue project, which will extend the street from the Starbucks intersection, past the Ingles and Publix grocery stores, to the old Kmart plaza on the other side of the bypass interchange....
Raleigh News & Observer & FEMA - Thu December 11, 2025
NCDOT Will Spend $5B On Eight Helene-Related Repair Projects, While FEMA Funding Passes $1B
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) expects to spend close to $5 billion repairing and rebuilding roads and bridges damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene as it roared across the western part of the state in the early fall of 2024....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 03, 2025
Balfour Beatty Works On $242M U.S. 70 Project
In Craven County, N.C., work has begun on a $242 million project that will upgrade another segment of U.S. 70. Construction focuses on 6.5 mi. between Thurman Road and the Havelock Bypass and includes building three interchanges....
