Hoar Construction - Tue July 12, 2022
Hoar Announces Completion of Construction On Fenton
Hoar Construction has announced the completion of construction on Phase I of Fenton, a 945,000-sq.-ft. mixed-use development in Cary, N.C., near Raleigh. Hoar joined the project as the general contractor in the winter of 2020, handling preconstruction and construction services on behalf of owner Hines....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 07, 2022
S.T. Wooten Makes Progress On I-95 Project
A map of the United States reveals that I-95 snakes its way from northern Maine all the way to southern Florida. This interstate is the major link between most of the cities on the eastern seaboard. With a length of nearly 2,000 mi., I-95 is the longest north-south interstate in the country....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu June 23, 2022
GP Rental Opens Unique Location to Serve Contractors
At the construction site of a gigantic new biotech facility in Holly Springs, N.C., contractors now have quick-time access to a facility that can supply the equipment and services they need to keep the project running apace....
Hitachi - Wed June 22, 2022
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc. Welcomes Hills Machinery
Hills Machinery and Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc. (HCMA) recently established a partnership to market the Hitachi excavator and wheel loader equipment lines. The alliance will allow Hills Machinery and HCMA to grow the lineup of world-renowned Hitachi equipment across the North Carolina and South Carolina regions, and enable HCMA to introduce the broader lineup of Hitachi-branded equipment to the Carolina marketplace....
Port City News - Tue June 14, 2022
NCDOT's 10-Year Plan Could Fund Hundreds of Projects in Wilmington Area
The construction of a bike lane in Carolina Beach, an extension of Wilmington's Independence Boulevard, a new taxiway at the city's international airport, the widening of Gordon Road — these projects are just a few of the 116 building efforts, with an estimated value of $1.5 billion, slated for the southeastern coastal area over the next decade, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)....
CEG - Thu June 09, 2022
Gregory Poole Equipment Company Hosts Operator Challenge
Gregory Poole Equipment Company and the other Caterpillar dealers in the country are on a quest to find the best — the best equipment operator in the world. The local winner, Ben Sandy with Sandy's Hauling & Backhoe Service Inc....
Charlotte Observer - Mon June 06, 2022
Charlotte Wants $215M Upgrade to Arena, Build New $60M Hornets' Practice Site
The city of Charlotte, N.C., has made a proposal to spend $215 million to renovate the Charlotte Hornets' home at the Uptown Spectrum Center. In addition, officials plan to build the NBA team a separate practice facility for $60 million....
North Carolina Department of Transportation - Tue May 31, 2022
VIDEO: NCDOT Equips State Roads With Cutting-Edge Flood-Warning System
When the next hurricane strikes North Carolina, the state will be armed with an advanced flood-warning system that relies on a network of 400 river and stream gauges. In making the announcement May 23, the state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said on its website that the new system will allow the agency for the first time to analyze, map and communicate in real-time any flood risks to roads, bridges and culverts....
CEG - Thu May 26, 2022
Hills Machinery Holds Grand Opening for New Leland, N.C., Facility
Hills Machinery held an open house to celebrate the grand opening of its new facility in Leland, N.C. The new facility is just across the Cape Fear River from Wilmington near the Atlantic coast and features approximately 10,000 sq....
Charlotte Observer & CLT - Wed May 18, 2022
New Charlotte Airport Project Begins, Lobby Additions Hit Halfway Mark
Construction is starting on the latest expansion at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina, a $231 million project to add to its Concourse A. As that construction is just beginning, though, other building efforts at CLT are ongoing....
