CEG - Mon June 23, 2025
Rockslide Floods, Closes Stretch of I-40 Near Tenn.-N.C. Line Damaged by Helene in 2024
Almost nine months after Hurricane Helene heavily damaged Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, forcing its closure until March 2024, a rockslide and road flooding on June 18, 2025, has once again shut down the freeway in the same area....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 18, 2025
NCDOT Upgrades Intersection to Ease Congestion in Raleigh
In an effort to ease congestion and improve traffic, construction crews in Wake County, N.C., are upgrading the intersection of U.S. 401 at Ligon Mill Road and Mitchell Mill Road in Raleigh. Work on the $45.3 million project began in 2023....
Bandit Industries - Tue June 17, 2025
Bandit Industries Expands Dealer Network With Three New Caterpillar Dealers Covering North, South Carolina
Bandit Industries Inc. announced the addition of three new Caterpillar Dealers across North and South Carolina. This strategic expansion strengthens Bandit's commitment to providing full-service support and access to its complete line of wood waste and recycling equipment throughout the southeast....
Bobcat - Tue June 17, 2025
Bobcat Partners With University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Scholarships, STEM Initiatives
In a new partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's William States Lee College of Engineering, Bobcat Company is supporting the next generation of engineers, supply chain experts and STEM professionals with a $200,000 donation for scholarships for students in the engineering college as well as the Belk College of Business and the College of Computing and Informatics....
HEI Civil - Tue June 17, 2025
HEI Civil's Carolinas Division Honored With 2025 NUCA of Carolinas Safety Award
HEI Civil announced that its Carolinas division was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Safety Award from the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) of the Carolinas. This honor recognizes the company's commitment to safety and its continued efforts to foster a culture of accountability, education and preventive care across all levels of the operation....
Carolina Public Press - Tue June 10, 2025
New Dams in Western N.C. Less Likely to Be Constructed to Handle Storms Like Helene
The flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene in 2024 underscored the dangers of aging dams and flood-control infrastructure in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Leading up to the September 2024 storm, some signs already indicated that something more needed to be done before the next natural disaster strikes, Carolina Public Press (CPP) reported June 2, 2025....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed May 21, 2025
CCS Maintains Success By Remaining Family Company
Every day brings news of more corporate mergers in the United States or, at the least, smaller companies losing their identities from having been acquired by bigger firms looking to broaden their sales territories....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed May 21, 2025
Jerry Renfro Relies On The Ironpeddlers, SANY America
Small, family-owned and operated businesses like Jerry Renfro's contracting business in the western North Carolina mountains put a great deal of trust in the people from whom they obtain their equipment....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed May 07, 2025
Raleigh's Wilson-Finley Co. Celebrates 70 Years in Business
Since 1955, Raleigh, N.C.-based Wilson-Finley Co. has been providing contractors and farmers with tough, well-engineered heavy equipment parts to keep their projects rolling along. In doing so, the company has established a well-earned reputation among its customers, due not only to its ability to deliver parts and service in a timely manner, but also because of its commitment to fair and friendly attention....
Asheville Citizen-Times & CEG - Mon May 05, 2025
VIDEO: Asheville, N.C.'s Pair of Huge Interstate 26 Projects Moving Forward at Different Speeds
NCDOT opens new I-26 lanes in Buncombe County amid $531 million widening project. Just a few days after new permanent lanes opened along Interstate 26 the south side of Asheville, N.C., additional lanes became operational the morning of April 15, 2025, the state Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced....
