HEI Civil - Tue April 29, 2025
HEI Civil Appoints Richard Kirkman as Regional President, Southeast
HEI Civil, a national heavy civil construction company, announced the appointment of Richard Kirkman as southeast's regional president. Kirkman brings more than 30 years of extensive experience in heavy-highway, bridge and infrastructure development to his new role....
AED - Thu April 24, 2025
AED's 2025 Financial/HR Symposium Closes in Charlotte With Bold Ideas, Actionable Insights, Valuable Connections
The 2025 Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Financial/HR Symposium wrapped up in Charlotte, delivering two days of learning, networking and strategy-sharing for dealership leaders, HR professionals and finance executives across North America....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed April 23, 2025
State Road, Bridge Repairs in East Tennessee Due to Helene Heading Toward Finish Line
Almost seven months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene roared through Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, causing billions of dollars in damage and claiming more than 100 lives between the two states, most major repair work has been finished in both states, particularly in Tennessee....
Hitachi - Mon April 14, 2025
Hitachi Wheel Loaders Power North Carolina Rock Quarry Producing Rock for Hurricane Helene Recovery, Regional Infrastructure
At Miller Creek Quarry near Rutherfordton, N.C., production hasn't stopped since 1965 (the company has been in operation since 1949.)Behind a massive granite wall face, operators navigate a fleet of heavy equipment through stockpiles of crushed stone for roads, construction sites and most recently hurricane recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene....
Blue Ridge Public Radio - Wed April 02, 2025
With FEMA Easing Major Floodplain Construction Rules, Impact on Storm Recovery Unclear
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is no longer enforcing certain rules around rebuilding in floodplains as a Trump administration decision rolls some federal funding criteria back to pre-Obama administration standards....
East Carolina University & Triangle Business Journal - Tue March 18, 2025
East Carolina University Building $265M Medical Facility to Turn Out More Trained Physicians
East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, N.C., has begun construction on a $265 million facility designed to increase the college's ability to educate more physicians. With the construction of the Center for Medical Education Building, ECU will add a 195,000 sq.-ft....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed March 12, 2025
Sargent Makes Key Contacts With Dynapac, Dream On 3 at Recent Industry Forum
Sargent Corp., an infrastructure builder in central North Carolina, is currently in the process of completing a project on the grounds of Greensboro's Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI). Headquartered in Orono, Maine, Sargent operates two locations in the Northeast and two in the Mid-Atlantic states, the latter of which includes its Greensboro office....
Wilmington Star-News - Mon March 03, 2025
New 5-Acre Artificial Reef to Rebuild Oyster Habitat on N.C. Coast Using Recycled Concrete
The water pressure cannon on the small barge in the Cape Fear River was turned on and its firehose of water was soon pushing the fragments of broken concrete into the waterway at Carolina Beach State Park, south of Wilmington, N.C....
NCDOT & Raleigh News & Observer - Mon March 03, 2025
Crews Begin Building N.C.'s $450M New Alligator River Replacement Bridge
Construction is under way in coastal North Carolina to replace the aging Lindsay C. Warren Bridge on U.S. Highway 64 over the Alligator River in Tyrrell and Dare counties, the state Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced Feb....
Hills Machinery Company - Wed February 26, 2025
Hills Machinery Opens New Sales, Service, Rental Location in Wilson, N.C.
Hills Machinery has opened a 14th location with its new full-service facility at 3235 US Hwy 301 in Wilson, N.C. The new location includes full sales and rental operations, as well as Hills' largest service center with massive service bays, overhead cranes and a large parts and components inventory to serve local heavy and compact equipment owners, according to the company....
