Mon April 09, 2018
Grade Above Others Lives Up to Its Name on Latest Project
Grade Above Others, a construction company based in Spartanburg, S.C., is living up to its name on its latest project — Phase 1 of the 117-acre HeartRidge Manor subdivision. The company is currently ahead of schedule on the 135-home development....
Mon March 26, 2018
Sun Construction Shines With Its Fleet of Cat Equipment
Sun Construction Inc., located in Darlington, S.C., is a privately-owned general contracting company specializing in site construction, concrete and is a supplier of pre-engineered metal buildings. It has been in business for nearly 28 years and is proud to be recognized as the first Nucor Building Systems authorized contractor in South Carolina....
Mon March 26, 2018
Hills Machinery Hosts Open House in Greenville, S.C.
Hills Machinery hosted an open house at its Greenville, S.C., facility. The five-acre facility is conveniently located at 11 Dixie Circle. The facility has eight service bays, 2,000 sq. ft. parts warehouse, wash bay, offices for the sales people and is less than a mile from I-85....
Emily Buenzle - Fri February 23, 2018
State Utility to Pay Millions in Upkeep of Abandoned Reactor Construction Site
Santee Cooper, South Carolina's utility service provider, announced it plans to pay a hefty price to preserve the equipment and parts at an abandoned nuclear reactor site. According to a letter released Feb....
Fri February 09, 2018
Gas Tax Bolsters State's Road Maintenance Funding
A higher gas tax that took effect July 1, 2017 has brought in millions of dollars to help pay for much-needed improvements to South Carolina's roads and bridges. According to Christy Hall, head of the South Carolina Department of Transportation, the agency anticipates receiving around $149 million in 2018 for these projects, The State reported....
Mon January 29, 2018
Real Estate Project to Set New Standards in Student Living
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) announced financing for the development of Epoch Clemson, a 310-unit/994-bed student housing community serving Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. The HFF team worked on behalf of the vertically integrated specialty housing company Valeo Groupe US (“Valeo”) and equity partner, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC (“Harrison Street”), to place the floating-rate construction loan with Citizens Bank....
Cindy Riley - Thu January 25, 2018
Three-Leg Directional Interchange Provides Access to Volvo Manufacturing Facility
Construction crews in Berkeley County, S.C., are building a new three-leg directional interchange along I-26 that will provide direct access to the South Carolina Volvo cars manufacturing facility. The $44 million interchange is located along I-26 at mile marker 189, roughly two miles east of SC 27/Ridgeville Road and approximately 5 mi....
Thu January 11, 2018
United Infrastructure Debuts 298 Series 2 in South Carolina
The contract for SC Route 9 Bridge over the Catawba River in Lancaster, S.C., requires the placement of 170-ft. bulb-tee beams weighing 200,000 lb. (90 718 kg). The beams are some of the longest ever erected in the state of South Carolina....
Thu January 11, 2018
New Company Forms in Wake of Major Dealer Acquisitions
In a multi-faceted transaction that closed on Jan. 5, National Equipment Dealers (NED) acquired Four Seasons Equipment, May Heavy Equipment and Earthmovers Construction Equipment, LLC, as well as some assets of International Iron....
Tue January 02, 2018
Martin & Martin Auctioneers Welcomes Bidders to Pelzer
On Dec. 13, Martin & Martin Auctioneers Inc. held an absolute auction at its permanent auction facility in Pelzer, S.C. It featured construction equipment, trucks, trailers, related items from local contractors and others....
