VDOT - Thu June 11, 2020
Upgrades Under Way at U.S. 29 and I-64 Interchange Near Charlottesville
Construction began in late May on two projects along U.S. Highway 29 in the vicinity of Interstate 64, south of Charlottesville, Va. Both projects will improve safety and more efficiently move traffic through the heavily traveled sections of both I-64 and U.S....
Liebherr - Thu June 11, 2020
Liebherr USA Co. HQ Opens at Expanded Campus in Newport News, Va.
Liebherr USA, Co. marked a milestone on April 6, 2020 – the company formally moved in to a newly expanded campus. The facilities house employees who work in administration, finance, human resources, sales, information technology, marketing, product support and distribution for nine different product units under the Liebherr USA, Co....
CEG - Thu June 11, 2020
Busy Roanoke, Va., Stretch of Roadway Now Set for Improvement
The Salem regional office of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced June 8 the state agency has awarded a $4.5 million contract for a road project to improve a section of VA Route 419 (Electric Road) near Tanglewood Mall on Roanoke's southeast side....
VDOT - Mon June 08, 2020
Virginia's CTB Awards $18.2M Contract to Widen Fairfax Pike in Frederick County
Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has awarded an $18.2 million contract to General Excavation Inc. of Warrenton, Va., for the widening of Fairfax Pike (Route 277) in Frederick County, located in the state's northwest region....
Virginia Business - Thu June 04, 2020
Wagman Heavy Civil to Build 1-95 Rappahannock River Crossing in Virginia
Dinwiddie County-based road construction company Wagman Heavy Civil Inc. announced in late May that it had been awarded a $107 million contract to design and build the Interstate 95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing project in Stafford County, Virginia, just northeast of Fredericksburg....
VDOT - Mon June 01, 2020
VDOT Supervisor in Salem Volunteers to Save Lives One Pint at a Time
America is filled with ordinary people performing extraordinary acts of service and sacrifice for the benefit of others. Cheri Wood fits that description perfectly. She has felt the call to render assistance ever since a life-changing event more than 40 years ago....
Briana Adhikusuma – THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT - Thu March 12, 2020
USACE Delays Construction Plans for Deep Creek Bridge in Chesapeake, Va.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) When the Peterson family was told 20 years ago the federal government would need its land to build a new, wider Deep Creek Bridge in Chesapeake, it abandoned any ambitious plans to develop it....
Stihl - Mon February 10, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Labor Visits Stihl Inc. Manufacturing Facility
Stihl Inc. hosted U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, the Hampton Roads Chamber and local business leaders on Feb. 3, 2020, for a roundtable discussion highlighting workforce development and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)....
Carter Machinery - Tue February 04, 2020
Carter Machinery to Acquire Baltimore-Based Alban Tractor Co.
Salem-based Carter Machinery, a Caterpillar Inc. dealer, announced an agreement to acquire the assets of Baltimore-based Alban Tractor Co. Inc. effective Feb. 4, 2020. In connection with the acquisition, Carter Machinery will become the Cat dealer in an expanded service territory that will now include Northern Virginia; Washington D.C.; Maryland; and Delaware....
Mack Trucks - Thu January 30, 2020
Mack Trucks Launches Mack MD Series Medium-Duty Trucks, Invests $13M to Establish New Operation
Mack Trucks launched the Mack MD Series of medium-duty trucks, serial production will begin in July 2020. Mack also announced a $13 million investment to establish its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO), a new manufacturing facility in the Roanoke Valley, Va., for the production of the Mack MD Series....
