WINTER PARK, FL — Everglades Equipment Group, a John Deere dealer in Florida, announces the acquisition of a new dealership in Winter Park, Florida. Formerly a Sunbelt Lawn and Tractor, this addition marks Everglades Equipment Group's 19th dealership across South and Central Florida.

The new dealership will continue …

JACKSONVILLE, FL — STV, a professional services firm that plans, designs, and manages infrastructure projects across North America, announces the opening of its new 9,844-square-foot office at The Crossing at Enterprise Park in Jacksonville, Florida. Located in Southpoint, within the city’s Southside area, the modern space is designed to …

KNOXVILLE, TN — The Christman Company’s Knoxville, Tennessee, region has been recognized with the 2024 Diamond STEP Award by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Greater Tennessee Chapter.

The construction company received the Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) award, which signifies a commitment to job site safety and safety …

LA VERGNE, TN — MGX Equipment Services continues to grow and is announcing the grand opening of its newest facility in La Vergne, Tennessee, just 20 miles from downtown Nashville. The 12,000-square-foot facility features nine service bays, on-hand spare parts, and an 8-acre yard for inventory and training. The location …

ATLANTA, GA — Powerhouse Outdoor Equipment locations in Valdosta and Warner Robins, Georgia, will now sell and service Takeuchi equipment.

“We’ve been in business for 30 years, and we feel we have great market penetration, all the way from Macon to the Florida line,” said Ray Hedgecock, President of …

ORLANDO, FL — Magni Telescopic Handlers, a global company offering rotating, fixed boom, and heavy lift telehandlers, announces its new partnership with Ring Power, an equipment provider with 16 locations across North and Central Florida. As an official dealer for Magni’s full range of telehandlers — including the …

VILLA RICA, GA — H&E Rentals (H&E) announces the opening of its branch in Villa Rica, Georgia, the company’s third new location this year and its seventh facility in the state.

The branch includes a fully fenced yard area, offices, and a repair shop and carries a variety of construction …

BIRMINGHAM, AL — CASE Construction Equipment welcomes Stone Equipment to the CASE dealer family to bring the full line of CASE equipment, attachments, service, parts, and financing options to customers in central and northern Alabama. Stone Equipment will operate as CASE Power & Equipment of Alabama with initial locations in …

LAKELAND, FL — Quiddity Engineering announces the opening of two new offices in Lakeland and Tampa, Florida, respectively. These moves mark Quiddity's first offices in the state and are a significant step in expanding the firm's footprint into Florida. The Florida offices will initially focus on providing full-service civil engineering …

LECANTO, FL — Florida Coast Equipment, LLC and Crystal Tractor & Equipment announce a strategic agreement to exchange dealership locations in Lecanto and Sebring, Florida. This transition will strengthen both companies’ ability to serve their respective customer bases and enhance operational efficiency.

Under this agreement, Florida Coast Equipment will transition …

ORLANDO, FL — Vermeer Southeast (VSE) was again awarded the Vermeer Pinnacle designation in recognition of providing a superior experience for customers. Winners were announced at the Dealer Year End banquet in Pella, Iowa. The Pinnacle Award is earned for performance in sales and marketing, providing excellent aftermarket support, as …

PENSACOLA, FL — H&E Rentals (H&E) announces the opening of its Pensacola branch, the company’s 15th facility in the state of Florida and its first of several new locations slated to open across the country this year. H&E operates in 31 states and opened 16 branches in 2024.

The facility …

ATLANTA, GA — White Cap, a distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors, has acquired Site Supply, Inc., a distributor of construction materials specializing in stabilization, stormwater, and erosion control, serving nonresidential end markets. Site Supply has four locations across Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. …

NASHVILLE, TN — MYCON General Contractors, Inc. (MYCON) recently hosted an open house to celebrate the company’s office in Nashville, Tennessee, which opened in the Germantown neighborhood. The event marked an important milestone in MYCON’s strategic expansion in the Eastern United States and its commitment to delivering service to its …

ORLANDO, FL — McAdams, a multidisciplinary design and engineering firm headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and specializing in civil/site design, planning and design, transportation, water resources, and geomatics, announces the acquisition of AVID Group, LLC, a Central Florida (Orlando/Tampa) civil engineering firm with commercial and retail projects throughout …

NASHVILLE, TN — RNGD, a commercial construction services company, has expanded its presence in Nashville, Tennessee, with the opening of the first phase of its new self-developed local office. Located about 1 mile southeast of downtown, the new space is housed in a 4,000-square-foot building that previously served as …

ATLANTA, GA — HNTB Corporation announces it will relocate its office in Atlanta to a 12-story, Class A office tower in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. The move will accommodate the firm’s growing workforce and provide room for future expansion. HNTB first opened an office in metro Atlanta in 1968 …

BOCA RATON, FL — H2M architects + engineers announce an expansion into Southeast Florida with a new office in Boca Raton — the latest in a series of Florida locations for the multidisciplinary consulting and design firm.

The new office is H2M's fourth in the state of Florida following office …

ATLANTA, GA — Bennett On-Site Services, LLC, operating as BOSS Crane & Rigging and its wholly owned subsidiary, BOSS Heavy Haul, LLC, affiliates of the Bennett Family of Companies, announce the expansion of their geographical footprint, service areas, and capabilities with a new location just south of …

JACKSONVILLE, FL — HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America and National Equipment Dealers (NED) announce a five-year distribution agreement to accelerate Hyundai’s North American market coverage and growth initiatives while expanding NED’s dealership territory coverage.

NED CEO Zack Kavanaugh and President & COO Jesse Beasley recently visited Hyundai’s top executive …

WINTER HAVEN, FL — Florida Coast Equipment, a Kubota tractor dealer, announces the acquisition of Polk Tractor Company, a Kubota dealership in Winter Haven, Florida. This strategic acquisition strengthens Florida Coast Equipment’s presence in Central Florida, enhancing service capabilities and expanding the range of homeowner, agricultural, and construction …

DECATUR, AL — H&E Rentals (H&E) announces the opening of its Decatur branch, the sixth general rental equipment location in the state of Alabama. Since the second quarter of 2023, H&E has opened 16 new branches across the country and acquired five others. The facility includes a fully fenced yard …

LAKELAND, FL — In the latest of several additions to their distribution network in North America, ProStack welcomes Powerscreen of Florida to service the states of Florida and Georgia. Powerscreen of Florida will have access to the full ProStack range of bulk material handling equipment as well as supplying Terex …

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Takeuchi-US has added a new Alta Equipment branch in Tallahassee, Florida, to its growing North American dealer network. This is Alta Equipment’s ninth Florida location and its first in Tallahasee.

The Alta Equipment location will now carry Takeuchi’s full line of compact excavators, wheel loaders, and track …

BROOKSVILLE, FL — Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) announces its acquisition of Florex Explosives, Inc. of Brooksville, Florida. In pursuit of common goals and facing industry challenges, Florex Explosives and MD&B felt their shared initiatives were best served by building one team.

By joining operations, the intent is to focus …

NEWNAN, GA — To bolster support for dealers and customers, Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas announces the opening of its sustainable new headquarters facility in Newnan, Georgia. This adaptive-use facility will help propel the company’s growth in the Americas. It will facilitate the development and production of new machinery and elevate …

LEESBURG, GA — Linder Industrial Machinery Company has acquired Southern Tractor & Outdoors. The three branches in southwest Georgia (Leesburg, Moultrie, and Valdosta) will be re-branded as Linder Turf & Tractor branches, joining the growing network of Kubota dealerships across the southeast.

“We are fortunate to have developed a …

LOUISVILLE, KY — ProStack, a bulk material handling solutions company, announces the addition of Powerscreen Crushing and Screening to its global distributor network. This strategic relationship will help ProStack expand its footprint in North America and provide customers with innovative material processing solutions.

As part of the ProStack distributor …

MIAMI, FL — Modjeski and Masters (M&M) announces the firm's expansion into Miami following the hiring of Regional Director Sybille Bayard, PE.

Bayard brings her extensive experience in the structural design of bridges, underground structures, and miscellaneous highway structures to M&M’s operations in Miami and the surrounding region. Throughout …

NASHVILLE, TN — Mecalac, a global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of compact construction equipment for urban environments, welcomes RJV Equipment to its growing network. With this appointment, Mecalac’s dealer network now covers over 30 states across the continental United States and seven Canadian provinces to offer increased access and …

PENSACOLA, FL — Energized by the momentum of the CASE Construction Equipment brand and new product offering, technologies, and services, Lee Tractor is expanding their business along the Gulf Coast to the Pensacola area, effective immediately, with future plans for a permanent full-service facility. The expansion marks a new period …

ATLANTA, GA — H&E Equipment Services Inc. (H&E) announces the relocation of its Atlanta, Georgia, branch. The facility is now located at 3160 Ellenwood Industrial Drive, Ellenwood, Georgia. The newly renovated property includes a fully fenced yard area, offices, and a separate repair shop and carries a variety of construction …

DAYTONA BEACH, FL — H&E Equipment Services Inc. (H&E) announces the opening of its Daytona Beach branch, its 13th rental location in the state of Florida. Since the beginning of the second quarter of 2023, H&E has opened 12 new branches across the country, and this is the fifth new …

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WESTMINSTER, Colo. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that the company has changed its headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Westminster, Colorado.

Westminster is Trimble’s largest employment center in the U.S. and serves as a central business hub for several of Trimble’s core market segments including agriculture, construction and geospatial. In addition, …

IRVING, TX — Lehigh Hanson, Inc. announces that it has acquired all assets of Meriwether Ready Mix. These assets include four ready mixed concrete plants and a fleet of mixer trucks. Formed in 2005, Meriwether Ready Mix is a producer of ready mixed concrete with a well-established residential and …

ATLANTA, GA — Superior Rigging & Erecting, a crane, rigging, and erecting company with locations in Atlanta, Georgia, and Orlando, Florida, looked back on 70 years of business in their recent anniversary conference. Nick Saban, Head Coach of the University of Alabama football team, spoke at the event in …

RIDGEWAY, SC — BOMAG Americas, Inc. and Linder Industrial Machinery announce their cooperation for the sale and support of BOMAG compaction, milling, paving, and reclaiming/stabilizing equipment for roadbuilding and other construction market segments throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and most of Florida.

The collaboration will bring together two companies with …

KNOXVILLE, TN — Power Equipment, a member of the Bramco family of companies, announces the promotion of Andy Moon to President following the retirement of Chris Gaylor at the end of February 2022. This promotion is effective, March 1, 2022. In his new role, Moon will continue to lead …

NORCROSS, GA — At an event held in conjunction with this year’s Associated Equipment Distributors meeting, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc., recognized NED (National Equipment Dealers) as its top dealer of 2021.

NED, through the recent merger of Four Seasons Equipment, May Heavy Equipment, Rob’s Hydraulics Inc. …

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ASHLAND, WI — Kinperium Industries (Kinperium) announces it has acquired K.A. Group, consisting of K-Tec Earthmovers (K-Tec) and Ashland Industries (Ashland). Kinperium partnered with the owners and management of K-Tec and Ashland to acquire a majority stake of the company. K-Tec & Ashland are manufacturers of pull-pan earthmoving scrapers …

From his early working years, George Rembos has had a passion to build his business from the ground up in the tropics of South Florida. Being in an environment he’s passionate about assisted in the creation of Rocket Land Development, which started in 2011.

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