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  Did you know that having a high-quality metal garage installed on your property could increase its value? In a study conducted by Florida State University, it was found that the addition of a new metal garage could add as much as 13% to your property value. In most cases, garages with a width between 18’ and 24’ are commonly known as two-car metal garages or double garages. They are…

But Don’t Wait! Sale Ends This Saturday, June 15! Carport Central is excited to announce our first-of-its-kind Nationwide Metal Building Inventory Reduction SALE, offering folks around the nation the opportunity to get our guaranteed lowest prices on metal carports, RV Covers, steel garages, metal barns, workshops, commercial steel buildings, 40-wides, 50-wides, 60-wides, 70-wides, and more! The US steel industry is facing increasing challenges in the world market, and Carport Central…

  Dakota Elizabeth Goss spent two years in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) during her time as a student at North Surry High School, and she credits it as being a life-changing experience for her. For this reason, she felt especially honored to be able to represent Carport Central at the recent NSHS Senior Awards Day and present the AFJROTC with a check for $3,000. Goss,…

Next to marrying his wife, Winnie, and deciding on a professional career in golf, there’s only one decision Arnold Palmer considered to be smarter: learning how to fly an airplane (https://www.arnoldpalmer.com/aviation). As poet Gary Claud Stokor noted in “Impressions of a Pilot,” Flight is freedom in its purest form … For each of us is created to die / And within me I know / I was born to fly.…

FROM HOMELESS TO HOME RUN: Meet Woodie Valentine, Carport Central’s Building Specialist of the Month! For some people, a tiny bit of help – an opportunity – is all they need to be able to shine. Two years ago, Woodie Valentine found himself in a pretty tough spot. A serious illness resulted in him losing his job, which then started a chain of events that ended with Valentine finding himself…