Throughout 2020, South Carolina-based CarolinaPower, together with its sister companies in Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, is actively participating in an employee resource group (ERG) recently chartered by parent company PPC Partners, Inc. Known as the “United Women of the PPC Companies,” the new ERG was formed in July 2019 to promote gender diversity across…
Business
Monthly Construction Input Prices Increase in December, Says ABC
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2020 — Construction input prices increased 1.8% in December 2020 compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices rose 2.1% for the month. Construction input prices expanded 2.7% between December 2019…
2021 CIRT Sentiment Index: First Quarter Report
The first quarter of 2021 results show signs of stabilization and some amount of recovering confidence for both the Sentiment Index and the Design Index. The Sentiment Index increased slightly from last quarter, from 54.2 to 55.5, and the Design Index remained constant at 64.8. Both suggest continued and improving demand in the future. This…
Women in A/E/C Leadership Series: SMPS Charlotte Virtual Event, Feb. 3, 2021
Join SMPS Charlotte for a panel discussion featuring Women in Leadership led by Amy Sullivan Hicks, President & CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas. Amy will be guiding the conversation with panelists Sloan Kormelink, Vice President of Business Development with Edifice General Contractors; Mellissa Oliver, Associate, Senior Engineering Designer with LandDesign…
SSOE Group’s Acquires Stevens & Wilkinson, Appoints Six New Principals
TOLEDO, Ohio, January 14, 2021 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), a global project delivery firm for architecture, engineering, and construction management, announced today the appointment of six new Principals as a result of their recent acquisition of Stevens & Wilkinson (S&W), a 100-year-old architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina. The…
Markets
Epic Games Announces New Location for Company Headquarters
Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”), Turnbridge Equities (“Turnbridge”) and Denali Properties (“Denali”) are pleased to announce an agreement to transfer ownership of the 980,000-square-foot and 87-acre Cary Towne Center to Epic, with the goal of converting the property into its new campus by 2024. The facilities will include both office buildings and recreational spaces, allowing Epic…
Graycliff Capital Acquires Milagro, Class A Residential Community in Salt Lake City
Graycliff Capital Partners, LLC (Graycliff Capital), a leading developer/owner in the multi-family sector headquartered in downtown Greenville, S.C., has acquired Milagro, a Class A, mixed-use, mid-rise residential community in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. Milagro represents Graycliff’s first multi-family investment in Utah and the western region of the United States. With a backdrop of the…
A M King Wins Two Eagle Awards and 2020 Design-Build Award in ABC Carolinas EIC Awards Competition
Charlotte-based A M King, an Integrated Design-Build firm, was singled out with two “Best in Class” Eagle Awards, as well as the 2020 Design-Build Award, in this year’s Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards competition sponsored by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas. A M King was also a Finalist for ABC’s 2020…
Luxury Senior Housing Developer, Bridgewood, Acquires Land in Charlotte, NC
Bridgewood Property Company (Bridgewood), a national developer of high-end senior living properties, announces the acquisition of 727 E. Morehead in Charlotte, North Carolina with plans underway to construct a luxury senior living community, The Village on Morehead. The community will offer exceptional living options for discerning seniors, proximate to Dilworth, Eastover, and Myers Park neighborhoods, offering…