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When construction expertise meets community compassion, the result is more than renovated space; it is a foundation for brighter futures. Front Porch Housing (FPH) is a Greenville-based non-profit with a program focused on providing dignified housing paired with intensive wrap-around services to help individuals and families build a strong foundation for life. When FPH started…
Message from AIA North Carolina (AIANC) President, Richard Alsop, Jr., FAIA Gen Z is entering architectural practice with expectations shaped by a world of immediate access, rapid iteration, and continuous communication. Annual performance reviews, once the professional norm, are no longer enough. Emerging professionals want candid feedback while their work is underway, when it can…
Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) was looking to expand specialized workforce training to meet the needs of the communities and employers it serves. At the same time, Hickory Aviation Museum needed a permanent home for an aircraft collection that had spent years sitting outside, exposed to the elements. Rather than pursuing those goals independently, the…
Firms lose pricing power when they sell services and qualifications instead of the outcomes clients actually care about. Let me just say it plainly: most A/E firms are terrible at selling what they do. Not because their people aren’t smart, and not because they don’t do good work, but because they insist on selling the work…
Artificial intelligence may be the biggest technology story in construction today. But increasingly, I believe we are looking at it through the wrong lens. The most important AI question facing contractors is no longer: What can the technology do? It is: What does leadership need to do differently because the technology exists? That distinction matters….
Merritt Properties has broken ground on RDU Business Park, a 150-acre light industrial development located just three miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina, within the Town of Cary. Upon completion, the development will encompass up to 13 single-story industrial buildings totaling 790,527 square feet. With construction now underway on the first phase,…
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV), the premier vacation ownership and experiences company, announces Ocean Reserve, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club. This new oceanfront resort will be HGV’s fourth property in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and its eighth property in the state. Positioned adjacent to Ocean 22, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Ocean Reserve will offer an…
Asahi Kasei held a grand opening ceremony on August 20 for its new Hipore™ wet-process lithium-ion battery separator coating line in Charlotte, North Carolina, marking a significant milestone in the execution of the company’s North American battery separator strategy. The investment expands production capacity at the company’s existing Celgard® manufacturing facility, establishing North America-based coating and…
Gray, a nationally recognized construction and design firm, has released a new whitepaper examining the growing adoption of design-build delivery and the factors driving its success across industrial projects. The paper summarizes findings from leading industry, academic, and economic experts to evaluate how project delivery methods influence all aspects of a project, from cost and schedule to…
Artificial intelligence may be the biggest technology story in construction today. But increasingly, I believe we are looking at it through the wrong lens. The most important AI question facing contractors is no longer: What can the technology do? It is: What does leadership need to do differently because the technology exists? That distinction matters….
Associated Builders and Contractors today released the findings of its Drone Usage report, a survey ABC conducted of its contractor members in May 2026. Notably, 36.1% of ABC contractor member respondents reported that they fly drones. Other report findings include: “In the ever-evolving construction technology landscape, drones are transforming how contractors monitor site progress, enhance branding…
The construction industry’s workforce shortage is hardly new. Contractors have been talking about skilled labor, retiring workers and recruiting challenges for years. But new research from EY suggests the industry may be approaching something different — a structural capacity problem that traditional recruiting alone cannot solve. In its June 2026 report, How Structural Workforce Constraints…
America’s Biggest Companies Are Betting on the Skilled Trades. The Construction Industry Should Pay Attention. For years, the national focus centered on four-year college degrees, while careers in the skilled trades often received far less attention. Today, that narrative is shifting—and some of the world’s most recognizable companies are leading the charge. BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford…
AIA Contract Documents (ACD), the industry standard for construction agreements that support $100 billion in contract value each year, today announced the launch of its AI Assistant, providing in-app contract guidance, alongside an enhanced contract editing experience to accelerate contracting workflows. The company also announced the hiring of Arijit “AJ” Saha as Chief Technology Officer to lead…
PPC Partners, a leader in the electrical, mechanical, automation, advanced fabrication and construction industries, announces the strategic acquisition of Sapience Automation based in Charleston, SC. The acquisition strengthens PPC Partners’ automation and robotics capabilities, expanding its ability to deliver comprehensive project delivery solutions across manufacturing, life sciences, packaging, distribution and other markets. Sapience Automation has…
CarolinaPower, a leading regional electrical contractor with offices in South Carolina, recently showcased electrical contracting to high school students enrolled in the Building Construction Technology program at the Donaldson Career Center at SCTAC – part of Greenville County Schools in the Upstate region. CarolinaPower team members Chris Traugh, Paul Yanovskiy, David Steffens, Gage Schatz, and…
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to redefine how we learn and work, DeVry University today announced it will embed AI literacy and skill-building into every course by the end of 2026. This commitment expands access for every student to develop the technical proficiency and applied fluency needed to succeed in an AI-augmented workforce. “Innovation is a foundational element of…
