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Once again this year, three leading design and construction industry service providers have teamed to sponsor the Salute to the Design and Construction Industry. The GroundBreak Carolinas’ staff had three questions for each of this year’s sponsors: BB&T Construction Risk Services What are the key trends impacting your business (or customers business)? Construction project financing…
Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, while 29 states added construction jobs between February and March, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials said the job gains are coming amid strong private-sector demand…
For CarolinaPower employees, safety is a way of life. Red and black “safety seal” stickers featuring the phrase, “SAFETY: Working Together for Tomorrow,” are visible on just about everything – from hardhats, to gang boxes, to apparel, signage, and marketing materials. Based in Upstate South Carolina, CarolinaPower, is a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial,…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today reported that architecture firm billings rose for the sixth consecutive month in March, although the pace of growth slowed modestly from February. Overall, the AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for March was 51.0 (any score over 50 indicates billings growth), which still reflects a healthy business environment….
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has released the NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index for Spring 2018, a composite of nine survey questions that represents the outlook of commercial real estate developers, owners and investors. NAIOP Sentiment Index The Index of 0.46 indicates that respondents believe, as a group, that overall market conditions 12 months…
Duke Energy’s new 750-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant at the W.S. Lee Station in Anderson County, S.C., began serving customers on April 5, 2018. The energy generated from this unit helps power the lives of customers in South Carolina and North Carolina. Construction of the $700 million plant started in March 2015. Customers rely on…
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators remain at the scene of Thursday’s pedestrian bridge collapse on the FIU campus, focusing on measuring and documenting the critical structures at the north end of the bridge. Significant developments in the investigation include: •Investigators secured a contract Tuesday to have a company remove components from the bridge that…
North Carolina Building Performance Association (NCBPA), the state’s trade association for building performance companies and professionals, announced today the release of its third annual energy efficient, green and high-performance home and building report. The report identifies 34,152 high-performance homes and buildings being built or retrofitted in the state in 2016 and finds a 9.5% price…
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Viewpoint from Bain Capital in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion. Viewpoint is highly complementary to Trimble’s e-Builder business, and will extend Trimble’s ability to provide more complete and integrated project, jobsite and business workflows across the construction lifecycle….
CEMEX Ventures (NYSE: CX) announced today the launch of the 2018 Construction Startup Competition, an initiative which aims to find startups looking to lead the transformation of the construction industry. Under the slogan “Lead the disruption, join us,” CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s open innovation and venture capital unit, presents its second open call which will be…
For CarolinaPower employees, safety is a way of life. Red and black “safety seal” stickers featuring the phrase, “SAFETY: Working Together for Tomorrow,” are visible on just about everything – from hardhats, to gang boxes, to apparel, signage, and marketing materials. Based in Upstate South Carolina, CarolinaPower, is a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial,…
As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017, 55 percent of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) contractor members plan to hire more employees, and 52 percent plan to invest in workforce development, according to a recent poll. In addition, 90 percent of member companies say employees have seen an…
As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017, 55 percent of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) contractor members plan to hire more employees, and 52 percent plan to invest in workforce development, according to a recent poll. In addition, 90 percent of member companies say employees have seen an…
CEMEX Ventures (NYSE: CX) announced today the launch of the 2018 Construction Startup Competition, an initiative which aims to find startups looking to lead the transformation of the construction industry. Under the slogan “Lead the disruption, join us,” CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s open innovation and venture capital unit, presents its second open call which will be…
Construction activity in South Carolina continues at a brisk pace. But what does the future hold for construction activity in the Palmetto State? “If you thought 2017 felt like it was a good year, then you ought to feel pretty good about 2018 and 2019,” said Dr. Bruce Yandle, an economist with George Mason University, and…
As Women in Construction Week was celebrated across the country earlier this month (March 4-10, 2018), several middle and high school-age girls and their mothers (or female guardians) were introduced to the idea of a career in construction through a unique event in the Southeast themed, Power UP: It’s a Mother-Daughter Thing! Now in its…
