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Getting Started With America’s 250th birthday soon to be celebrated, we stop momentarily to see how the Great American Bread Machine, the economy, cheers us on as we pursue life, liberty and happiness. So far, so good, I would say. In fact, in spite of much done politically to direct the economy from the top…
Each year, more than 170,000 construction workers are injured on the job in the U.S. – a stark reminder that protecting the people who build America’s infrastructure, homes, and communities requires constant focus and action. At the same time, the industry faces another critical challenge: construction workers experience one of the highest suicide rates of…
SkillsUSA’s National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC), the largest annual gathering of America’s future skilled workforce, will convene in Atlanta, June 1-5. This dynamic event will bring together more than 19,000 attendees, including middle school, high school and college/postsecondary students, teachers, school administrators and business partners. As the No. 1 workforce development organization for students, SkillsUSA…
Construction firm Robins & Morton joined Self Regional Healthcare on May 5 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Self Medical Center Spring Street, a new 68,000-square-foot multispecialty medical office building in Greenwood, South Carolina. The facility will bring together a wide range of specialty services under one roof, including urology, gastroenterology, general surgery, bariatric surgery, women’s…
Wire 3, a leading 100% fiber internet provider, announced its expansion into its third state, South Carolina, marking a major milestone in the company’s rapid multi-state growth. Backed by a fully funded $147 million investment, Wire 3 will deliver its ultra-fast, 100% fiber internet to communities across Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, and Orangeburg counties, bringing next-generation…
Keystone Custom Homes announces the start of construction on its first model home in South Carolina. The model home is in their Arbor Gate community in Simpsonville, SC and will showcase the Nottingham Cottage floorplan – one of their most popular plans. This marks Keystone Custom Homes’ fourth state in which they are actively building as they expand their footprint…
Wire 3, a leading 100% fiber internet provider, announced its expansion into its third state, South Carolina, marking a major milestone in the company’s rapid multi-state growth. Backed by a fully funded $147 million investment, Wire 3 will deliver its ultra-fast, 100% fiber internet to communities across Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, and Orangeburg counties, bringing next-generation…
Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) (“Americold”), a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, and EQT, a purpose-driven global investment organization, today announced the formation of a new joint venture with EQT’s Active Core Infrastructure fund (“EQT”) focused on the ownership, operation, and potential development of high-quality cold storage warehouse facilities in North America. Under the terms of…
TrendForce’s latest findings on the AI industry highlight that several major North American CSPs have recently raised their 2026 capital expenditure (CapEx) guidance in response to strong AI demand. As a result, TrendForce has revised its forecast for the combined CapEx of the world’s top nine CSPs—Google, AWS, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu—up…
New research from Revizto, the leading collaboration platform for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations (AECO) sector, reveals that 96% of CIOs report concern about data ownership and control across their tech stacks. The debate is no longer primarily about cost or which tools to buy, but who owns the data those tools generate, and what happens…
Hospitality construction projects are becoming more dependent on technology at every stage, yet IT is still too often engaged after major planning decisions have already been made. Newly published research insights from Info-Tech Research Group show that this late involvement can leave organizations with overlooked requirements, constrained staffing, and reactive delivery during critical construction phases….
Each year, more than 170,000 construction workers are injured on the job in the U.S. – a stark reminder that protecting the people who build America’s infrastructure, homes, and communities requires constant focus and action. At the same time, the industry faces another critical challenge: construction workers experience one of the highest suicide rates of…
SkillsUSA’s National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC), the largest annual gathering of America’s future skilled workforce, will convene in Atlanta, June 1-5. This dynamic event will bring together more than 19,000 attendees, including middle school, high school and college/postsecondary students, teachers, school administrators and business partners. As the No. 1 workforce development organization for students, SkillsUSA…
Most construction firms don’t fail because they lack talent. They fail because they lose discipline when it matters most. That’s the headline from FMI’s 2026 Project Management Study Part 2, and it should hit a nerve with anyone responsible for delivering work in today’s environment. Pressure is everywhere. Labor is tight. Schedules are compressed. Owners…
Construction input prices increased 2.2% in March compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 2.3% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 4.8% higher than one year ago, while nonresidential construction…
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…
