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Ahead of Careers in Construction Month, Associated Builders and Contractors highlighted new research showing that multiskilled construction crews can reduce completion time by about 30% and increase production by 37% to 50% on construction scopes where multiple trades must work in tight sequence. The findings come from controlled field trials detailed in the Simplar Foundation’s…
Strong construction demand across multiple sectors is increasing competition for the skilled labor, equipment and suppliers needed to deliver projects. DPR Construction, a forward-thinking, self-performing contractor, sees continued investment in digital infrastructure, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, transportation and energy creating competition for many of the same resources and reinforcing the need for proactive planning and procurement…
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) intends to invest approximately $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for products that support its growing Cat CompactSM business, helping customers gain faster access to the machines they need to solve tough jobsite challenges and build homes, infrastructure and communities. The investment includes plans for a new modern manufacturing…
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is excited to announce that its President and CEO Dave Simpson, CAE, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2026 GroundBreaker Lifetime Achievement Award by GroundBreak Carolinas. Additionally, CAGC member Chad Frampton, President and CEO of Frampton Construction, was also honored with a GroundBreaker award. Simpson, who joined CAGC in 1989 and…
As CarolinaPower, a leading, employee-owned regional electrical contractor, continues to expand its capabilities, services, and geographic footprint, the company is strategically adding staff at all four locations across South Carolina. Most recently, CarolinaPower brought on Jake Creese as Operations Director in Columbia, and Alison Gamboni as Project Manager, also in Columbia. Bradley Michie, who was…
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) intends to invest approximately $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for products that support its growing Cat CompactSM business, helping customers gain faster access to the machines they need to solve tough jobsite challenges and build homes, infrastructure and communities. The investment includes plans for a new modern manufacturing…
Crowded terminals and jam-packed flights are not typically the best recipe for a positive airport experience, but the JD Power 2026 North America Airport Satisfaction Study,SM released today, suggests the nation’s airports are finding ways to defy the odds. Thanks in large part to dozens of major airport capital improvement projects finally reaching completion, overall…
Thompson Thrift, a full-service nationally recognized real estate company and one of the nation’s leading multifamily developers, today announced that it will develop The Whitmore at Ingleside, a new 327-unit Class A multifamily community located within the Ingleside master-planned development in North Charleston. This marks Thompson Thrift’s first development in South Carolina and expands the…
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,…
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…
Ahead of Careers in Construction Month, Associated Builders and Contractors highlighted new research showing that multiskilled construction crews can reduce completion time by about 30% and increase production by 37% to 50% on construction scopes where multiple trades must work in tight sequence. The findings come from controlled field trials detailed in the Simplar Foundation’s…
The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation today announced a new initiative to provide 15 million introductions to the skilled construction trades by 2032. As part of this effort, The Home Depot is launching Path to Pro Skills Explorers curriculum, a free, hands-on educational experience designed to introduce middle and high school students (ages…
CarolinaPower Project Manager Cordiro Harrison recently participated on an Industry Panel hosted by the Lexington School District Two Innovation Center (L2IC) in Cayce, SC, near Columbia. The purpose of the event was to help educators and administrators stay informed about the rapidly evolving job market. The panel provided an opportunity for industry leaders to share…
When Hurricane Florence hit coastal North Carolina in 2018, it decided to stay awhile. The wind blew, and the rain fell for days. And though Cameron Doby didn’t experience major impacts from his home in Oxford in the central part of the state, his vivid memories of the pictures and video of coastal regions remain….
