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CHARLESTON, S.C. – SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service land design firm throughout the Carolinas, is excited to announce the appointment of its new Corporate Officers. The Officers include Russ Seamon (President), Joe Bryant (Executive Vice President), Gary Collins (Vice President), Jason Munday (Vice President) and William O’Neal (Vice President). The Leadership Team, which was put in…
Marlboro Development Team, Inc. (MDT) announced the hiring of Julie Pruett, CEcD as Development Manager. Pruett will be opening a fifth office for MDT to be located in the Charlotte Region of North Carolina with the specific focus of expanding relationships and opportunities in North Carolina and Virginia. “Julie’s skills and experience will be pivotal…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2021 — Construction input prices declined 0.5% in September, 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 fell 0.4% for the month. Despite the monthly decline, construction input prices are 18.9% higher than in September 2020. Nonresidential…
Charlotte, NC – October 15, 2021 – JE Dunn has announced the hiring of Keith B. Gabriel to the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion manager for the Carolinas based in its Charlotte office. A native of Charlotte, Gabriel has worked in economic development for six years, specializing in strategic planning across diverse groups, including local…
Columbia, South Carolina — McCrory Construction has been awarded a design-build contract by Last Step Recycling, LLC (LSR) for a new 230,000-square-foot processing facility situated on a 54-acre site in Chester Technology Park in Chester, S.C. Founded in 2019, Last Step Recycling processes automotive shredder residue (ASR) to capture metals such as copper, aluminum, and…
Carolinas-based, integrated Design-Build firm A M King and Mission Produce Inc., global leader in the worldwide avocado business, celebrated the grand opening of Mission’s largest forward distribution center on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in Laredo, Texas. A M King provided property consulting for Oxnard, CA-based Mission Produce and designed and built the 262,000-square foot facility,…
For the second month in a row expectations for near-term real GDP growth were revised downward – and outward – due to persistent supply chain disruptions and labor market tightness, according to the September 2021 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The ESR Group now projects full-year 2021 real GDP growth to clock…
MAXX Properties—a privately held real estate company—announced today that it will enter the Durham, North Carolina market with a 299-unit multifamily development called The Piedmont at Patterson Place. MAXX Properties took an 85% interest in the planned property along with SR Real Estate Partners, a New York-based development firm, who is developing the project. SR…
Ransomware attacks grab most of the headlines—for instance, the Colonial Pipeline attack earlier in 2021—but in terms of direct loss, Business Email Compromise/Email Account Compromise (BEC/EAC) was the top crime reported to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).[1] BEC has evolved over the decade and is now also referred to as EAC in acknowledgement…
Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the members of its second annual Tech Alliance—a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative solutions for ABC contractor members, the majority of which primarily perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors. Consisting of 15 companies, the Tech Alliance will leverage technology solutions to help ABC…
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Palmetto Chapter of Charleston, South Carolina has announced its 2021/2022 Board of Directors. The 2021/2022 Board – NAWIC Palmetto Chapter #385 President – Amanda Redick, MSc – HDR, Inc. Vice President – Sandra Marlowe – Cumming Construction Management Treasurer, Antonia Gonzalez-Periera – S&ME Recording Secretary – Megan…
Just as homebuyers are discovering that they must make an offer quickly or risk losing a home to another family, construction companies across the country are finding the same in recruiting experienced, qualified candidates to their firm. Along with a shortage in materials, there is a shortage of experienced workers for nearly every tier of…
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a surveyor? Keegan Lumley of Stewart’s Wilmington, N.C. office gives us a first-hand account. Born and raised in Swansboro, N.C., Lumley has called coastal North Carolina home his entire life. Since 2019, Keegan has worked at Stewart as a Geomatics Field Supervisor. Although rewarding, coastal surveying comes with unique challenges, like adapting to…
J. Michael Taylor, AIA, LEED AP, Chairman and CEO, and a founding principal of DP3 Architects, has announced his retirement effective March 31, 2022. Taylor co-founded DP3 Architects, Ltd. (formerly Design Partnership, Inc.) in 1984, with Clemson University classmates Sam Justice and Mark Eggl, with the desire to deliver quality projects in Greenville. What began…
A team of six Ph.D. students from NC State University’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering won the researcher category of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center’s 2021 Blind Prediction Contest. NC State’s team was led by the university’s Dr. Mervyn Kowalsky, Christopher W. Clark Distinguished Professor. There was a three-way tie for…
It was an international quandary at the Associated Schools of Construction’s (ASC) Region 2 Design-Build Competition last week. Ultimately, the five-member team from the University of Florida solved the knotty puzzle posed by sponsor A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm based in the Carolinas. ASC is made up of eight regions: seven regions…
