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A new McKinsey analysis suggests artificial intelligence could reshape far more than construction productivity. For contractors across North and South Carolina, the bigger question is who will control the data, workflows, customer relationships—and ultimately the value—of the next construction operating model. For the past several years, much of the construction industry’s conversation around artificial intelligence…
Five years can change a company considerably. When Thomas & Hutton (T&H) celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2021, the firm had 13 offices and was guided by its fifth generation of leadership. Today, T&H enters its 80th year with 19 offices across six states, expanded capabilities through two strategic mergers, and a sixth generation of…
Strategic expansion brings full-service site design expertise closer to clients and communities throughout the region SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, today announced the opening of its newest office in downtown Asheville. Located at 60 Biltmore Ave, the new office will serve as a hub for the firm’s integrated…
Architecture and engineering firms are entering the second half of 2026 with healthy workloads, loyal clients and growing optimism about artificial intelligence. But beneath those positive signals is a significant operational challenge: many firms still lack visibility into the financial performance of their projects. That is one of the central findings of Factor A/E’s 2026…
For the construction industry, most conversations about artificial intelligence have focused on how AI will change the way we work: estimating faster, automating documentation, improving schedules, analyzing risk and helping project teams make better decisions. But AI is changing construction a second way that may prove just as consequential. AI is changing what the world…
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…
The 70,400-square-foot facility brings Portal’s small warehousing model to the Raleigh-Durham Triangle Portal Warehousing (Portal), a leading, vertically integrated micro-bay industrial platform specializing in small warehousing and co-warehousing solutions, announces its expansion into North Carolina with the opening of a new 70,400-square-foot location just outside of Raleigh at 3200 Gateway Centre Boulevard in Morrisville. Portal’s newest…
ARCO Design/Build announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 17 for a new manufacturing facility for OPW in Smithfield, North Carolina. OPW, A Dover Company, manufactures retail fueling equipment, containment, and dispensing products used in retail and commercial fueling applications. Located directly adjacent to OPW’s existing Smithfield operation, the new facility will allow…
Redfin’s analysis found that AI data centers have some benefits: In northern Virginia, taxes on data center equipment are likely contributing to a surge in education spending. Meanwhile, individual homeowners’ property-tax rates are declining. More than half (53%) of U.S. residents oppose the construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood, according to a…
For the construction industry, most conversations about artificial intelligence have focused on how AI will change the way we work: estimating faster, automating documentation, improving schedules, analyzing risk and helping project teams make better decisions. But AI is changing construction a second way that may prove just as consequential. AI is changing what the world…
Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into the construction industry, but the biggest question facing contractors and owners may not be which AI tools they should adopt. It may be whether their leaders are prepared for what comes next. That was one of the central themes of a recent Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) podcast conversation between…
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…
Strategic expansion brings full-service site design expertise closer to clients and communities throughout the region SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, today announced the opening of its newest office in downtown Asheville. Located at 60 Biltmore Ave, the new office will serve as a hub for the firm’s integrated…
Architecture and engineering firms are entering the second half of 2026 with healthy workloads, loyal clients and growing optimism about artificial intelligence. But beneath those positive signals is a significant operational challenge: many firms still lack visibility into the financial performance of their projects. That is one of the central findings of Factor A/E’s 2026…
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…
