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Smart company growth is often the result of strong strategic vision, time-tested and proven relationships, and capable leaders ready to build what comes next. For Harper General Contractors, a full-service general contracting and construction management firm serving the Southeast, the last several years have consisted of meaningful expansion across market sectors, services, and regions. As…
“Cognitive Submission” describes humans who defer their own reasoning, judgment, and analytical effort to an AI system rather than engaging critically with it. I am as enamored with AI as anyone. In fact, I look forward to the day when I no longer marvel at how it shapes my ideas, documents, spreadsheets, and graphics into…
Temporary Wall Systems Explains When Renting Beats Owning, What It Really Costs, and How the Labor Shortage Is Driving the Shift Commercial construction demand keeps climbing while skilled labor gets harder and more expensive to find. Caught between the two, contractors are rethinking what they own and supporting scopes like temporary containment are increasingly the…
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) recently honored two of its finest Young Leaders at the CAGC Construction Summit & Expo in July. Neal Alvarez with Marsh McLennan and Emily Talbert with Reeves Construction Company both received a CAGC Top Young Leader Award, which recognizes individuals 45 years and younger who play critical roles in the community and professional arenas of the construction industry….
Airo Mechanical, a provider of HVAC and plumbing installation services for multifamily and light commercial property developers and general contractors operating in the Southeastern United States, today announced that it has acquired Legrande’s Enterprises (“Legrande’s”), a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based specialty plumbing and HVAC contractor. The transaction, which is Airo’s first in partnership with CCMP…
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…
Artificial intelligence is no longer an experimental technology for sales and marketing organizations. It is increasingly becoming a competitive advantage. According to new research from Allego, 77% of organizations report AI is already contributing to increased revenue, while 88% of revenue leaders plan to increase AI investments over the next year. Yet despite the momentum,…
Beck Technology today announced the general availability of DESTINI® Cloud, a cloud-native, AI-enabled preconstruction platform that unifies estimating, takeoff, bidding, and analytics into a single, connected environment. The launch represents the most significant product advancement in Beck Technology’s 30-year history and introduces a new category of connected preconstruction platforms designed to serve as a single source of truth…
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…
For decades, workforce development followed a fairly predictable model. Construction industry workforce programs focused on developing the skilled trades needed to build projects. Manufacturers invested in training programs designed to prepare workers to operate facilities once they opened. Utilities trained the technicians needed to maintain power systems. Each sector largely developed talent pipelines aligned with…
Temporary Wall Systems Explains When Renting Beats Owning, What It Really Costs, and How the Labor Shortage Is Driving the Shift Commercial construction demand keeps climbing while skilled labor gets harder and more expensive to find. Caught between the two, contractors are rethinking what they own and supporting scopes like temporary containment are increasingly the…
Every contractor says they build quality projects. Every owner expects projects to finish safely, on schedule, and within budget. Yet anyone who has spent time in the construction industry knows those outcomes are far from guaranteed. So what separates exceptional projects from merely successful ones? Michael Bellaman, President and CEO of the Associated Builders and…
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…
