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Just like any student whose major isn’t construction related, I had no idea what I was getting into when it came to taking this internship. But to my surprise… it isn’t all hard hats and hammers around this place, although I am looking forward to getting real “hands on” construction experience. I learned quickly that…
In a style similar to “National Signing Day” events for high school student athletes, seniors at hundreds of schools across the nation were seated behind a table in front of a room of parents, teachers, peers and local/national media on May 8, 2019. The occasion — the inaugural National Signing Day for Construction Trades presented…
Greenville, S.C. – May 21, 2019 – The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is relocating its headquarters to Greenville, S.C., from its current location in nearby Seneca. NCEES’ new headquarters will occupy 70,600 square feet at 200 Verdae Boulevard in Greenville. “The new headquarters will provide a better position for the growth…
Columbia, South Carolina — McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Jordan Gray to Senior Project Manager. Gray has served in various project management positions for the firm’s Multi-Family Division since coming on board. In his current role, Gray brings more than eight years of estimating and project management experience to lead some of McCrory’s most…
As part of an ongoing partnership with Charleston Metro Chamber, Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Chapter held its second annual Build a SHED competition — an ABC Carolinas “Students Hands-On Experience Day” program. The one-day Lowcountry competition was held on Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Exchange Park in Ladson, S.C. The objective of this…
In January 2017, Laura Lee joined the EDPNC to fill a new position focused on recruiting food and beverage manufacturing operations, particularly value-added processors using local crops in their final product. “We grow over 80 commodities, and a large percentage of what is grown in North Carolina is shipped out of the state to be…
Magnus Development Partners recently broke ground on the fourth speculative development in the Lexington County Industrial Park in West Columbia, South Carolina. Midway Logistics IV is the only speculative industrial building offering up to 200,000 square feet of available space in central South Carolina and is expected to quickly become fully leased. Colliers International |…
Duke Energy continues to generate cleaner energy at prices below the national average for its 7.7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers. Those facts were spelled out today in the company’s 13th annual Sustainability Report – a report card on the company’s progress at meeting its sustainability goals. The report can be found here –…
An East Carolina University Construction Management professor and a local construction company have teamed up in search of a solution to a problem facing the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The NCDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Plan identifies approximately 100 bridges and more than 700 miles of roadways in eastern North Carolina’s 28 counties that…
The construction industry collects mounds of data. But the contractors that dive deep into and analyze that data to make intelligent decisions about their projects and overall business strategy reap the greatest rewards. As business technologies grow across all industries and younger, more data-informed professionals enter the construction workspace, contractors are diving deeper into their…
More than 7,000 Robot Assistants, Infrastructure Robots, Structure Robots, and Finishing Robots Will Be Deployed for Construction Between 2018 and 2025 Construction is a historically labor-intensive industry with little automation. The traditional solution to achieving more production was to simply add more workers. Whereas productivity in many other industries has risen substantially, productivity in construction…
In a style similar to “National Signing Day” events for high school student athletes, seniors at hundreds of schools across the nation were seated behind a table in front of a room of parents, teachers, peers and local/national media on May 8, 2019. The occasion — the inaugural National Signing Day for Construction Trades presented…
As part of an ongoing partnership with Charleston Metro Chamber, Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Chapter held its second annual Build a SHED competition — an ABC Carolinas “Students Hands-On Experience Day” program. The one-day Lowcountry competition was held on Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Exchange Park in Ladson, S.C. The objective of this…
The Carolinas AGC announced that Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson will give the keynote address at the CAGC Summer Summit & Expo in Asheville, NC. The event will take place July 25 – July 28 at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. Keynote Speaker Willie Robertson, the CEO of Duck Commander and Buck Commander and…
Informa and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the release of the 2018 Greenbuild Sustainability Report, highlighting valuable metrics and key benchmarks regarding the impact on sustainable sourcing, community involvement, and carbon footprint reduction at the 2018 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held last November at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event achieved an…
Construction on the new education facility at Clemson University’s Snow Family Outdoor Fitness and Wellness Center reached a milestone on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The University held a gathering to celebrate the near-completion of timber installation on an innovative project covering 16,500 square feet. In lieu of a traditional “topping off” ceremony, general contractor Sherman…
An East Carolina University Construction Management professor and a local construction company have teamed up in search of a solution to a problem facing the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The NCDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Plan identifies approximately 100 bridges and more than 700 miles of roadways in eastern North Carolina’s 28 counties that…
