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The business and innovation strengths of the Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem area featured prominently in three website articles published in October by IndustryWeek, a print and online trade magazine focusing on U.S. manufacturing. The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina set up IndustryWeek blogger Michele Nash-Hoff‘s media tour to North Carolina for an itinerary…
NCCER is excited to celebrate the one year anniversary of their Hard Hat Heroes Credentialing Portal this Veterans Day. NCCER salutes our veterans by providing resources to help create a seamless transition into the construction workforce. The Build Your Future (BYF) military initiative, Hard Hat Heroes, provides a way for veterans to receive NCCER credentials…
Today, EquipmentWatch named the winners of the 2017-2018 Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards. The announcement was made during the awards ceremony held during EquipmentWatch’s 1st annual customer conference, Traction. The winners represent the models, within their respective equipment types, with the lowest five year total cost of ownership and were identified using proprietary EquipmentWatch Ownership…
During its Leadership Week Conference in Orlando Nov. 7, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Board of Directors elected George Nash to serve as the association’s 2018 national chair. Tony Rader was elected to serve as the association’s 2018 chair-elect. Ray Zamora was elected to serve as the association’s secretary. Doug Carlson, President and CEO…
The second Roundtable on Italian Technology & Italian FDI: Exploring the Energy and Infrastructure Needs of the Southeastern United States, was held recently, and Carolinas AGC President & CEO Dave Simpson was invited to serve as a roundtable panelist. Panelist included: -Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Moderator and Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering in the…
Harbor Freight Tools, Dillon County’s largest employer, today announced a one million-square foot expansion of its East Coast distribution facility. This expansion is projected to create more than 500 new jobs, bringing the company’s total investment in South Carolina to more than $200 million. “Since we opened our first facility here in 2001, the company…
Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. recently announced plans to invest $1.6 billion to build a U.S. assembly plant. The new plant could hire as many as 4,000 people and produce up to 300,000 cars per year, and North Carolina and South Carolina are in strong positions to land the plant. The new investment is reflective…
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The American Institute of Architects expressed serious concerns about The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR-1), the tax reform proposal unveiled today by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX). “The House Ways & Means Committee proposal, as drafted, will unfairly damage the thousands of small and family-owned businesses that organize as pass-through…
FMI Corporation has released its latest construction forecast, the FMI Outlook, in a new streamlined format, designed to improve user experience and access to important data. FMI’s Q3 2017 forecast predicts an increase of 4% for total construction put in place for 2017 and an increase of 5% in 2018. The primary growth segments in…
