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This is the 2nd in a two-part series featuring Karen Barefoot. After a long and successful career as a basketball player and coach, Karen Barefoot began a new career leading organizational development for a construction company, Industrial Reliability and Repair (IRR). Karen will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming ABC Carolinas’ Construction Convention in…
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series. After a long and successful career as a basketball player and coach, Karen Barefoot began a new career leading organizational development for a construction company, Industrial Reliability and Repair (IRR). Karen will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming ABC Carolinas’ Construction Convention in Charleston, SC. GroundBreak’s…
In this issue of GroundBreak Corner, we preview the 2023 ABC Carolinas Construction Convention, which celebrates ABC’s 25 years in the Carolinas. Previewing the ABC Carolinas Construction Convention The ABC Carolinas (ABCC) Annual Construction Convention will take place at The Charleston Place in Charleston, SC, August 2-4, 2023. The Chapter’s 25th Anniversary will be front and center throughout…
Compass Group Equity Partners, a St. Louis-based private equity firm specializing in growing lower middle market companies, announced an investment in Anderson UnderBridge, a manufacturer and rental operator of mobile bridge inspection trailers and trucks utilized in the inspection and maintenance of bridge infrastructure. This partnership is the first step in the creation of a full-service…
Nasuni Corporation, a leading provider of file data services, today announced increased demand for the Nasuni File Data Platform from the global AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) industry. Nasuni is enabling its AEC customers to speed up their digital transformation by modernizing their file storage and protection infrastructure; this ultimately makes data more accessible from the…
The Hollingsworth Companies, a leading real estate development firm located in the Southeastern United States, is expanding its innovative “Build to Suit Industrial Building Program.” This innovative Development Program is designed to serve “on shoring” or companies migrating to the Southern US to establish manufacturing operations. At this time, with Supply Chain delays and rising Real Estate…
A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value found that nearly half of CEOs surveyed identify productivity as their highest business priority—up from sixth place in 2022. They recognize technology modernization is key to achieving their productivity goals, ranking it as second highest priority. Yet, CEOs can face key barriers as…
The BMW Group took a major step today towards building electric vehicles in the United States as it broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. More than 300 jobs…
The nation’s only construction software specifically designed for subcontractors is adding Spanish to the language capabilities on its mobile applications for iOS and Android. The move further separates eSUB Construction Software from several competitors that are still English-only. “A few years ago, the number of clients requesting Spanish in our field application started increasing steadily,” eSUB CEO Erich…
New facility to produce power tools and accessories. Graycor Construction Company has started construction on a new, 325,000-square-foot building for manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse operations in Lincolnton, North Carolina for Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services. “Graycor has been a trusted construction partner for Robert Bosch Corporation since the early 2000’s on…
