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“Tindall is a company who has a heart for serving others,” said Steve Finn, Founder and Executive Director of Chestnut Mountain Ranch. “Their team’s leadership is always looking for opportunities to make things better than the way they found them, and we are beyond grateful for their partnership and contributions that support the mission of…
Ahead of the upcoming conventions, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is launching its new Policy Platform 2020. The platform details AIA’s advocacy priorities that will advance the architecture profession and improve the built environment by addressing economic, climate and community needs in the U.S. “AIA supports strong and unequivocal policies that ensure that urgent…
Corecon Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based construction estimating, project management and job cost software, has released a new Corecon Mobile app. For use with Corecon’s browser-based online construction software, the new app replaces the previous version which was completely rebuilt in both Android and iOS formats to leverage the latest mobile technologies. “Geared specifically for…
Engineering News-Record (ENR) has named Balfour Beatty the Southeast’s No. 1 contractor in the education market sector for 2020. The industry publication’s annual Top Contractors list ranks firms based on national, region and market sector-specific revenue from the previous year. The ENR Southeast ranking includes data submitted by general contractors operating in Florida, North Carolina,…
To further their commitment to keeping Pros working, Lowe’s and HomeAdvisor today announced they will help Pros get leads by offering Lowe’s for Pros Loyalty Program members a free, year-long HomeAdvisor subscription. Qualifying Lowe’s Pro loyalty members will get the annual subscription and also receive a credit for an average of 10 free leads connecting them to…
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) today announced an exclusive agreement with Procore, a leading provider of construction management software, to help contractors manage the total cost of risk through improved operations and job-site safety. Procore’s construction platform connects entire project teams, from the office to the field and across companies. This provides key stakeholders –…
Woolpert has been contracted by the city of Concord, N.C., to provide park master planning, conceptual design, and engineering and architecture services for its new 28.6-acre Northwest Concord Community Park. The park site is at 1252 Cox Mill Road in Concord, adjacent to Cox Mill Elementary School and across the street from Cox Mill High School. Woolpert…
Demand for design services from architecture firms began to stabilize in June, following their peak declines in April, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for June was 40.0 compared to 32.0 in May. The May ABI score indicates that a significant share…
The impact of the global pandemic of COVID-19 is far-reaching. The government-mandated shutdowns and strict social distancing rules have greatly affected the way we live and work. The social distancing and enhanced safety protocols will significantly impact how we work, how productive we can be, and how much money we stand to make. More and…
Attention, construction project managers! Here is the list of the biggest construction companies in the world and projects that make them great. The construction industry in the United States creates about $1 trillion in structures and infrastructure every year. The spending adds about $3.4 billion to the Gross Domestic Product and puts a lot of money into the economy. Unlike some…
