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Carolinas-based A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC. and Chicago, IL, has been recognized with a 2022 Best Project Award from the Design-Build Institute of America’s Southeast Region. A M King was singled out for its exemplary project delivery of what is now North America’s largest avocado…
Owens Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency with a 70-year presence in the Upstate, has promoted Sandra Johnson, CISR, INS, SM, to Director of Operations. Johnson serves as the point of contact for the agency’s carriers and is responsible for overseeing the agency’s administrative functions. She is based in Owens Insurance’s home office in Greer,…
Each year the incoming National American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Executive Committee has the responsibility of electing a Senior Vice Chair and this year Melvin Williams, F.SAME, FACEC and Vice-President with Terracon – based in Charleston – has been elected this year to fill this role. The Senior Vice Chair position is second in…
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced Evans General Contractors, an international design-build contracting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is adopting Autodesk Construction Cloud and incorporating the powerful construction management platform into its standard operating procedures (SOP). Teams across Evans will be using Autodesk Construction Cloud to onboard new employees quickly and easily, maximize coordination across project stakeholders…
GroundBreak Carolinas is pleased to promote a series of exciting speaking events sponsored by the Industrial Networking Group (ING). Speaker, author and coach “Antarctic Mike” Pierce will be visiting the Carolinas and Georgia to share his inspirational story. Antarctic Mike brings very high energy to his programs and knows how to tell stories that will…
Nashville, Tennessee will always be known as “Music City, U.S.A.,” but with cranes sweeping the skyline and cones lining almost every thoroughfare, Nashville might also be called “Boomtown” right now. Like many other cities across the Southeast, businesses are moving to Nashville and families are following. More than 11,000 building permits were issued in the…
How is your company handling escalating costs and supply chain issues to minimize the impact on your clients? With prices for essential construction and HVAC parts rising, deliveries taking twice as long and material prices reaching a 35-year high, our industry is experiencing a crisis with little short-term relief in sight. In a recent article…
The Eastern Carolina Safety & Health Conference is scheduled for April 28-29, 2022, at the Riverfront Convention Center, 203 S Front Street, New Bern, NC 28560. The conference is a collaborate effort among the NC Department of Labor, East Carolina University, and local industry to promote safety and health in Eastern North Carolina. Conference organizers…
SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service land design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, is excited to announce the completion of its work on the new Credit One Stadium, formerly known as the Volvo Car Stadium on Daniel Island. SeamonWhiteside performed civil engineering and construction administration and was one of two landscape architecture companies on the project….
ALACHUA, Fla. — NCCER is excited to announce the expansion of its Build Your Future (BYF) initiative by launching CareerStarter. This new national program leads individuals beyond career exploration to direct connections with local training programs and entry-level jobs. This will get them started on a construction career pathway that fits their interests. NCCER worked…
