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GroundBreak Carolinas thought it was an appropriate time to check in with Casey Schwager as he embarks on the home stretch of his second year as Carolinas AGC (CAGC) Board Chair. Schwager is a project manager with King Asphalt, a leading regional paving contractor manufacturer headquartered in Liberty, S.C. in the Upstate region of South…
Dr. Mittie Cannon, Founder of Power UP Inc., is among the featured presenters at the upcoming 2021 ABC Carolinas (ABCC) Annual Construction Conference in Myrtle Beach scheduled for August 18-20. Launched by Dr. Cannon six years ago for young women and their moms in Birmingham, Alabama, Power-Up is a now a far-reaching construction industry workforce…
Zweig Group just released the 2021 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Report of AEC Firms. This resource was compiled from a comprehensive survey of AEC firms as well as participants in Zweig Group’s annual Best Firms To Work For program. Considering extreme changes caused by COVID-19 over the past 12 months, Zweig Group compared pre-pandemic responses…
The 179D Program was a temporary tax law within the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), but, as of December 2020, these tax deductions were made permanent by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA). This change could prove very beneficial to private building owners and designers of government buildings with investments in energy-efficient buildings and systems….
Do you struggle with communicating effectively? Communication is a critical part key part of success in the construction industry and in other parts of your life. The top leaders and best communicators have practiced and mastered the skills that enable them to communicate so effectively. You too can learn these same skills! Follow these strategies…
Gordian announces the outcome of a partnership with APPA to provide a modeled calculation of the total infrastructure backlog need across the higher education industry. The modeled and validated calculation estimates the higher education industry is facing an infrastructure backlog of $112.3B, with public and private institutions registering notably contrasting backlog demands at $76.1B and…
Leading site selection firm Global Location Strategies (GLS) has developed a cloud-based analytic platform for location benchmarking. Called Site Shepherd™, the digital app allows users to screen, score, and financially assess location data in an effort to deliver optimal location recommendations from anywhere in the world. Location benchmarking is the process of comparing location advantages and disadvantages to…
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW) (the “Company” or “Manitowoc”), a leading global manufacturer of cranes and lifting solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the crane business of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (“H&E”) (NASDAQ: HEES), one of the largest rental equipment companies in the U.S. Under the terms…
McShane Construction Company is underway with IBM Drive Apartments in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new 300-unit development is under construction on behalf of repeat client RangeWater Real Estate. In April, McShane completed construction of The Archer in Acworth, Georgia, for RangeWater. “We are excited to work on another project for our highly valued partners at…
Architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services in June according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for June remained at an elevated level of 57.1 in June (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). During June, the new design contracts…
