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In NAIOP’s sixth monthly survey tracking the effects of the pandemic on the commercial real estate industry, respondents reported continued gradual improvement in deal activity, but also reported more tenants seeking rent relief, particularly in the office sector. The survey was completed by 203 NAIOP members between September 15 – 18, 2020. Respondents represent a…
When it comes to the interior construction work that you do for your clients, the top concerns that you are likely to get are related to cost, aesthetics, and speed. This makes a lot of sense on paper. After all, some of your customers may need their spaces made on a tight timeline. Of course,…
When selling a product or service, the user is one of your most important assets. Their input is vital to ensure continued satisfaction and buyer loyalty. The customer experience (CX) is multifaceted, meaning approaches from all angles are needed. Key performance indicators allow a company to see if it’s achieving all the key goals set…
Duke Energy today announced an extensive expansion of its clean energy and emissions reduction plans to significantly increase the company’s carbon and methane reductions, coal plant retirements and renewable energy generation goals. The sweeping plans were announced at the company’s inaugural environmental, social and governance (ESG) day. The virtual investor event featured Duke Energy’s senior…
Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (the “Company”), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, today announced that it has acquired Riley Paving, Inc., an asphalt and paving contractor based in Carthage, North Carolina. Among other things, the acquisition adds four hot-mix asphalt plants in central North Carolina,…
Students in the Nieri Family Department of Construction Science and Management have a new three-acre site where they will gain hands-on construction experience. The Experiential Learning Yard, located at the Clemson University Ravenel Research Center, provides space for students to construct full-scale structures. “It’s really our outdoor laboratory for construction,” said Mike Jackson, chair of the department….
Charlotte, N.C. – A M King, an Integrated Design-Build firm, has won an Award of Merit in Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Best Projects Awards competition for the Southeast region. A M King earned Merit Award status in the Manufacturing category for its Design-Build transformation of an 88,000-square-foot vacant shell building into an innovative meat, seafood and…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) is recognizing eight projects with its 2020 Healthcare Design Awards. This year’s best healing spaces include two projects located in the Carolinas. Award-Winners – South Carolina and North Carolina Hampton County Health Clinic, Varnville, South Carolina | Liollio Architecture – Built: Less than $25 million…
This year has brought endless changes to the world as we knew it. Murder hornets and mystery seeds aside, COVID-19 has introduced a need for flexibility in business that does not come naturally to most. Gone are days of regular status meetings and in-person networking. We have adapted to a new language centered on all things virtual…
On September 23, Lowe, a leading national real estate investment, development and management firm, announced its partnership with The Citadel to launch a construction educational program, featuring an in-class lecture series with Lowe executives, on-site project tours and an internship program at Lowe’s Southeast regional office in Charleston for students enrolled in The Citadel School of Engineering….
