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RALEIGH, N.C., April 15, 2020 – FMI Corporation, the leading provider of consulting and investment banking services to the Built Environment, is pleased to announce the release of the second quarter 2020 CIRT Sentiment Index. The CIRT Sentiment Index is a survey, conducted quarterly by FMI, of members of the Construction Industry Round Table. The…
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2020 — Associated Builders and Contractors President and Chief Executive Officer Michael D. Bellaman today issued the following statement regarding the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups: “ABC is honored to be collaborating with the White House and other industry leaders as a member of the construction industry group for the Great…
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 — Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Workforce Development Greg Sizemore today issued the following statement on the release of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s April 10 guidance on recording cases of COVID-19: “ABC is pleased OSHA has clarified its position regarding the recordability of COVID-19 cases…
Survey of Construction Firms by the Associated General Contractors of America Finds More Than Half of Firms Have Had Projects Halted as 74 Percent Seek New Paycheck Protection Loans to Retain Staff With the covid-19 pandemic worsening by the week, an ever-increasing share of contractors are reporting cancellations of upcoming projects and shortages of equipment…
We are certainly living in uncertain and unusual times; however, there are sound methods that contractors, developers and property managers can use to preserve cash, speed up the cash collection process, delay payments and seek optimal options for debt. Such options for construction and real estate entities are listed below. 1. Small Business Association (SBA)…
The staff at GroundBreak Carolinas understands how impactful the COVID-19 pandemic has been on the construction industry. The mental health and well being of your employees and subcontractors is critical during these challenging times. We are providing links to important resources from the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention. The Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide…
Hundreds of construction firms across the country, and many throughout the Carolinas, stopped work on Thursday, April 9 to hold what are called safety stand downs focusing on ways to protect construction workers and the public from the spread of coronavirus. The safety stand down, which was organized by the Associated General Contractors of America,…
James Stevens, AIA, has been appointed director of the School of Architecture at Clemson University. He is scheduled to begin his new leadership role on June 1, 2020. Stevens comes to Clemson from Lawrence Technological University near Detroit, where he has served as chair of architecture since 2015. “I am very pleased to welcome Jim…
ABC Carolinas members had three winning entries in the 2019 ABC National Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Competition. Robins & Morton won two National Eagle Awards: one in the Health Care > Up to $10 million category for Duke Health Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades in Durham, N.C.; the other in the Health Care > $25 to…
Indemnification clauses run a close third for “Most Tortured Interpretations” in the history of the written word, just behind the United States Constitution and the lyrics to The Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus.” One would think that, by now, a razor-sharp indemnification clause would exist such that it would become essentially boilerplate language, with a…
