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Where are financial markets headed in 2020? If you ask the major Wall Street firms, you will get the same answer you always get. Most are predicting mid to high single digit gains with a few outliers on both sides, which is pretty much the same story every year. As we recap 2019 and discuss…
Madison Bolick knew she was going to follow in the footsteps of her two older brothers by attending Clemson. Once she was accepted, she narrowed her choice of degree program to either Health Science or Construction Science and Management (CSM). The latter had always intrigued her because several members of her family were in the…
In the construction industry, laborers are used to hauling materials, managing equipment, and doing the heavy lifting. A great construction worker is used to showing their hard skills on the job site. But what about those all-important soft skills? The talents that land you your next job and help you be the go-to guy on…
Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN), a leading provider of technology-driven solutions focused on the defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure markets, debuted a new office space for its 130 employees in Charlotte, N.C. on January 6, 2020. GroundBreak Carolinas attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “Our Charlotte employees are a force multiplier for the company’s operations around the world,”…
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the January 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $900 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in…
Construction input prices rose 0.2% in December 2019 and are up 1.0% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices rose 0.3% for the month and are also up 1.0% since December 2018. Natural gas…
THS Constructors, Inc, one of the Southeast’s leading design-build and contracting companies, has expanded its footprint into the Charleston, S.C. market. Due to an increased presence and new projects in the area, the company has opened an office in North Charleston. Further, THS has added a new business development executive employee for the region, Cantey…
According to recent statistical data1, due to the booming economy in the U.S., there are more job openings in construction than there are people to fill those jobs. In addition more people are leaving their jobs than ever before 2. The evidence is clear – keeping your best employees has become more important than ever,…
Thomas & Hutton “Employees of the Year” are voted on by all team members in each office, recognizing those who have excelled in the positions, helped advance the company, and displayed strong commitment to their jobs. Thomas & Hutton recently announced its 2019 Employees of the Year for the firm’s four offices in South Carolina….
Construction employment increased by 20,000 jobs in December and by 151,000, or 2.0 percent, in all of 2019, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that its recent survey found three out of four contractors expect to keep adding workers in 2020, but even more respondents…
