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Addison Homes, a South Carolina homebuilder specializing in building healthy, high-performance homes that emphasize resilience to natural disasters, increased comfort and durability, better indoor air quality, and ultra energy efficiency, has received a Housing Innovation Grand Award from the U. S. Department of Energy. The award was presented at the 2024 Energy & Environmental Building…
The South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) and the South Carolina Department of Commerce (SCDOC) have announced the state and community leaders who recently graduated from The SC Economic Institute (The Institute), a statewide economic development training program. The Institute offers participants a highly interactive curriculum, affording them a more immersive “hands-on” economic development learning…
CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned, regional electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, was singled out for its exemplary work on Clemson University’s two-phase Memorial Stadium Renovations project during the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas’ (ABC Carolinas) Annual Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards gala held in Charlotte on November 7, 2024. CarolinaPower won…
Gordian, provider of data-driven solutions for all phases of the building lifecycle, is excited to announce the appointment of Gregory Randall as the new Chief Sales Officer. Randall leads Gordian’s teams focused on driving revenue growth, business development and new business sales. “I’m inspired by Gordian’s vision to build better communities by transforming data insights…
This holiday season, Carolinas AGC (CAGC) invites you to join them in delivering joy, knowledge, and hope to children at Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families in Western North Carolina. By donating through the CAGC Foundation’s Lane the Loader™ Fund, you can help provide books on construction, engineering, and design—introducing these children to…
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.4 months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. 3. The reading is down 0.1 months from November 2023. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Backlog in the infrastructure category…
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) launched its third Global Operator Challenge, inviting thousands of machine operators worldwide to put their agility, resilience and versatility to the test on a wide range of construction equipment and technology. “For nearly 100 years, our customers have been pushing the limits with our machines,” said Caterpillar Construction Industries Group President Tony Fassino….
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: GREE) (“Greenidge” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated cryptocurrency data center and power generation company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 152-acre Spartanburg, South Carolina property (the “Spartanburg property”) to Data Journey LLC (“Data Journey”) for $12.1 million in cash and an 8%…
Graycor Co-Chairs Matthew Gray and Steven Gray announced that Dave Wing has been promoted to CEO from President and COO of the Graycor family of companies. Wing joined Graycor as a project engineer in 1991 and has been promoted several times throughout the past 33 years, helping to grow the company through safety leadership, client…
ConstructConnect Projects US Put-in-Place Construction Spending of $2.15 Trillion in 2024 ConstructConnect Chief Economist Michael Guckes released the US Put-in-Place Construction Forecast for Winter 2024 today. According to the report, total put-in-place construction spending for 2024 is expected to reach $2.15 trillion, marking a 6.4% increase from 2023. Although slightly lower than the last quarterly projection of $2.16 trillion, this updated…
