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More than half of small businesses (52%) will outsource business processes in 2019, according to a new survey report from Clutch, the leading B2B ratings and reviews firm. Small businesses will most frequently outsource accounting (21%), IT services (20%), and digital marketing responsibilities (20%). Clutch surveyed 529 U.S. small business owners and managers to understand their…
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG) hosted its eighth annual Count the Cans food drive in June with strong participation from team members. Over the 10-day campaign, DHG gave more than $77,000 and volunteered more than 1,000 service hours at local hunger relief organizations across the DHG footprint. “It was amazing to see all of our…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – (June 26, 2019) – THS Constructors has been recognized for its commitment to safety both on-site and in the community with a Gleaming Star Award from the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR). THS Senior Vice President Tom Suitt accepted the award during the LLR Safety Awards Reception held at the…
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is locating a new $153-million global technology center in Charlotte, North Carolina, creating more than 1,600 jobs. “We’re excited to stand up our new global technology center here in North Carolina to continue to drive our company’s growth,” said Marvin R. Ellison, president and chief executive officer of the company based…
Salute from the Shore, a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2010 by patriotic South Carolinians to honor our armed forces on Independence Day. Every year on the 4 th of July, hundreds of thousands of people gather on the beaches of South Carolina in patriotic attire to wave the red, white and blue and to…
Columbia, South Carolina – McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Andrew Crawford to Project Manager. Over the past five years, Crawford has served in various project management roles for the firm’s Retail Division, managing more than two dozen Walmart projects as well as leading other demanding projects from early-stage preconstruction efforts through completion. A graduate…
Running a business can be a daunting feat. New problems will catch you off-guard and sometimes all you can really do is take the bull by the horns, and hope that everything will return to normal. Even a short business interruption can mean losing thousands of dollars! A business owner keeps an eye on the…
Demand for design services in May remained essentially flat in comparison to the previous month, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for May showed a small increase in design services at 50.2, which is slightly down from 50.5 in April. Any score…
The USG + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI) is a quarterly economic index designed to gauge the outlook for, and resulting confidence in, the commercial construction industry. Results from the Q2 2019 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index(Index) indicate that more than half of contractors are highly confident that…
During the 2008 recession, there was a lull in construction work and many skilled trade workers were laid off. They turned away from construction and moved into other fields. While the economy picked back up and the construction industry is booming, there is a large and unavoidable construction labor shortage. Due to the construction labor…
