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Stewart announced an expanded presence across the Carolinas with two new office locations in Columbia, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina. Opening the new offices creates a cross-state footprint that builds on the firm’s current headquarters in downtown Raleigh and existing office locations in Charlotte and Durham, bolstering its service offerings for current and future…
Good communication on the job site can improve the project budget, schedule, and working relationships between contractors and subcontractors. However, it doesn’t always seem possible. While there are technological advances that improve communication, like phones and email, that’s not always where the problems lie. Take a look at why communication fails and how you can…
McKinsey recently published an a study on the limiting mind sets that impact safety in construction. Companies looking to improve workplace safety have a number of methods at their disposal. But to embed a sustainable safety culture, they must overcome the mind-sets that underlie unsafe behaviors. Downloadable Resources Article (PDF-159KB) No one would deny that…
Charlotte, NC — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter celebrated the graduating Class of 2019 for the Chapter’s Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program by hosting the ceremony at the Charlotte Knights baseball game on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Included in the festivities was a Keynote Address by Kathryn Castelloes, ApprenticeshipNC Director, and the pre-game…
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees has filled two distinguished professorships, one of them a new position designed to increase interest in construction management and the other an existing title intended to reward current WCU faculty members for exemplary teaching, research and service. With the board approval as part of its quarterly meeting Friday,…
The U.S. office market continues to expand ahead of forecast, posting 18 million square feet of net absorption in the fourth quarter of 2018 and 11 million square feet in the first quarter of 2019, says the NAIOP Office Space Demand Forecast. Continued economic growth and increases in job creation are likely the main forces…
FMI Capital advisors, a subsidiary of FMI Corporation, is pleased to announce that Alex Miller, Managing Director, was recently awarded the 2019 Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor. The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition of leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals, created this award to promote mentorship and professional development amongst emerging business leaders….
Greenville, S.C.– THS Constructors, Inc., one of the Southeast’s leading design-build, construction management, and general contracting companies, today announced that they have been selected by Agracel Development to design-build a new production operations facility for The Muffin Mam in Upstate South Carolina. Agracel and The Muffin Mam selected the Laurens County Speculative Building as their future home….
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that its engineering, procurement and construction project for Milliken & Company’s chemical plant expansion at its Allen Plant site in Blacksburg, South Carolina is underway. “We are delighted to be a partner with Milliken, a client with whom we have a unique and long-term legacy beginning with Charlie Daniel and Roger…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is forming a new partnership with Engineered Tax Services, Inc. (ETS) to help architects better utilize federal, state and local tax incentives, including 45L credits, research and development (R&D) tax credits, Historical Tax Credits, and the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (Section 179D). “Depending on the project, architecture firms…
