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Kaufman Lynn Construction (KL), a full-service commercial construction company in the southeastern US, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. With more than 200 employees in Florida, North Carolina and Texas, the company is poised for growth under the leadership of Founder and CEO Michael Kaufman and President Frank White. Kaufman started the company in January of…
A M King, a fully integrated Design-Build firm, has completed a large-scale expansion project for Cheney Brothers, Inc.’s distribution center located on a 30-acre site within the Statesville (N.C.) Business Park. The 169,338-square-foot cold storage addition, which brings the total building size to 265,000 square feet, allows Cheney Brothers to expand its refrigeration capabilities in…
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce released the 2019 Workforce & Jobs Report, an annual publication highlighting progress made by the business community and the state of the Palmetto State’s workforce. The report identifies the state’s 15 hottest jobs, according to statewide employment and wage data provided by the SC Department of Employment and Workforce…
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Enviva Partners, LP (NYSE: EVA) has completed the previously announced purchase of its sponsor’s interest in its first development joint venture, Enviva Wilmington Holdings, LLC . The First JV owns a wood pellet production plant under construction in Hamlet, North Carolina (the “Hamlet plant”) and a firm, 15-year take-or-pay off-take contract, adding incremental sales volume…
If you had told me 20-plus years ago when I was in high school that I would have a career in construction, I would have never believed you. From the time I was very young, I wanted to be a teacher. As I grew up, my purpose became more focused. I wanted to teach high…
Over and over again I hear about the construction workforce shortage. I hear about it in the office. I hear about it during meetings with commercial real estate developers. I hear about it on project site visits. I turn on the news and hear that the industry is going to take a hit and that…
Acclaimed speaker and sought-after media resource Sarah Susanka will be the AIA Southeast Region ASPIRE Conference on Monday April, 15, evening keynote speaker. Susanka is known for her book and presentations about The Not So Big Life, where she uses the same set of ideas to demonstrate that we can feel “at home” in our…
Against the backdrop of record continued strength in the U.S. economy, nonresidential construction ended 2018 up 4.0 percent year-over-year for the month of December, while employment in the sector grew 2.6%, reports the Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the fourth quarter of last year. The index is produced by Marcum’s National Construction Services group. The…
THS Constructors, Inc., based in Greenville, S.C., provides design-build, design-bid-build, and construction management services to clients in the industrial, distribution, healthcare, office, research and development, and retail markets. The company serves clients in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. Upstate S.C. native and construction industry veteran Howard Suitt founded THS Constructors in 2005….
