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Power UP Workshop Gives Five-Year-Olds a Glimpse of Construction Technology

by Helen Johnson on January 19, 2019

Power UP, Inc. founder Dr. Mittie Cannon believes it’s never too early to start paving the way for a possible career in engineering and construction. Just before the December 2018 holiday break, Don Wilcher, Director of Manufacturing and Technology at Jefferson State Community College, led a Power UP workshop for very young children at Robinson…

Topics: Education, Featured, Schools (K-12 and Higher Education)
Power UP, Power UP: It's a Mother-Daughter Thing!

Clemson University Kicks Off 2019 Tennis Season in All-New Facility

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on January 19, 2019

Clemson University’s tennis teams played their first matches of 2019 last weekend inside the school’s all-new Duckworth Family Tennis Facility located in the center of Clemson’s ever-growing campus. The University held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony in early November 2018 and the Tigers began holding practice in the new facility shortly thereafter. The new Duckworth Family…

Topics: Featured, Projects, Schools (K-12 and Higher Education)
CarolinaPower, Green Globe, LS3P, Sherman Construction

Construction Materials Outlook Released by FMI

by FMI on January 19, 2019

An Analysis of the 2018 Construction Materials Market and M&A Expectations for 2019 FMI Capital Advisors, the leading investment banking services firm serving the construction materials sector, is pleased to announce the release of its latest research report, Understanding the Balance: An Analysis of the 2018 Construction Materials Market and M&A Expectations for 2019. In…

Topics: Featured
Construction MaterialsScott Duncan, FMI

Increase Your Productivity on the Job Site

by Rachel Novotny, eSub on January 18, 2019

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that within the last four years industrial construction productivity on the job site has declined. They aren’t the only group reporting on low productivity. The McKinsey Institute, the USG & CCI, and even anecdotally construction is notoriously slow and prone to productivity issues. With every other industry racing to…

Topics: Contracting
Construction Productivity, eSUB

Sentinel Risk Advisors’ Harrison Barnes on the Carolinas’ Construction Industry

by Emily Gallagher, GroundBreak Carolinas Social Media Manager on January 18, 2019

GroundBreak Carolinas is pleased to share thoughts and insights from key leaders in the construction industry from North Carolina and South Carolina. Harrison Barnes, Sentinel Risk Advisors,shares his thoughts on the construction industry: What are your thoughts on the Carolina Construction economy in 2019?From our vantage point, all observations and indications forecast a robust construction…

Topics: Business
Construction Economy, Sentinel Risk Advisors

The Construction Industry: Change, Challenges and the Future

by Brian King, President & Founder, A M King on January 18, 2019

I love old buildings. A few years ago, I bought a house located on the coast of South Carolina that was originally built in 1915. One of my hobbies has now become performing renovation projects on this 104-year-old home. During a recent extensive renovation, it became necessary to open up multiple walls. In doing so,…

Topics: Business
AM King

LS3P Announces New Leadership Roles

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on January 17, 2019

LS3P, an architecture, interiors, and planning firm providing services nationwide from eight offices in the Carolinas and Georgia, announces several key leadership changes effective February 1, 2019.  Executive Vice President and Principal Katherine N. Peele, FAIA, was named Chief Practice Officer. Peele, who joined the firm in 1988 and previously served as Executive Vice President…

Topics: Business, People
Architects, LS3P

Nonresidential Building Spending to Grow Through 2019, but Cautious Outlook for 2020

by American Institute of Architects on January 17, 2019

Nonresidential construction spending on buildings is projected to grow by 4.4 percent through 2019, according to a new consensus forecast from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). Healthy gains in the industrial and institutional building sectors have bolstered growth projections for 2019; however, the AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Panel—consisting of leading economic forecasters—is suggesting that…

Topics: Architecture, Business
Building Market

SC Department of Commerce Office of Innovation to Launch Pen to Paper Tour

by Helen Johnson on January 16, 2019

The S.C. Department of Commerce’s Office of Innovation today announced a Pen to Paper Tour of various innovation and incubator locations across the state. With six dates already scheduled, the tour will allow the Office of Innovation staff to connect with local members of the state’s innovation ecosystem through pre-scheduled, full-day visits. “We know innovation…

Topics: Economic Development
Commerce

Construction Costs Dip in December, But Most Materials and Services Prices Accelerate

by Helen Johnson on January 16, 2019

Contractors are Raising Construction Prices Amid Tight Labor Market Conditions and Increases in the Cost of Many of the Materials they Use to Build Projects After a year marked by numerous price spikes, construction costs declined in December but remained elevated compared to year-earlier prices, while prices of new buildings also moved higher, according to…

Topics: Business
Economy Construction Materials

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