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SouthCon Building Group Wins ABC Carolinas Eagle Award for Columbia Central Station Fire House Project

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on

Charleston, SC — SouthCon Building Group, a full-service general contractor based in Mount Pleasant, was recognized with the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) highest-level award at the ABC Carolinas 17th Annual Excellence in Construction (EIC) gala on November 15, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C.  Taking home ABC’s coveted Eagle Award in the Historic Restoration-Renovation category, SouthCon was…

CarolinaPower Wins ABC “Excellence in Construction Award” for Distinguished Work on Operating Room Renovation

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on

Greer, S.C. — CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor based in Upstate S.C., recently received a 2018 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter for the company’s distinguished performance on a major renovation project at Augusta University Medical Center (AUMC) in Augusta, Ga. CarolinaPower’s team from the North Augusta,…

Safety Management Systems and Their Impact on Your Business | Part Four: Hazard Recognition, Evaluation, and Control

by Tim Neubauer and Julia Kunlo, Evolution Safety Resources on

We are pleased to continue with our GroundBreak series “Your Safety Manual Isn’t Enough.” While discussing the importance of building a safety program beyond a written manual, our series focuses on the need for a Safety Management System (SMS) while exploring common SMS components. Safety Management Systems are a collection of efforts, programs, and strategies…

West Columbia, SC Hires Economic Development and Business Attraction Firm

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on

RMA, a Florida-based consulting firm is expanding their client base beyond the Sunshine state. The economic development, redevelopment and business attraction experts were hired last year by the City of West Columbia in South Carolina to create a Citywide Redevelopment Plan and a Community Revitalization Plan for the municipality; both were unanimously accepted by the…

Site Selection Ranks North Carolina #2 for Business Climate

by North Carolina Economic Development Partnership on

For the fourth consecutive year, North Carolina ranks as the No. 2 state to do business, according to Site Selection magazine. North Carolina scored a total of 99 points across all categories in the 2018 Top State Business Climate Rankings, just two points behind top-ranked Georgia with 101 points. Rounding out the top five spots in…

ABC Carolinas Kicks Off Holidays with Storm Recovery Book Drive for School Libraries

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on

ABC Carolinas Chapter will be collecting books at its Holiday Socials and other gatherings in December to restock school libraries damaged by Hurricane Florence. “Your generosity is deeply appreciated,” said Kristen Powell, ABC Carolinas Chapter director of external relations. “In past years, our various Councils have held toy drives this time of year, but because…

What is a Baseline in Project Management?

by Rachel Novotny, eSub on

There are many important documents for project management, and one of them is a baseline. So what is a baseline in project management? Why should a project manager dedicate time to one? What is a Baseline in Project Management? So what is a baseline in project management? A baseline in project management is also known…

Colliers International to Represent Courtland Development in Leasing of New Building at Ft. Prince Commerce Center in Spartanburg

by Colliers International on

Dallas-based Courtland Development breaks ground on speculative building for lease along Spartanburg’s I-85 corridor. More than 100 acres of land on Fort Prince Road in Spartanburg has been purchased and will be the future site of industrial development, Ft. Prince Commerce Center, within the year. Ft. Prince Commerce Center will consist of two development sites…

Commercial Real Estate’s Take on Amazon’s HQ2 Decision

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on

Several cities and regions in North Carolina and South Carolina submitted responses for one of the largest economic development projects in history. The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAOIP) recently posted a viewpoint article about Amazon’s decision to select New York and Virginia as the locations for its HQ2. The following is from…

FMI Releases Whitepaper: “Big Data = Big Questions for the Engineering and Construction (E&C) Industry”

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on

FMI Corporation, a provider of management consulting and investment banking services to engineering and construction, infrastructure and the built environment, is pleased to announce the release of its latest research report “Big Data = Big Questions for the Engineering and Construction (E&C) Industry.” In this white paper, the authors discuss some of the most challenging…