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The S.C. Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) and S.C. Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) today announced that 49 state and community leaders have graduated from a statewide economic development training program, the S.C. Economic Development Institute (Institute). “The Institute has long been a powerful tool in South Carolina’s economic development arsenal,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby…
More than 7 million gallons of sewage spilled into Raleigh’s streams and tributaries last week. This chilling occurrence underscores the need for more public funding to adequately address the importance of keeping pace with water, sewer and other infrastructure needs throughout the Carolinas, according to CAGC. “More focus needs to be placed on repairing our…
2,000 building professionals participated from 86 countries The findings from the preeminent study on green buildings have been released and the results are both surprising and encouraging. Forty-seven percent of those participating in the World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report expect to do the majority of their projects (more than 60%) green by 2021….
Downtown Spartanburg has seen an influx of new tenants this year, and Colliers’ Spartanburg team of brokers will be the latest to join this trend in mid-November. Passersby will soon notice the blue Colliers sign being installed on the corner of Main and Wall Street, with increased traffic to the building predicted to follow shortly…
The Upstate ULI community joined on Wednesday, November 14 at Serendipity Labs at Plush Mill for the last “Beer & Brainstorming” of the year. The evening kicked off with a discussion led by Serendipity Labs Founder John Arenas, and franchise owner Trey Scott, who shared insights into this fresh take on the co-working office environment….
Columbia, South Carolina —McCrory Construction Executive Vice President Donald G. Warren, who leads the company’s full-service office in Greenville (S.C.), has been inducted into the Design-Build Institute of America’s (DBIA) 2018 Inaugural Class of DBIA Certified Fellows. Warren is the only nominee from the Carolinas to be elected to this prestigious Fellowship. DBIA Fellow status…
Balfour Beatty‘s Knox Tate of Charlotte was recently the subject of one of the company’s “Relentless Ally” employee success stories. GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to share his story with permission. Knox Tate has been building Charlotte from the inside-out for 50 years. His favorite project? Not what you’d think. We live in a time of experts….
At GroundBreak Carolinas, we are committed to providing the best insight and perspectives on the design, construction and commercial real estate industries in the Carolinas. Commercial real estate firm Jones Lang Lasalle recently released a report on the implications of the mid-term elections on the commercial real estate industry. As a result of the U.S….
Construction prices rose 0.5 percent in October and are 7.9 percent high than at the same time a year ago, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data conducted by Associated Builders and Contractors. Prices for nonresidential construction inputs also increased 0.5 percent on a month-over-month basis and are up…
On Thursday, November 8, 2018, AIA Charlotte hosted the 2018 Design & Service Awards Gala at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Fourteen projects received awards. Design projects were selected by a jury of architects from Tennessee, chaired by John L. Sanders, FAIA, of Sanders Pace Architecture. Service award recipients were nominated by their peers…
