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ASCE’s new book, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management, MOP 140, provides guidance for and contributes to the developing or enhancing of methods for infrastructure analysis and design in a world in which risk profiles are changing and can be projected with varying degrees of uncertainty requiring a new design philosophy to meet this…
New construction starts in September fell 5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $709.6 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The September downturn followed 9% declines in both July and August, as the pace of construction starts has now pulled back for the third month in a row after…
Survey shows Americans believe congestion has increased over the past year Across the nation, Americans say congestion on their roads and highways has continued to worsen since last year, according to a new HNTB Corporation America THINKS national public opinion survey. The survey, “Funding Congestion Solutions-2018” found 61 percent of Americans believe traffic congestion is…
Viewpoint, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB) and construction management software leader, today welcomed a record-breaking 2,300 construction industry professionals to the Collaborate 2018 User Conference. At the event, Viewpoint is unveiling new software innovations to help construction companies transform their operations, lower risk, gain efficiencies and improve productivity. Each year, construction industry thought leaders, business…
The Q3 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index) released recently indicates skilled labor shortages will have the greatest impact on commercial construction businesses over the next three years. The report revealed 88 percent of contractors expect to feel at least a moderate impact from the workforce shortages in the…
Columbia, South Carolina — McCrory Construction has hired Brad Davis as Manager of Business Development. Davis comes to McCrory following 12 years with BDI Pharma, LLC, (now part of McKesson Corporation) where he held increasingly responsible management roles in business development and marketing. As Manager of Business Development for McCrory, based in Columbia, Davis will…
The Spectrum Companies announced its partnership with an institutional client of Invesco Real Estate, a global real estate investment manager, for the development of a mixed-use project including office, retail and a hotel on a prime 5-acre tract linking Charlotte’s South End with its Uptown business district. Located on South Tryon Street at Carson Boulevard,…
The 24th annual Watson Electrical Construction Company’s Apprentice Contest for 2018 was a great success with 17 apprentices competing for cash and prizes. This year’s winners were: First Place, Wesley Sartain (Raleigh, N.C.); Second Place, Tim Amerson (Wilson/Rocky Mount, N.C.); Third Place, James Delauney (Virginia Beach, Va.); Fourth Place, Jon McMillian (Wilmington, N.C.); Fifth Place, Joseph…
We use sports analogies often in the business world. Winning comes from motivation and determination. Practicing hard and focusing on the details will lead us to victory. Never give up until the game is over. The phrases could go on. But very rarely do those of us in business consider the possibility that a practicing…
Despite heavy rain and strong winds in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, Clemson University’s 3rd Annual Construction Industry Symposium drew more than 100 participants from the Carolinas and Georgia to the Greenville Marriott on October 11. Hosted by Clemson’s Department of Construction Science and Management (CSM), with GroundBreak Carolinas as Media Sponsor, the symposium was themed…
