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Burns & McDonnell announced the firm will hire a record 1,000 employees by the end of 2018 and plans to continue to hire 1,000 new employees each year for the foreseeable future. To accommodate that growth, the firm is embarking on phase two of the World Headquarters Expansion with the addition of a 142,000-square-foot, four-story…
There’s good news and bad news when it comes to how satisfied U.S. workers are with their compensation. The good: 49 percent of professionals surveyed by global staffing firm Robert Half feel they are paid fairly at their jobs. The bad: 46 percent think they are underpaid. The remaining 5 percent admitted to feeling overpaid….
More than one third of architecture firms report impacts on their projects from the recent tariffs Architecture firms reported that firm billings continued to grow in July, but the pace of growth slowed for the second month in a row. While any Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score over 50 indicates that firm billings are increasing,…
Cleveland County officially became home to one of the cleanest and most efficient power plants in the nation today, as NTE Energy’s Kings Mountain Energy Center (KMEC) formally began operations. Officials from NTE Energy joined with city, county, and state leaders Tuesday to cut the ribbon on the $500 million facility. The 475 MW natural…
Three out of Four Metros Added Construction Jobs in Past Year, But Nationwide Shortage of Skilled Workers Has Raised the Cost of Construction and Delayed Project Schedules, Putting Broader Economic Growth at Risk Eighty percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the…
The ABC Carolinas Chapter will be hosting the Upstate Speed Meeting with the GCs event on Thursday, September 6th at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Greenville, SC. ABCC members often say this is one of the most productive networking opportunities in which they participate. The local industry’s leading General Contractor and Specialty Contractor firms meet…
ENR recently selected its Southeast Specialty Contractor of the Year—Davidson, N.C.-based Wayne Brothers Inc. The specialty concrete and civil construction contractor experienced good revenue growth in 2017, the year covered by this year’s survey. The firm’s Southeast revenue for 2017 totaled roughly $96.7 million, up roughly 16% from the $83.38 million it reported for last year’s ranking….
Publix Super Markets, Inc. will build a refrigerated distribution center in Guilford County by the end of 2022 as part of a multiphase project and has plans to create up to 1,000 jobs by 2025. The company is expected to invest up to $300 million in the first phase of the project. “Publix recognizes North…
Davis & Floyd, Inc. announced that it has acquired CCAD Engineering based in Greenville, SC. CCAD Engineering provides civil/site work engineering and consulting services. “We are excited to have CCAD Engineering join our Davis & Floyd team”, said Stephen Davis, president and CEO at Davis & Floyd. “Their history of client service, ethics and integrity,…
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $817.4 billion, new construction starts in July fell 9% from the elevated pace reported in June, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The latest month’s decline followed strong gains for total construction starts during the previous two months, with May up 14% and June up 11%. By major…
