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Jonathan Larry, senior marketing and research director with the Economic Development Partnership (EDP) in Aiken, S.C., has been named one of the “Young Professionals 2 Follow” by the Aiken Standard. Last year, the now 26-year-old received the 2017 Aiken Chamber Young Professionals Rising Star Award. “Jonathan is a true asset to our team,” said EDP…
In response to a recent company-wide “Innovation Day,” Blythe Construction was charged with coming up with creative ideas on how to engage the future generations in the field of construction. Challenge accepted: Blythe hosted its first annual STEM Kids day camp on June 29 at the company’s Charlotte headquarters. Intended to educate the next generation…
A new report released by Arcadis reveals that although the value of construction disputes in North America dropped for the fourth consecutive year, the average time taken to resolve these disputes increased in 2017, far exceeding the global average. The report, entitled “Does the construction industry learn from its mistakes?”, provides insight into the causes,…
CarolinaPower’s North Augusta, S.C., office epitomizes the company’s service-oriented nature. While serving as judges and mentors in a local AGC of Georgia Skills competition this past spring, CarolinaPower’s Tom Darst, and Clint Maxwell got to know one of the instructors, Jim Borum – a construction skilled trades teacher at Jefferson County High School near Augusta,…
(Irmo, SC) – Great Southern Homes has named Shelton Twine as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. His responsibilities include, but are not limited to overseeing all preconstruction, sales, marketing, general operations and construction management of all areas and markets in which the company operates. Owner and Founder, Michael Nieri remarks of Shelton,…
“Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of Women in Engineering” was the theme of this year’s Chix Dig It — Celebrating Women in Construction luncheon, which was timed to coincide with International Women in Engineering Day. GroundBreak Carolinas was proud to be media sponsor for the third annual Chix Dig It luncheon, which was held on June…
Winner’s curse is defined as bidding low enough to win, but regretting the results. Winner’s curse assumes the bidder (general contractors in this case) makes below normal or negative profits upon award of the work. This dilemma has plagued the construction industry for generations. I write this article to offer some contributing factors to why…
Every year there are lists of construction business owners making billions of dollars while others go out of business. Running a business is hard, and it’s even harder in an industry like construction. However, many of these top performing construction businesses have a series of tips and tricks they’ve learned to run a business successfully….
Design-build used to be considered an “alternative” way to build. New research shows it’s now the fastest growing and most popular method delivering construction projects in America. Industry analysts at FMI have completed a comprehensive assessment of the nonresidential, highway/street and water/wastewater design-build construction market. This long-awaited research provides the most comprehensive look at design-build’s…
The 6th Annual Carolinas AGC (CAGC) Summer Summit and Expo will be held at the Westin Resort on Jekyll Island, Ga. from Thursday, July 26 to Sunday, July 29, 2018. Conference organizers cite numerous reasons for attending — great educational sessions, special events that provide attendees quality networking, opportunities for suppliers to showcase their business or services, and…
