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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has launched a new initiative, dubbed Hometown Strong, that focuses on partnering with local leaders to stimulate economies in rural communities and help businesses thrive in those areas. “Small communities like the one I grew up in have a special character and so much to offer,” Cooper said. “They deserve…
Sentinel is proud to announce that the firm’s founder and managing partner, Jim Holmes, has been named one of North Carolina’s most influential business leaders. Holmes joins an impressive list of heavy hitters on Business North Carolina magazine’s Power 100, a compilation of the state’s storied, prominent and emerging leaders in the corporate and nonprofit arena. The…
The Marvin Family of Brands invites architects in the U.S., Canada, Japan and Israel to submit their work to the annual Marvin Architects Challenge, which honors outstanding residential and commercial design projects that demonstrate creativity and ingenuity. Architects can submit their entries to marvin.com/ArchitectsChallenge, which will be evaluated by an independent panel of esteemed architects,…
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has acquired privately-held e-Builder, a leading SaaS-based construction program management solution for capital program owners and program management firms. e-Builder extends Trimble’s ability to accelerate industry transformation by providing an integrated project delivery solution for owners, program managers and contractors across the design, construct and operate lifecycle. e-Builder currently…
FMI Corporation, a leading provider of management consulting and investment banking services to engineering and construction, infrastructure and the built environment, released its “2018 FMI Overview,” featuring “FMI’s Fourth Quarter 2017 Construction Outlook.” The publication offers comprehensive construction forecasts for a broad range of market segments and geographies and provides valuable insights from FMI executives…
NCCER recently released the much anticipated second edition of its Heavy Highway Construction curriculum, now with two levels. In addition to modules designed specifically for heavy highway construction, the revised program offers a new Heavy Highway Helper credential and introduces trainees to the various crafts that are utilized in the heavy highway industry. Comprised of…
Intelligent Highway Solutions, Inc. (OTC PINK:IHSI) announced today that the last three months sales results for Cresent Construction Co, Inc. exceeded $1.3M. Devon Jones, CEO of Intelligent Highway Solutions stated, “It’s time we began discussing the incredible value that Cresent Construction brings to our company. For the prior three months, Cresent finished with over $1.3M…
The nearly 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System literally moves the U.S. economy. It carries 75 percent of the nation’s heavy truck traffic. A new report finds there is the equivalent of one “structurally deficient”-rated bridge, on average, for every 27 miles of our major highway network. The 1,800 structurally deficient Interstate bridges are crossed 60 million…
US business investment projects accounted for $142 billion in capital investment in 2016, according to the EY 2017 US Investment Monitor (USIM), an annual report prepared by Ernst & Young LLP’s Quantitative Economics and Statistics (QUEST) and Indirect Tax practices. Nearly 5,400 business investments were announced in 2016 and are expected to create or retain…
NCCER recently released the much anticipated second edition of its Heavy Highway Construction curriculum, now with two levels. In addition to modules designed specifically for heavy highway construction, the revised program offers a new Heavy Highway Helper credential and introduces trainees to the various crafts that are utilized in the heavy highway industry. Comprised of…
