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One week after “Infrastructure Week,” the White House is promoting “Workforce Development Week.” As national efforts take the spotlight, construction associations and companies in the Carolinas are already engaged in workforce development and apprenticeship efforts to introduce the next generation of people to the construction industry. Trump and senior members of his administration have several trips…
This is the second part in a series of articles about our two-state region’s labor shortage issues and workforce needs. Part 1 provided an overview of the problem through the eyes of local construction industry executives. In Part 2, these same executives and others talk about what their organizations are doing separately and together to…
Are we still holding the market share to a shrinking pie? What are the challenges that a declining demand poses? When is it a painful reality and not a function of the business cycle? Margin erodes, markets diminish and the livelihood of your team gets tarnished. Ask Sears or any other major retailer, as they…
This is the first installment of a three-part series where Balfour Beatty-Carolinas explores the innovation that technology brings to the life of a project – before, during, and after construction. The Innovation and Technology team at Balfour Beatty Construction is building entire projects without ever lacing up their work boots and often times before the…
This week is the High Performance Building Coalition’s (HPBC) High-Performance Building Week. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is one of 200 HPBC members that support policies and legislation that advance the next generation of buildings. This national week of education and advocacy brings together manufacturers, trade associations, skilled labor and contractors around the message…
For the fourth year in a row, Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. has been listed by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a McGraw-Hill Companies publication with focus on the Engineering Design sector, as one of the top ten design firms in South Carolina and one of the top 70 design firms within the Southeastern United States including Florida,…
According to the Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC), there is an increase in union activity in the Carolinas targeting the construction industry. AGC is encouraging all members to review their employee programs to ensure they are protected against union organizing tactics and prepared when unions approach your employees, jobsites and offices. CAGC provides members with an…
The Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC) recognized the future of the construction industry in a graduation ceremony at The Broken Spoke in Charlotte, NC. The event was attended by nearly 200 people, including family, friends, co-workers, and ABC members. ABC graduated 16 Electrical Apprentices class who have completed 8,000 on-the-job training (OJT)…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today reaffirmed its commitment to climate change mitigation and announced it was opposing the administration’s decision to withdraw the United States as a signatory to the Paris Agreement. That accord, signed in late 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commits the international community to…
According to a new report the risks workers and motorists face in highway construction zones is increasing significantly. Forty-four percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors…
