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A M King Transforms Coastal GA Spec Building into Advanced Food Processing Facility for Nonprofit MANA Nutrition

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Carolinas-based integrated Design-Build firm A M King has begun transforming a 320,000-square-foot, spec warehouse facility in Pooler, GA, near Savannah, into a state-of-the-art food processing for Charlotte-area nonprofit MANA Nutrition, Inc. When the Pooler buildout is complete, MANA will use the facility to produce its signature Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and Ready-to-Use Supplemental Food (RUSF)….

Landmark Study Reveals Wearable Robotics Significantly Boost Safety and Efficiency in Industrial Environments

by Helen Johnson on

Verve Motion, a Harvard University spinout dedicated to industrial worker safety, today released the results of an extensive, multi-year study on wearable robotics in the workplace. This landmark research quantifies critical metrics related to back and hip injuries and demonstrates substantial benefits for industrial workers using soft exosuit devices, including a significant reduction in workplace injuries and…

Governor Cooper Announces Game Changing Funding Grant for Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Replacement in Wilmington

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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a major funding grant for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project in Wilmington. The Governor was joined by Biden Administration Federal Highways Administrator Shailen Bhatt, North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins and Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo to highlight this major investment from the Biden-Harris Administration. “The Biden-Harris Administration’s…

Confidence Among Small and Midsize Business CEOs Dips in Q2 2024

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 Small and midsize business (SMB) CEO confidence decreased slightly to 83.3 in Q2 2024, according to the latest CEO Confidence Index released by CEO coaching and peer advisory organization Vistage. The dip in CEO confidence occurred after four consecutive quarters of gains, driven by a decrease in economic optimism. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of CEOs report higher…

Construction Begins in Wilmington on Metronet’s $30M Fiber-Optic Network

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Construction in Wilmington has begun on a $30M fiber-optic network that will bring multi-gigabit internet service to the city’s homes and businesses, Metronet announced today. Named the fastest major ISP in the country for 2024 by PCMag, Metronet will offer customers ultrafast speeds of up to five gigabits per second for residents and up to ten…

PAS Contractor Compensation Quarterly – The Marcum Edition: Second Quarter 2024

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The Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) is especially designed for the busy construction executive that needs to keep abreast of competitive compensation and benefit levels within the industry. Based on our survey data, contractors are projecting 2024 construction staff wages to increase an average of 4.38% (excludes 0% projections), reported by 350 companies in this 42nd edition…

New Legislation Would Revitalize America’s Communities

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NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, commends the introduction of the “Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act,” which establishes a new 20% tax credit to make possible conversion of many underutilized or vacant commercial properties to residential use. The bipartisan bill is sponsored by U.S. Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH) and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA). “This…

First ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham Opens in South Carolina

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Construction workers hitting the road for month-long projects, traveling nurses visiting a new city for extended periods and digital nomads taking advantage of today’s work-from-anywhere policies will now have a new home-away-from-home with ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham, which celebrated the grand opening of its first location, ECHO Suites Spartanburg in South Carolina. The…

Prices of Construction Materials Fall 0.3% in June

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Construction input prices fell 0.3% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices declined 0.4% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 1.1% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction…