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Expectations for the construction industry 2017 are less optimistic, but the majority of industrial and commercial construction contractors still expect to experience growth this year, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Confidence Index (CCI). Although all three diffusion indices in the survey — profit margins, sales and staffing levels—fell by more than five…
The new Durham County Administration Building will be the central location for Durham County’s management and administrative functions. Once home to the Durham County Judicial Building (constructed in 1978) the newly renovated structure will house nine county departments, community meeting spaces, a fitness center, TV studio, and two-ground floor retail tenants. The design had to…
TPM, Inc., a technology company headquartered in Greenville, SC, is one of only 23 Autodesk partners worldwide to receive the new Construction specialization to bring the full suite of BIM 360 product lines to market. Autodesk’s vision is to help customers experience a seamless building process from initial design to construction to ongoing facilities management….
Guardian Fueling Technologies, LLC (GFT) is has announced the acquisition of Alliance Petroleum Services, LLC (APS) in Greensboro, North Carolina. GFT focuses on delivering professional services, innovative fueling equipment solutions, systems design and construction. “GFT remains in growth mode and is actively pursuing strategic opportunities to expand our market leadership position for petroleum equipment, services,…
The former Bay Tree Golf Plantation, which closed in 2006, will soon become one of the area’s premier lifestyle communities. Wakefield Development Company, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, purchased the property (located off Hwy. 9) in 2007. Plans for development were halted during the recession due to market conditions. In the last two years, Wakefield…
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is pleased to announce the Palmetto Propeller initiative designed to help South Carolina start-up and small businesses achieve success by providing needed legal services at no cost. For nearly 90 years, Turner Padget has been serving small businesses in South Carolina, and has been a small business itself. Their…
The following Young Leader Spotlight feature is from the Carolinas AGC. Corey Arledge, Executive Director of Safety with Eldeco, Inc. My decision to work in the field of safety came from a desire to see injuries in the work place stop. I worked as a carpenter prior to getting into safety and quickly realized how dangerous construction…
According to Reuters, the owners of one of the first new U.S. nuclear power plants in decades said the half-finished reactors might not be completed without changes to a proposed $800 million loan to the bankrupt builder, Westinghouse Electric Co LLC. A unit of Toshiba Corp, Westinghouse has asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan…
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today praised President Donald Trump for taking important steps to create a pro-growth business environment in a statement from ABC President and CEO Michael Bellaman. “In his first 100 days in office President Trump has taken needed action to free business owners from unnecessarily burdensome regulations that have long hindered…
The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation’s (LLR) Division of Labor recognized a total of 41 South Carolina businesses for their demonstrated commitment to safety at an awards reception in Columbia on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. More than half of this year’s South Carolina-Safety Award recipients were from the construction industry. View full…
