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More solar jobs are coming to South Carolina according to HCS Renewable Energy, LLC a national renewable energy company headquartered in Austin, TX. HCS announced that it has joined the South Carolina Solar Business Alliance serving as primary staffing subcontractor on utility-scale solar projects nationwide. The South Carolina Solar Business Alliance (SBA) is the voice of…
East Carolina University celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the new Health Sciences Campus Student Center in Greenville, North Carolina. Rodgers Builder provided construction management services for the 71,000-square-foot facility, which is the first stand-alone student center on a medical campus in North Carolina. Students, faculty, staff and community members attended the ceremony and celebrated the newest addition to…
To keep up with industry trends and important court decisions, every 10 years AIA Contract Documents are reviewed and updated. This year, the new revised core set of AIA contracts and forms will be released at AIA Conference on Architecture 2017 (A’17). Changes to the 2017 documents that will affect architects include a single Sustainable…
Commercial construction firm Choate Construction Company has added a new interior division in Raleigh. Jim Baker will lead the Choate Interior Construction. The firm has completed several interior construction projects throughout the Triangle area including projects for Network Appliance, Qlik Technologies, Duke Medicine, UNC Hospitals, as well as numerous renovations within the historic Carolina Inn. “In the…
Allendale County will be the new home for Thunderbolt Biomass, Inc., a manufacturer of wood pellets from sawmill residuals. The company will be investing $6 million, and creating 35 new jobs, as it building new processing operations in Allendale County. The company is planning to . “Thunderbolt Biomass is very pleased to announce its plans for…
A new class of construction technology was introduced today by Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based applications for construction. Procore Construction OS, a cohesive platform that connects people, applications, and devices to create a frictionless construction process. Construction OS is designed to serve users and improve the build process through a variety of…
B2W Software hosted its largest User Conference in Las Vegas. The company, a provider of heavy civil construction management software, used the 16th annual conference to provide 70 hours of training sessions, best-practice networking opportunities, and one-on-one consultations. Guest speakers included infrastructure policy and financing expert Jack Basso and former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL star Herschel…
Last week, two work zone safety bills were filed in the South Carolina Senate and the House, S. 565 and H. 4033. Carolinas AGC, along with SCDOT, are pushing for the quick passage of these bills in an effort to make our construction work zones safer for our members and the employees of SCDOT who…
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today applauded the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s favorable reporting of the Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R. 1552) out of committee. The bill, introduced by Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) and passed by voice vote, will boost competition on government construction projects and reduce building costs to taxpayers…
McCrory Construction announced that Scott Spigener has joined the construction firm as a Senior Project Manager based in the company’s Columbia office. During his 30 years in the construction industry, Spigener has built a wide range of projects for clients across multiple market sectors. His current assignment is The Crossings at West Ashley, a new…
