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Every year April brings beautiful images of new life, but this time we are also getting positive readings on the U.S. and regional economies. With the closing of 2023, we learned that real GDP growth for the nation perked along at a 2.5% rate, well above 2022’s 1.9% and a far cry from constant calls…
Of the 30 recipients of this year’s national AIA Young Architects Awards, three are from the Carolinas – Elissa Morrison, AIA, with Liollio Architecture in Charleston, S.C.; Andy Goolsby, AIA, of withArchitecutre, in Durham, N.C.; and Shawna Mabie, AIA, with Hanbury in Raleigh, N.C. Elissa Morrison, AIA – Always seeking to elevate the quality of life…
Messer Construction Co. is proud to announce Taylor Interiors, LLC as the inaugural recipient of the Peter S. Strange Economic Inclusion Leadership Award. The award—named in honor of retired Messer CEO Pete Strange—recognizes an outstanding supplier, subcontractor or vendor that displays leadership, innovation, community service, and outstanding performance. Taylor Interiors, LLC, founded in 2007, is a…
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies North Carolina, Inc. will expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wake County, adding 680 jobs and investing $1.2 billion in the Town of Holly Springs, Governor Cooper announced today. In 2021, the company announced that it would construct one of North America’s largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Holly Springs, creating over…
Contractors, Closers & Connections (CCC) is a national private networking organization for the Who’s Who of the Commercial Real Estate and Construction industries. CCC was established to provide a deliberate forum for professionals in these industries to network, create introductions, build lifelong relationships, send referrals, share new ideas, and promote the overall advancement of the…
Bitcoin mining leader EZ Blockchain has expanded its operations with the launch of Berry II, a new hosting facility in South Carolina. This project builds upon the success of Berry I, which has been operational for over a year. With Berry II, EZ Blockchain unveils an additional 16 MW of hosting capacity in its strategic effort to…
The third edition of a primary research study, The State of Site Selection, identifies the top trends impacting facility location decisions globally. The report is a joint release of the Site Selectors Guild (the Guild), the only association of the world’s foremost professional site selection consultants, and Development Counsellors International (DCI), the leader in travel, economic development and talent attraction marketing. The first edition of this report was…
e-VAC Magnetics (“e-VAC” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of rare earth permanent magnets in the Western Hemisphere, today announced that it has been awarded a $111.9 million Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (“Section 48c”) to advance the construction of its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Sumter, South Carolina. The facility was one of more than 100 projects…
To help all hardworking people stay cool, fight sweat and stay protected from the sun’s harmful UV rays, Carhartt, America’s premium workwear brand since 1889, has launched the Force Sun DefenderTM series – its lightest performance gear solution to battle the heat and sun. The Force Sun DefenderTM line combines the workwear brand’s trusted durability with UV protection tough…
Author and business leader Chad Peterman explains how the simple act of empowering employees can lead to greater business success in his new book The Empowerment Project: Grow Your People, Grow Your Business. “To empower employees, a company needs a positive, supportive culture, and that kind of culture doesn’t just happen,” Peterman writes. “Many companies think it…
