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Frampton Construction Company, a full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction and construction services, has promoted Katherine Panke to Director of Marketing, marking a key leadership milestone as the company continues its growth trajectory. Panke joined the firm in 2017 as a marketing coordinator and has played a key role in Frampton’s brand…
ARCO Design/Build, the nation’s leading design-build construction firm, today announced the formal launch of its Capital Projects division, a specialized team dedicated to enhancing and modernizing existing facilities. The division formalizes ARCO’s long-standing expertise in industrial and commercial renovations, retrofits, and tenant improvements to better serve clients throughout their facilities’ lifecycle. Clients increasingly seek partners who…
Harper General Contractors, which is celebrating 75 years in business in 2025, is proud to announce a remarkable safety achievement: 5 million consecutive safe work hours. Reached in June 2025, this milestone demonstrates Harper’s unwavering commitment to a culture of safety, one that is deeply embedded in every phase of our work. “At Harper, safety…
The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, grew 6.8% in June to 225.1 (2000=100) from the downwardly revised May reading of 210.9. Over the month, commercial planning grew 7.3% while institutional planning improved 5.7%. “Nonresidential planning steadily improved in June, alongside strength in warehouse, recreational, and data center planning,” stated Sarah Martin, associate director…
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) announces that Whitney Williams has joined the association as South Carolina Director of Government Relations and Divisions effective July 7, 2025. Leslie Clark will continue in her role as CAGC’s COO and will also assume a new role as VP of SC External Affairs. Williams comes to CAGC from the Outdoor Advertising…
Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, delivering historic tax relief to the U.S. construction industry and Main Street businesses nationwide. “On this July 4, ABC celebrates Congress and the White House working together to bring this pro-growth…
VisionGreenwood and Sustain SC are proud to announce a strategic partnership to launch Greenwood, S.C. as the pilot community for a groundbreaking initiative focused on municipal sustainability and resiliency planning. This forward-thinking collaboration brings together local leadership and state-level expertise to chart a path toward a more resilient, environmentally sustainable and economically vibrant future for…
Nashville-based Engineering and Architecture Firm Expands Regional Footprint and Enhances Industrial Capabilities Barge Design Solutions (Barge), an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas, today announced its acquisition of Carlisle Associates Inc. (Carlisle Associates), a Columbia, South Carolina-based firm specializing in architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering. The acquisition expands Barge’s…
This year, Greenville, SC-based precast concrete manufacturer Metromont celebrates its 100th anniversary of business in South Carolina and the Southeast. In 1925, South Carolina native and USC graduate Captain James Roy Pennell founded Pennell and Harley Construction Engineers, a highway engineering company specializing in DOT work that would eventually evolve over three generations to become Metromont, one of the largest precast concrete manufacturers on the East Coast. Across…
Last week, a contingent of ABC Carolinas members descended upon Washington, D.C., for the annual ABC Legislative Conference (LEGCON), converging on Capitol Hill to learn policy, connect with peers, and press ABC’s agenda with top lawmakers. “Attending ABC’s Legislative Conference is always a powerful reminder of the impact we have when we show up and…
