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Helen Johnson

International African American Museum: Storytelling through Unique Landscape Design Elements

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SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, recently completed a seven-year site design and landscape architecture project in partnership with Hood Design Studio for the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston. After more than two decades of planning, fundraising, and construction efforts, the museum celebrated its grand opening on June 27. As the Landscape Architect…

Ready for the Electric Future: Groundbreaking on New BMW Group High Voltage Battery Assembly Factory in South Carolina

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The BMW Group took a major step today towards building electric vehicles in the United States as it broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. More than 300 jobs…

eSUB Construction Software Launches Spanish Option

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The nation’s only construction software specifically designed for subcontractors is adding Spanish to the language capabilities on its mobile applications for iOS and Android. The move further separates eSUB Construction Software from several competitors that are still English-only.  “A few years ago, the number of clients requesting Spanish in our field application started increasing steadily,” eSUB CEO Erich…

Preview of ABC Carolinas 2023 Summer Convention in Charleston, SC

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The ABC Carolinas (ABCC) Annual Construction Convention will take place at The Charleston Place in Charleston, SC, August 2-4, 2023. The Chapter’s 25th Anniversary will be front and center throughout the three-day event. The presenting sponsor is Milwaukee Tool. Kristen Powell, ABC Carolinas President and CEO noted, “The convetion theme is ‘Building Success Together since…

McCrory Construction Welcomes Andrew Gable as Senior Project Manager

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McCrory Construction, South Carolina’s oldest general contractor, is pleased to announce that Andrew Gable has joined the company as Senior Project Manager in the Upstate office.  Gable has more than a decade of project management experience in commercial construction, successfully delivering a variety of projects large and small – both new construction and renovations. “We…

Poyner Spruill Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer

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Poyner Spruill LLP, a full-service law firm that serves the construction industry, is pleased to announce that Marieé Walton has joined the firm as its Chief Operating Officer. Walton draws on her experience in the finance industry on Wall Street to lead the firm’s operational functions. She is based at the firm’s Raleigh headquarters. Walton…

Graycor Selected as General Contractor for Bosch’s Lincolnton, NC Project

by Megan DeBauche, Graycor on

New facility to produce power tools and accessories. Graycor Construction Company has started construction on a new, 325,000-square-foot building for manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse operations in Lincolnton, North Carolina for Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services. “Graycor has been a trusted construction partner for Robert Bosch Corporation since the early 2000’s on…

Creating Space for the Next Generation

by Rose Morrison on behalf of NCCER on

Talk to any Gen-Zer and you’ll discover they have a wide range of interests and ideas of what they’d like to bring to the construction industry in coming years. Some focus on technological advances, while others want to embrace new materials and methods or learn from tradition while putting their own mark on the trade. …

Leveraging ChatGPT for Construction Marketing

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Construction marketing can be a challenging and complex process. Marketers in the construction industry are faced with competing priorities, many of which are deadline driven. New Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, are increasing in adoption by construction marketers.  From content generation to proposal support, AI is a powerful tool that can help improve…

Advance Concrete Hosts Safety Day Rodeo

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Advance Concrete, an industry leader in concrete solutions based in the Triangle area of North Carolina, recently joined forces with Evolution Safety Resources, a leading workplace safety consulting firm that serves the construction sector and other industries from its Raleigh headquarters, to host a Safety Day Rodeo. This collaborative event served as a platform to…