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Carolinas AGC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Safety Awards. This year, 60 members submitted their data taken from the company 2022 OSHA 300 log. Of these entrants, 55 firms qualified to be recognized for awards. The award categories include: Presidential (no lost time accidents), Merit (75% below the national average for…
ABC Carolinas (ABCC), which is marking its 25th anniversary as an ABC chapter this year, celebrated their members’ 2023 Electrical Apprentices over the past two weeks with graduation ceremonies for the individuals enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship and Craft Training program. This year, ABC Carolinas graduated 31 electrical apprentices from Charlotte, and four from…
The Hollingsworth Companies continue the expansion of their industrial portfolio throughout the Southeastern United States with the recent completion of a 108,960 SF facility and the lease and expansion of a 174,000 SF facility to 195,000 SF. The SouthPoint Business Park, Huntsville has grown to 12 buildings with over 2,000,000 SF under roof. Tenants in the park include automotive…
Harper General Contractors joined longtime client Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) last month for the official unveiling of the Bandalong™ Litter Trap – a first-of-its-kind sustainability initiative in the state of South Carolina. The Bandalong is designed to catch floating litter and debris in waterways, preventing it from moving further downstream. Initially installed in the Upstate’s…
ANDERSON, SC – Hill Electric, an industrial electrical contractor for nearly 70 years, is proud to announce its recent partnership with the Anderson I & II Career and Technology Center (ACTC) Shed Build project. The opportunity allowed students enrolled in construction-related courses at ACTC to gain practical, hands-on experience and connect their classroom knowledge to…
United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR), a public benefit corporation, yesterday unveiled its new net zero energy distribution center located on the company’s co-headquarters campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. “As far as we are aware, this is the first cGMP warehouse designed to meet site net zero energy standards. Achieving this goal required extensive collaboration…
Construction input prices fell 0.6% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices declined 0.5% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 3.7% lower than a year ago. Nonresidential construction…
Beechwood Carolinas, a division of The Beechwood Organization – one of the largest privately-owned developers of single-family homes, multi-family homes and luxury lifestyle communities on the East Coast – moves forward with plans for a new mixed-use development, South Creek by Beechwood. South Creek’s 815-home community with 21,000 to 52,000 square feet of commercial and retail space across…
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Officials Call for Tougher Safety Enforcement and Education Programs as Annual Survey Details Continued Risks to Drivers & Workers in Work Zones and Workers Plead with Drivers to Slow Down in New Video Fifty-five percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and…
