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Carolinas AGC (CAGC) recently announced the CAGC Class of 2023 Top Young Leader winners. The group of five will be formally inducted into the Carolinas AGC Top Young Leader class at a special ceremony on Saturday, July 29, during CAGC’s 2023 Summer Summit and Expo in Asheville, NC. Information on each of the winners will…
McCrory Construction, South Carolina’s oldest general contractor, has moved its Upstate operation into a new, larger office space in Greenville to support the firm’s ever-increasing business in the region. McCrory’s primary markets of focus are industrial/manufacturing and commercial/office/retail. Effective March 27, 2023, McCrory took occupancy of a single-story, stand-alone building within an established commerce park…
The construction industry lost 9,000 jobs on net in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 196,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5%. Nonresidential construction employment fell by 1,800 positions on net, with declines…
National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.4% in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $982.2 billion for the month. Spending declined on a monthly basis in 9 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending…
Construction employment increased in 283, or 79 percent, of 358 metro areas between February 2022 and February 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Meanwhile, new government data shows there were more job openings in the industry than the number of people hired last month. Association officials said…
The construction industry supported 412,000 job openings in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings increased by 129,000 last…
Exactly two years ago, GroundBreak Carolinas featured a one-on-one interview with Stephen Davis at Davis & Floyd, an established engineering firm with offices across South Carolina. In that interview, Davis provided insight into how the company has literally laid the groundwork in South Carolina and built a framework for generations to come. Now, in an all-new…
Recently, I had the privilege of meeting with one of my customers who is in the process of upfitting an existing building and he wanted some advice on features and components to include in their new Energy Management System (EMS). He wanted to make sure he was getting the right system to effectively control the…
Derek Sligh, project manager in CarolinaPower’s Charleston office, has been elected President of the Charleston Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) for the 2023 term. Sligh most recently served as Vice President. He was Secretary the previous year. CECA is a non-profit association comprised of more than 75 local electrical contractors and vendors with a common goal…
Carolinas AGC is proud to announce the 2023 CAGC Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Legacy winners – and their families. They will be formally inducted into the Carolinas AGC Hall of Fame at a dinner and reception during the 2023 Summer Summit scheduled for July 27-20, 2023, in Asheville, NC. HALL OF FAME…
