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ABC Carolinas Salutes Member Firms Named to 2023 List of Top-Performing U.S. Construction Companies

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ABC Carolinas announced that 36 member companies were named to Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2023 Top Performers list, a national ranking that lists the association’s commercial and industrial contractor members that build long-lasting, high-quality construction projects, based on work hours. ABC Carolinas’ Interim President & CEO Kristen Powell noted, “Our members have worked incredibly hard this year and…

ABC’s Clemson Student Chapter Places in National Competition

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ABC Carolinas Chapter Clemson Student Chapter recently competed in the Construction Management Competition (CMC) held during the ABC Convention 2023 in Orlando, Florida, on March 16. This robust competition begins in mid-January, with the students putting together a bid package for a current project that is in progress. The Clemson Student Chapter earned 1st place in the Project…

For AEC Firms, Business Growth is the Goal

by Mark Zweig, Chairman and Founder, Zweig Group on

For decades, I have been accused of being overly preoccupied with business revenue growth versus the bottom line. Zweig Group even hands out awards each year for the fastest-growing firms in the AEC business. Sure – you need to make a profit to stay in business. Survival is a mandate and no one has unlimited capital. But…

Thomas & Hutton Names New Vice Presidents and Civil Department Manager

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Savannah-based Thomas & Hutton (T&H) announced several promotions that will allow an organizational focus on strategic growth and efficiency in its ten regions. This structure will support managing workloads to meet or exceed client needs, while maintaining the firm’s core values vital for success. COO Ben Jones stated, “Over the last 10 years, we grew…

Frampton Construction Welcomes Alan Jones as Vice President of Strategy and Growth with Manufacturing Focus

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Charleston, S.C. – Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has brought on Alan Jones as vice president of strategy and growth, specializing in manufacturing. This addition marks a commitment by the company to strengthen its service offerings for manufacturing clients.  In his 30 years of…

Choate Construction’s Dave Knudson Promoted to Chief Operations Officer

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff Report on

Choate Construction Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Knudson to Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the firm. Most recently, Knudson was Executive Vice President of Operations. Throughout his 20-year tenure with Choate Construction, Knudson has been a driving force behind many of Choate’s strategic initiatives, and a key contributor to the firm’s…

Flexible Work is Here to Stay: 63% of Experienced Workers Report Flex Work is More Than Half Their Income

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Earlier this month, WorkWhile conducted a comprehensive survey asking workers on the app to tell us more about their experience with flex work. In our third annual survey, we received responses from over 1300 workers, in both English and Spanish, to get to know them on a deeper level — the findings showed some surprising trends….

Wolfspeed Hosts the First Stop on the Biden Administration’s ‘Invest in America’ Tour at its Durham HQ

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President Biden delivered remarks about initiatives aimed to grow the American economy, such as investing in semiconductor manufacturers like Wolfspeed Today, Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), the global leader in Silicon Carbide technology, hosted the first stop of President Joe Biden’s ‘Invest in America’ tour at the company’s Durham, N.C. headquarters. The President highlighted initiatives designed to boost…

EDPNC Releases 2022 Annual Report “Built to Thrive”

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The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) today released its 2022 Annual Report entitled “Built to Thrive,” highlighting North Carolina’s record-breaking year in economic development in 2022. The report includes an in-depth analysis of the state’s successes through the work of the EDPNC and its partners including the North Carolina Department of Commerce and…

Construction and Industrial Activity Remains Strong; AI Advances in Construction Marketing

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Construction Activity Remains Strong Construction activity and backlog continues to be a high levels in Carolinas and the national overall. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) increased to 9.2 months in February 2023, up 1.2 months from February 2022. The Southern region posted the highest backlog among all…