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Charlotte, NC – November 23, 2020 – In an effort to improve safety in the construction industry, the Carolinas AGC Foundation is teaming with partners El Centro Hispano, Inc., Curtis Network Group and the Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas to conduct a statewide bilingual campaign promoting safety, training and community outreach programs to address…
Zweig Group has updated the Impacts of COVID-19 on the AEC Industry Survey for the second half of 2020, adding new questions about PPP funding, outlook and budget forecasting, and more. After the initial success of Zweig Group’s Impacts of COVID-19 on the AEC Industry, launched in March 2020, Zweig Group launched a new survey on the…
Today, we find ourselves in a period of societal crisis. Albeit this is a unique crisis, quite different from those many of us have experienced in the past. In the period of a few short months, a virus pandemic went from being the stuff of science fiction to a reality. We now all have a…
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2020 — The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized rate of 32.9% during the second quarter of 2020, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Nonresidential and residential fixed investment contracted by 27.0 and 38.7%, respectively, while investment in nonresidential fixed…
July 27, 2020 – The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the release today of Senate Republican’s latest coronavirus relief measure, the Heals Act: “Senate Republicans have crafted a relief measure that includes a number of vital provisions that will allow…
If 2020 were a round of golf, it’s safe to say that economic developers would like to take a mulligan on the front nine. The good news is that the match is far from over, and just like Tiger Woods’ comeback in the 2019 Masters, the back nine is looking strong. There is no arguing…
The COVID-19 global pandemic has tested all organizations on their flexibility to adapt to unprecedented circumstances. Now safely re-entering the workplace has become a top priority for business leaders and employees. DHG has developed a risk analytics platform to assist in the decision making process around emergence strategies. Our innovative team leaders will share DHG’s…
At Dixon Hughes Goodman, we know there are still many questions surrounding the PPP and the Flexibility Act of 2020. With these uncertainties in mind, our team will focus on the questions, concerns and opportunities we’ve compiled from clients in the construction and real estate industry. Tune in for meaningful discussion around the PPP loan…
RALEIGH, N.C., June 4, 2020 – FMI Corporation, the leading provider of consulting and investment banking services to the Built Environment, is pleased to announce the release of its second FMI Quarterly issue for 2020. In this publication (co-sponsored by Zurich), we share a collection of articles on how to survive and thrive during the…
It’s a selfless sentiment seen time and again among the Clemson community since the COVID-19 crisis began. At the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities (CAAH), a group of research professors, graduate students and 2020 graduates took 18 3D printers normally used to make scale models and repurposed them to make face shields. Led by…
