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HNTB Expands in the Carolinas with New Charleston Office

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on June 24, 2024

HNTB, a leading infrastructure solutions firm, has opened a new office at 4922 O’Hear Avenue, Suite 203, in the Garco Park development near Park Circle in North Charleston, bringing together professionals from planning, architecture and engineering. To celebrate its new Charleston-area office, HNTB hosted an open house attended by employees, clients, partners, local small businesses—including…

Topics: Business, Engineering
Engineering, HNTB

Engineering and Construction Costs Increase in November After Seven Consecutive Months of Falling Prices, IHS Markit Says

by IHS Market on November 28, 2020

After seven months of falling prices, engineering and construction costs rose in November, according to IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The current headline IHS Markit PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index registered 50.3 in November. The materials and equipment portion of the index came in below 50, indicating respondents are seeing falling prices in…

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Construction, Engineering

JDSfaulkner Adds Land Surveying Services, Welcomes Billy DiGiacomo as Partner and Director

by GroundBreak Staff Report on August 6, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. – JDSfaulkner, a leading engineering, design and consulting firm, has expanded its service offerings to include land surveying for residential, commercial and industrial projects. To lead this new service area, the firm recently welcomed William “Billy” DiGiacomo as partner and director of surveying services. DiGiacomo, a professional land surveyor and certified floodplain surveyor, brings…

Topics: Business, Engineering, People
Engineering, JDSfaulkner, land surveying

Engineers Week: Tim Gause Talks about His Career Choice

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on February 13, 2020

The purpose of National Engineers Week (February 16–22, 2020) is to promote a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in technical careers. Tim Gause, Electrical Engineer at Design-Build firm A M King, shares the story of how he got involved in the engineering field. Based in Charlotte, Gause provides…

Topics: Business, Engineering, People
AM King, Engineering, National Engineers Week

Stewart’s Data-Driven Designs Help Strengthen Resilience of Coastal Communities

by Stewart on November 12, 2019

As another hurricane season comes to a close, coastal communities are reflecting on storms that have impacted the state in recent years. A total of  21 storms affected North Carolina between 2008–2018 and last month not only marked the anniversary of Hurricane Florence, but Hurricane Dorian made landfall. Rising sea levels and a warming atmosphere that…

Topics: Business, Engineering
Engineering, Hurricane, Stewart

O’Neal Acquires Engineering Firm

by GroundBreak Carolinas News Editor on August 20, 2018

O’Neal, Inc., an integrated design and construction firm, recently acquired DME Alliance Inc. (DME) based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In business for 16 years, DME provides engineering solutions for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and related industries. This acquisition will allow O’Neal to expand their BioPharm capabilities by building upon DME’s ongoing success. “Over the last several years…

Topics: Business, Engineering
BioPharma, DMA Alliance, Engineering

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