Your source for construction industry news in the Carolinas
Andre Harris, vice president at A M King, joined Let’s Talk Construction and Let’s Talk Manufacturing host Rick Jenkins on a recent episode to discuss which technologies are being adopted in the construction industry. Andre explains in this brief clip that artificial intelligence, digital modeling, and 3D designs are now commonplace. A M King is…
Following last week’s announcement of its involvement with the Mini-QD and leadership in the UQD v2 standardization, Stäubli is underscoring its growing role as the global benchmark for precision, reliability, and scalability in liquid cooling. As AI workloads continue to accelerate power density in data centers, Stäubli is expanding its U.S. manufacturing capabilities and setting new quality standards…
Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (“Boviet Solar” or “the Company”), a leading solar energy technology company specializing in advanced monocrystalline PV cells and premium Gamma Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV modules, today announced that it has begun interior construction work on its 3.0 GW PV cell manufacturing facility in Greenville, Pitt County, North…
Gray, a fully integrated design-builder, is excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new state-of-the-art motor vehicle production plant for Isuzu North America Corporation, a global leader in commercial vehicles. When Isuzu decided to expand its production footprint in the U.S., it selected Gray to design and build its newest facility. This project includes the build-out…
Part Two in a series addressing manufacturing construction in the Carolinas. North Carolina and South Carolina witnessed several significant announcements regarding new and expanded manufacturing facilities over the last several years. The pipeline for manufacturing development has reached an unprecedented level, indicating a solid trajectory for further growth in this sector and opportunities for construction…
Kyowa Kirin, Inc., an affiliate of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin) (TSE: 4151), a global specialty pharmaceutical company based in Japan, announced that its board of directors has approved plans to invest up to $530 million to build a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sanford, North Carolina. The 171,700-square-foot, two-reactor facility will accelerate the company’s development and production…
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies North Carolina, Inc. will expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wake County, adding 680 jobs and investing $1.2 billion in the Town of Holly Springs, Governor Cooper announced today. In 2021, the company announced that it would construct one of North America’s largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Holly Springs, creating over…
Business is booming for manufacturing in North Carolina and South Carolina. Historically, the Carolinas have been effective in attracting manufacturing projects. During the last few years, this investment has been driven by a number of factors, including reshoring, foreign direct investment (FDI), emerging technologies, government incentives, the energy transition, consumer demand, and more. The first…
Doosan Bobcat North America, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, announced today plans for a $70 million expansion of its Statesville, N.C., manufacturing facility. The company plans to construct an additional 580,000 square feet for its manufacturing operations, which will create 250 new, full-time jobs over the next five years in Iredell County….
Officials of BMW Manufacturing, along with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt, broke ground for a new $20 million, 67,000 square-foot training center on the BMW campus. The investment is a continuation of BMW’s 2017 commitment to invest $200 million over five years into workforce training. When completed in the summer of 2022, the…
