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A M King Promotes Four to Vice President Positions, Recognizing their Outstanding Contributions

February 5, 2025

Integrated Design-Build firm A M King announced that JD Boone, Andre Harris, Carl H. Morse and David Sawicki have been promoted to Vice President, effective January 1, 2025. These four assume their new roles in recognition of their exceptional performance and outstanding contributions to the company’s continued growth. These latest company promotions follow last January’s…

Chemistry for a Successful Project Team

December 11, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to serve as a judge to evaluate entries for the 2022 ABC Carolinas Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards competition. The mechanical contracting firm from which I recently retired had been successful in winning multiple awards from ABCC over the years; however, judging was a new experience for me. Being the “old…

Nick Skrobola Promoted to Project Manager at McCrory Construction

June 16, 2022

McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Nick Skrobola to Project Manager. Skrobola has a decade of construction industry experience and is currently working on a 150,000-square-foot warehouse and machine/maintenance shop in Anderson, S.C. “Nick has a can-do attitude that has served McCrory well on some of our most complex projects. He has demonstrated leadership qualities…

McCrory Construction Promotes Seth Dunnagan to Project Manager

June 16, 2022

Columbia, South Carolina — McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Seth Dunnagan to Project Manager. Over the past three years, Dunnagan has served in various project management roles for the firm’s Retail Division, managing several Walmart projects around the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee. A graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Environmental Engineering, he…

Civil Contractors Remain Optimistic About Work Volumes Leading into 2022, but Express Growing Concerns Around Skilled Worker Shortage to Handle It

July 15, 2021

 The latest issue of the Civil Quarterly (TCQ) from Dodge Data & Analytics reveals that most civil contractors are optimistic about the volume of work they expect in 2021 and 2022, and they anticipate both revenue and profit margin increases for their companies as a result. However, that optimism is overshadowed by increasing concerns around skilled worker shortages, including an…

9 Tips for Construction Business Owners Looking to Optimize Their Business

July 10, 2018

Every year there are lists of construction business owners making billions of dollars while others go out of business. Running a business is hard, and it’s even harder in an industry like construction. However, many of these top performing construction businesses have a series of tips and tricks they’ve learned to run a business successfully….

New Website for Outer Banks Pool & Landscape Designer Makes a Splash

October 4, 2016

Outer Banks Media (OBX Media), a North Carolina-based digital marketing agency specializing in website design, search engine optimization and internet marketing, announces the completion of a website redesign for their client, Southern Scapes Pool & Landscape Design (Southern Scapes). Southern Scapes has been in business since 1998, and is a family owned business specializing in pool…

Integrated Delivery – Why Is It?

January 26, 2016

Integrated delivery is a delivery method that embraced 360 degree collaboration between all the stakeholders on a project; including designers, consultants, general contractor, subcontractor, vendors, and yes the owner. Design-build (DB) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) are two examples of integrated delivery. There are numerous differences between the various contract forms of both DB and…

Should You Get Out of the Contracting Business?

January 26, 2016

That may seem like a strange resolution for a contractor. However, it might be the best advice you ever receive. How many people do you think wake up in the morning and say to themselves, “I can’t wait to hire a contractor today?” If you do service work, it’s even worse. No one wakes up…

Does Your Construction Company Need to Change to Increase Profitability?

July 26, 2013

The current recession has placed tremendous pressure on the profitability of the construction industry, causing some contractors to even take work at below cost. This situation is easy to blame on the recession, but the underlying problems existed in the construction industry long before the recession. The hypercompetitive nature of the construction industry has existed…

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  • Mount Airy manufacturer seeks Surry County incentives for $12M expansion
    Source: Business North Carolina Published on May 28, 2025
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    Source: Upstate Business Journal Published on May 28, 2025
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    Source: Upstate Business Journal Published on May 28, 2025
  • Williams Development, True Homes launch 231-home project in Winston-Salem
    Source: Business North Carolina Published on May 27, 2025
  • Turkish company to make $82 million investment in Goldsboro, create 216 jobs
    Source: Business North Carolina Published on May 27, 2025

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