North Carolina Joining the Race to C-PACE
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is a program that allows commercial property owners to finance clean energy improvements such as energy efficiency upgrades, water conservation, renewable energy installations and analogous projects. Below is a brief overview of the key components of the C-PACE program: C-PACE Expected to be Available in NC in 2025 As…
It’s a New Year. Time for Some Marketing Maintenance.
The new year is always a good time to do your necessary maintenance. Our Tiffin Allegro diesel pusher motorhome just turned over 50,000 miles. It is going into the truck shop later this week to get an oil change and to check out the front end, air brake and suspension systems, and Allison transmission. It’s…
Favorable Financing Creating Construction Tailwind as Labor Shortage Continues
More favorable interest rates and materials prices are colliding with an ongoing labor shortage, bringing a mix of challenges and opportunities for construction project owners, according to DPR Construction’s latest Market Conditions Report. Labor shortages are a critical issue with 77% of contractors reporting increased difficulty in filling skilled craft positions compared to a year ago. While post-election…
Area Development Unveils 2024 Leading Metro Locations Report
New Rankings Highlight Reshuffling of Economic Power Among U.S. Cities Area Development, the leading publication for corporate site selectors and economic development professionals, has released its annual 2024 Leading Metro Locations Report, offering a comprehensive look at the cities driving America’s economic future. Produced in collaboration with Chmura Economics & Analytics, this year’s report highlights key…
The Year Ahead: The Economic Situation and Prospects for the Carolinas
Election Day is behind us and though not in office until January, President-elect Trump is already taking action to deliver on his campaign promises. Along with stated plans to deport illegal immigrants, cut taxes, and bring about an early end to war in Ukraine and Gaza, “Tariff man,” as he likes to style himself, has…
How AEC Students Benefit from ASC Design-Build Competition
Last month A M King provided the project for our fifth Associated Schools of Construction event —the ASC Design-Build Competition— in Greenville, SC. What an amazing opportunity it has been to meet and engage with such talented young men and women who will no doubt be future leaders within the AEC industry. Congrats to the…
Graycor Promotes Dave Wing to Chief Executive Officer
Graycor Co-Chairs Matthew Gray and Steven Gray announced that Dave Wing has been promoted to CEO from President and COO of the Graycor family of companies. Wing joined Graycor as a project engineer in 1991 and has been promoted several times throughout the past 33 years, helping to grow the company through safety leadership, client…
Powering the Future: The State of Electrical Infrastructure in the Carolinas
In the week leading up to Christmas 2022, something unexpected was revealed about the electrical grid in the Carolinas: it’s in urgent need of upgrades. During one of the coldest spells in recent memory, Duke Energy was forced to cut power to parts of North and South Carolina. This wasn’t during a heatwave in the…
2024 GroundBreaker: Deepal S. Eliatamby, PE
GroundBreak Carolinas congratulates Deepal S. Eliatamby, PE, Founder and President of Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc., for being named to the Class of 2024 GroundBreakers – an exclusive group of four individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. During the last two decades, Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. has…
ABC Carolinas Celebrates Projects & People at 2024 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala
Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Chapter (ABC Carolinas) celebrated over 50 projects collectively worth $1.2 billion at the annual ABCC Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala on November 7, 2024. The ABC EIC Program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality Merit Shop construction projects. “The 2024…
