Local Safety Stand-Downs Focus on “Slowing the Spread”
Contractors in the Carolinas joined industry peers nationwide in hosting COVID-19 jobsite safety stand-downs on April 23 as part of a regionally coordinated effort by ABC Carolinas. Individual employers brought their respective workforces together to review safe work practices and protocols, with the common goal of keeping workers safe and slowing the spread of the…
Are There Better Ways to Attract New Talent to Your Construction Firm?
Even though the construction industry continues to make improvements in technology, offers great compensation and benefits packages, creates opportunities for upward mobility and boasts bountiful jobs available for both genders, why aren’t more young people entering the industry? One primary reason is that construction careers simply have not been adequately promoted to America’s youth. It’s up…
Evolving Women in AEC: Andrea Moffat, President, Moffat Pipe
Moffat Pipe is a heavy highway utility contractor based in Wake Forest, N.C. with specialized expertise in shoring, tunnels, water and sewer lines, and other infrastructure projects. Founder and President Andrea Moffat was one of four Triangle-area women recently highlighted in a series of communications – themed Evolving Women in AEC – distributed by Chix Dig…
Clemson Senior Corban Williams Wins AGC’s National Essay Competition
The AGC Education and Research Foundation gives two prestigious national awards annually – one to an educator who exemplifies excellence in the field of construction education, and the other to a senior-level student who submits the winning essay in the 2020 James L. Allhands Essay Competition. Corban Williams, a senior in Clemson University’s Construction Science and Management…
Commentary: Changing Behavior that Leads to Bad Choices
GroundBreak Carolinas is always looking for industry experts to weigh-in on important topics such as workforce development, safety and the economy. Responding to this safety related question is Tony Morris, safety manager for CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina. The construction industry’s approach to safety is beginning to shift after many…
Evolving Women in AEC: Cheryl Biagini: President, Roadworks Construction
Roadworks Construction is a woman-owned construction business in Apex, N.C. with a specialty in roadway construction – from excavation and embankment to fine-grading and shouldering. In addition to roadway construction, Roadworks Construction team members are highly skilled in drainage, and concrete work with a focus on safety and quality. Roadworks President Cheryl Biagini was one…
Tommi Jones – Construction Professional, Mentor and Mother
Tommi Jones, PE, LEED AP, GGP, has been with Clemson University’s Capital Projects department for more than 15 years. In her current role as lead senior project manager, she manages large construction projects across campus. Typically, Jones manages several concurrent projects following the guidelines established by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Office of…
NAWIC in the Carolinas: Celebrating WIC Week 2020
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) chapters across the country – including the association’s 10 chapters in the Carolinas – have a wide range of special events and community initiatives planned for National Women in Construction (WIC) Week 2020. WIC Week provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise…
Commentary: Closing the Gender Equity Gap
GroundBreak Carolinas is launching a new series of short guest commentaries on important topics like workforce development, safety and the economy. Our first contributor is Demi Knight Clark, a former, long-time residential construction executive and founder of “She Built This City,” a Charlotte-based non-profit solely dedicated to “Sparking interest in construction and maker trades for…
NAWIC Columbia’s Block Kids Building Competition Encourages Creativity in Construction
On a Saturday morning in mid-January a group of women from the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) in Columbia, S.C., were thrilled to host students from kindergarten through sixth grade for the local 2020 Block Kids competition. Each year, NAWIC members in Columbia join their counterparts across the country by participating in the…
