N.C.’s First Licensed Woman Engineer to be Honored at Chix Dig It Luncheon
Patricia Lucas Smith is all about encouraging women to think of the construction industry when considering career options. Smith owned and operated a paint contracting business for more than 15 years before founding Raleigh-based Serving 4 Success, an organization that focuses on growing sustainable opportunities in local communities. Two years ago, Smith started Chix Dig…
Construction Substantial Completion Explained: What it is and Why it’s Crucial in Construction
Substantial completion is a legal term used in construction. Construction substantial completion impacts contractors and owners in a variety of ways. For contractors and subcontractors it’s important to know and clarify substantial completion. What is Construction Substantial Completion? Construction substantial completion is a legal term used in contracts between owners and contractors. It marks a…
Marketing Trends Impacting Construction
Technology and consumer behavior continue to evolve, having a significant impact on how marketers in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry plan and execute their tactics. The “rules” change on a regular basis, so keeping a pulse on current trends will help AEC firms improve their marketing effectiveness. There are 10 key trends to…
Annie Hughes: Inspirational Leader and Industry Pioneer
Annie Hughes is Director of Preconstruction for Balfour Beatty, based in Charlotte. The company recently spotlighted Annie in conjunction with Women in Construction Week 2018. GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to share her story with permission. To this day, people sometimes express surprise when they find out Preconstruction Director Annie Hughes works in construction. The surprise…
Reasons Why Proper Resource Planning is Critical to Your Construction Business Success
Within construction, businesses are constantly looking for the next project. Without enough projects, they end up in trouble. However, when they take on work they don’t have the resources for it also ends poorly. The only way for a construction business, or any business, to know what they can handle is for them to implement…
Constructor Certification – Enhancing the Construction Professional
As the economy of our nation improves so does that of the construction industry. This is especially true in the Carolinas which, according to governmental statistics, the construction industry in both North and South Carolina is experiencing some of the largest economic growth in the country. While this is great news for those employed in…
Hope Builders — Three Charlotte “Women in Construction” Embody the True Meaning of Friendship
Even though they may compete by day, members of the Carolinas construction community are known for being a tight-knit group on a personal level. Two Charlotte women — Erin Branham of Balfour Beatty and Beth Hernandez of DPR Construction — exemplify how professionals within our industry support one another through good times and bad. On…
In South Carolina, Dominion Energy’s Proposal to Combine with SCE&G Hangs in the Balance
GroundBreak Carolinas Guest Column This is a critical week in deciding which path South Carolina takes on a vital question of economic and energy policy. Will the state Senate support a permanent solution to the new nuclear failure at the V.C. Summer plant or go with a temporary action that could be damaging in the…
Patrice Gilmore of Holt Brothers Construction Honored with Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award
Patrice Gilmore, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for Raleigh-based Holt Brothers Construction, will be presented with the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award at WTS International’s NC Triangle chapter’s annual scholarship and awards gala on Thursday, May 3, 2018. The event will be held at the Park Alumni Center Ballroom in Raleigh. WTS is a…
Spotlight on Brian King of A M King
Brian T. King is an entrepreneur, business professional and the founder, owner and president of A M King, a Charlotte-based firm that provides planning, design, construction and facility services of highly complex facilities in niche markets throughout the United States. If ever there was a CEO to be admired, Brian King is that person, and we’re not…
