60+ Companies Led by Lowe’s Unite to Launch ‘Generation T,’ a Movement to Fill Skilled Trades Gap that is Expected to Reach 3 Million Job Vacancies by 2028
Movement seeks to change perception, show possibility of economic mobility with skilled trade education; website WeAreGenerationT.com provides bridge to apprenticeships, jobs More than 60 organizations today announced Generation T (“Gen T”), a movement intended to help fill the skilled trade gap that analysts predict will leave 3 million jobs open by 2028. Led by home…
Succession Planning Transforming in the Construction Industry
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Public Law No. 115-97, affects many industries in many ways and a great deal of the changes are providing significant impacts to small businesses in the U.S. Inherent in the modifications is an effort to keep more business in the U.S. and foster continuous economic growth. As many…
Estimating Construction Labor Costs
How to estimate construction labor cost can be a daunting task with extreme pressure for the commercial estimator to get it right or face severe consequences. Working under pressure is right. The results of miscalculations producing an inaccurate quote or estimate can lead to many business outcomes all bad – lost money and new business,…
Upstate S.C. Firms Honored for Inspiring Youth to Consider Career in Construction Trades
CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor, and regional general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie were jointly honored by the Benjamin Franklin Experience (BFE), on March 27 in Greenville, S.C., for their coordinated efforts last summer that successfully inspired area youth to strongly consider a future career in the construction trades. Benjamin Franklin Experience (BFE) is a non-profit…
The Construction Workforce Shortage and How We Can Overcome It
Over and over again I hear about the construction workforce shortage. I hear about it in the office. I hear about it during meetings with commercial real estate developers. I hear about it on project site visits. I turn on the news and hear that the industry is going to take a hit and that…
THS Constructors on a Fast Track: Q& A with Dana Emberton, President and CEO
THS Constructors, Inc., based in Greenville, S.C., provides design-build, design-bid-build, and construction management services to clients in the industrial, distribution, healthcare, office, research and development, and retail markets. The company serves clients in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. Upstate S.C. native and construction industry veteran Howard Suitt founded THS Constructors in 2005….
Why You Should Consider Enterprise Performance Management for Your Organization
This is part of DHG’s Performance Quarterly Series for 2019. In this quarter’s installment, DHG’s Chief Financial Officer Frank Graham provides an overview of the benefits of enterprise performance management. Enterprise performance management (EPM) is a platform meant to improve overall operations of an organization, seeking to enhance overall data and infrastructure in order to…
The Top 5 Reasons Employees Leave a Company — And How to Get Them to Stay
We’ve all heard the saying, “Employees don’t leave jobs; they leave managers.” But the truth is, the issue isn’t that simple. There are many reasons why employees are compelled to leave a job, and a manager isn’t always to blame. So what are some of the most common reasons that employees leave a company, and…
GroundBreaker: Bill Neely, M. B. Kahn
People make the construction industry what it is today. GroundBreak Carolinas is excited to share the story of yet another member of the inaugural class of GroundBreakers – individuals who are shaping our industry in a variety of ways. Steadfast, loyal to those who do right, focused, friend, above board, universally respected – all words shared by…
Aiming High: Aislinn Smith, Project Manager
When Balfour Beatty’s Aislinn Smith, project manager, changed her major from city planning to building construction at Virginia Tech, she didn’t think twice about working in a male-dominated industry. It wasn’t just that construction was becoming more inclusive when Smith graduated in 2011. As decisive as she is driven, once Smith establishes a goal, she…
