Buoyed by Healthy Economy, ABC Index Finds Contractors Upbeat
The majority of commercial and industrial contractors are confident about sales growth, profits and staffing levels heading into 2018, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Confidence Index (CCI). Despite rising construction labor and materials costs, 55 percent of contractors expect their profit margins to expand in the first half of 2018….
North Carolina Tops Forbes’ Best States for Business List
North Carolina is now the nation’s top state to do business, according to Forbes’ high-profile Best States for Business ranking. While North Carolina is the only state to appear among the top five states for 12 straight years since the magazine launched the list, this year is the first time the state has occupied the…
Experiential Learning in Construction Management Education
As an academic Department Chair in Construction Management, one of the most frequent comments I receive from industry supporters is that students need more practical, hands-on experience before they graduate and enter the workforce. I agree. In fact, my experience tells me that experiential learning is becoming increasingly more important in the construction industry due…
What You Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence
Guest blog originally appeared in GenieBelt. Computers and artificial intelligence will support specialists and managers. Artificial intelligence can solve problems quite differently than a human individual. Even the developers of artificial intelligence do not entirely understand why the software has chosen a particular solution. Go is a board game from the Far East. Go is…
Construction Industry Showcases Excellence in Construction
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas announced the recipients of the construction industry’s premier awards, the Excellence In Construction (EIC) Awards. The Awards were presented at the 16th annual EIC banquet at the Hilton Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. The pinnacle of the Excellence in Construction Awards is the Project of the Year…
Carolinas Rank High in ABC Merit Shop Scorecard
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released its annual update to “Building America: The Merit Shop Scorecard,” which takes stock of state policies that influence the success or failure of a free enterprise-based environment for construction companies. The scorecard highlights states where merit shop contractors are well positioned to succeed and calls attention to states where…
Construction Employment Rises in 41 States; Carolinas Flat
Forty-one states added construction jobs between October 2016 and October 2017, while 26 states added construction jobs between September and October, continuing a pattern of widespread but uneven growth in industry employment, according to an Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of Labor Department data. In the Carolinas, construction employment was flat. North Carolina…
Spotlight on Marty McKee of King Asphalt
For anyone who has driven on South Carolina’s roadways in recent years, it’s good to know that there are people like Marty McKee who focus on asphalt paving and maintenance for a living. As Vice President of King Asphalt, headquartered in the Upstate S.C. town of Liberty, McKee oversees one of the most well-respected asphalt…
Go Build America Launching December 2017
Before Go Build was launched in 2010, the organizers looked at the multitude of approaches that industry organizations and associations had taken over the years in an attempt to address the continued labor crisis and communicate with young people about the trades. The Go Build Team quickly realized – just as those groups did –…
Global Cities Initiatives “Wins”
South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SBDC). South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SCMEP). Business incubators and entrepreneurial support networks. At any given time, these organizations are likely to call upon businesses area to offer services, support and expertise. Today, these organizations each are better equipped for questions about export activities and to encourage international engagement…
