Corporate Real Estate Managers Embrace Coworking
Coworking, the style of work marked by open shared spaces among workers of different companies and popularized by “solopreneurs” and tech workers, is quickly being embraced by those who manage real estate needs for large corporations. The trend is explored in a new whitepaper, The Evolution of Coworking and Impact on CRE, released by CoreNet Global, the…
Clemson’s Bruce Yandle’s Economic Situation Report Released
A fixture the in the Carolinas, Dr. Bruce Yandle released his quarterly Economic Situation Report. Yandle prospects for 2018 were positive. “These can be summarized in a simple statement: if you felt good about 2017, you should look forward to 2018,” he wrote. “In other words, don’t expect to see major changes in the nation’s…
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…
