First ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham Opens in South Carolina
Construction workers hitting the road for month-long projects, traveling nurses visiting a new city for extended periods and digital nomads taking advantage of today’s work-from-anywhere policies will now have a new home-away-from-home with ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham, which celebrated the grand opening of its first location, ECHO Suites Spartanburg in South Carolina. The…
Construction Set to Begin on Catawba Nation Casino
The Catawba Nation is set to begin construction on a $700 million casino project in Kings Mountain, which will create nearly 2,000 jobs, tribal leaders announced on Friday. After resolving a financial dispute with developer Wallace Cheves over the Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain, the two parties reached a settlement this month. The…
Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care Honored for Outstanding Creative Landscape Design by the City of Myrtle Beach
Watercrest Senior Living Group proudly announces that Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care has been awarded for Outstanding Creative Landscape Design by the City of Myrtle Beach Community Appearance Board. Watercrest Myrtle Beach Executive Director Hunter Weaver accepted the award on the community’s behalf at the 2021 City of Myrtle Beach Arbor Day Celebration. The exterior landscaping…
Historic Black Social Club Starts Renovation, Seeks Black Architects to Restore Charlotte Landmark
The new owners of the historic Excelsior Club announced this week they are seeking distinguished Black architects from around the nation to participate in the redevelopment and revival of the club, a longtime epicenter of African-American politics and culture in North Carolina. The Excelsior Club opened in 1944 as a fashionable nightclub that attracted Black professionals and politicians…
Blending Business, Friendship & Family: Creative Builders and Saskatoon Lodge Partnership
Will McCauley and the team at Creative Builders have gone back and forth with Greenville, S.C.’s Saskatoon Lodge Restaurant and Event Center team, trading places as vendors, customers, and coworkers. Creative Builders played a large role in constructing the restaurant’s new venue on Halton Road — and they also did the upfit renovation that turned…
Sustainability in Hotels Explores Growing Emphasis On Green Building Practices in the Hospitality Industry
A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) suggests that sustainable building practices, including those involving energy and water conservation as well as waste reduction, are increasingly being incorporated throughout the hotel sector to add value and provide a competitive edge to properties. Sustainability in Hotels: Opportunities and Trends Shaping the Future of Hospitality assesses the state…
Robins & Morton Projects Recognized for Excellence in Construction
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced Robins & Morton as the 2019 National Excellence in Construction Pyramid Award winner for two projects at the 29th Annual Excellence in Construction Gala on March 27 in Long Beach, California. Robins & Morton’s Pyramid Award winners include: AdventHealth Carrollwood: Healthcare, $25 million to $100 million category. Located in…
Tindall’s South Carolina Division to Provide Precast Concrete for Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Parking Deck
Tindall Corporation’s South Carolina Division announced that it will provide precast concrete components for a new parking structure that adjoins the new 725 room hotel and convention center expansion at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, North Carolina. The project is set to begin in March 2019. “This structure will provide our convention center, hotel…
Carowinds Makes Bold Strike with Biggest Investment to Date
Carowinds will mark a turning point in its evolution as a destination amusement park when it introduces Copperhead Strike, the Carolinas’ first double launch coaster, for the 2019 season. Copperhead Strike simulates the harrowing chase of getaway cars racing through rolling farmland, sending riders on two launches through a relentless winding ride over half a…
