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…
BB&T Reinforces Commitment to Eastern North Carolina
BB&T Corporation (NYSE : BBT ) announced it will build an approximately 95,000-square-foot office facility on Pine Street in downtown Wilson, N.C. The new $35 million building will accommodate 650 BB&T associates who are currently working in the twin buildings at 223 West Nash St. or elsewhere in Wilson. BB&T expects to begin site work on…
Publix Will Invest Nearly $300M in New Greensboro Distribution Center
Publix Super Markets, Inc. will build a refrigerated distribution center in Guilford County by the end of 2022 as part of a multiphase project and has plans to create up to 1,000 jobs by 2025. The company is expected to invest up to $300 million in the first phase of the project. “Publix recognizes North…
Quest Site Solutions Formed by McCallum Sweeney Veterans
Two site selection industry veterans, Lindsey Cannon and Sarah White have formed Quest Site Solutions. Both Cannon and White worked at site selection firm McCallum Sweeney Consulting. Quest, based in Greenville, SC, will provide a full range of site selection and economic development services to companies seeking new locations, relocating existing operations, and considering competitive…
Carolina Theatre Reaches $51.5 Million Construction Goal for Restoration
Foundation For The Carolinas announced that it has reached its construction goal of $51.5 million to renovate the Carolina Theatre, the historic movie palace that has been abandoned since 1978. The goal was topped thanks to a $500,000 gift from Barings, the global financial services firm that recently opened its new headquarters at 300 South…
THS Constructors Completes first U.S. Production Facility for Norafins Americas
THS Constructors, Inc., one of the Southeast’s leading design-build and contracting companies, announces the completion and grand opening of a new manufacturing facility for Norafin Americas in Mills Creek, N.C. , near Asheville. The facility is Norafin’s first U.S. production plant and will provide 50 jobs in Mills River. The world class textile plant will produce…
RBC Aerostructures Expanding its Oconee County Operations
RBC Aerostructures, a provider of control rods and precision machined parts to aerospace and defense customers, is expanding its existing Oconee County operations. The company’s $3.8 million investment is expected to create 22 new jobs over the next five years. “The opportunities to expand our business and create job growth have been many since moving…
Duke Completes New Cleaner, High-tech Plant in South Carolina
Duke Energy’s new 750-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant at the W.S. Lee Station in Anderson County, S.C., began serving customers on April 5, 2018. The energy generated from this unit helps power the lives of customers in South Carolina and North Carolina. Construction of the $700 million plant started in March 2015. Customers rely on…
ABC Honors America’s Top Construction Projects – 11 Winning Projects Located in Carolinas
A select group of projects built in the Carolinas garnered national attention in mid-March during the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 2018 national convention in Long Beach, California. Projects from the Carolinas received a total of 11 prestigious national ABC awards – 6 Eagle Awards and 5 Pyramids Awards – at the association’s 28th annual…
CarolinaPower Wins ABC’s “Best in Class” National Eagle Award for Clemson’s Allen N. Reeves Football Operations Center
CarolinaPower, a leading Carolinas-based electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, was recognized nationally by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for its exemplary performance as electrical contractor for Clemson University’s Allen N. Reeves Football Operations Center. CarolinaPower won ABC’s Eagle Award – the highest-level award – in the category, Specialty Contracting/Electrical, $2-$10 million….
