HGTV Smart Home 2018 located in Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina
This year, the HGTV® Smart Home is situated in one of the low country’s best kept secrets – Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina. The home exudes elevated Southern style, and fans can visit HGTV.com/Smart to take a virtual tour of every room. Planned by local architecture firm Markalunas Architecture Group and constructed by local builder…
GE Expanding in North Carolina
GE Aviation is adding 146 full-time jobs over four years at its facilities in Asheville and West Jefferson, North Carolina, as it expands production capacity supporting its revolutionary ceramic matrix composite (CMC) line of jet engine components. The global manufacturer of aircraft engines and components will invest nearly $105 million in the expansion. The Asheville…
Enviva Completes Acquisition of South Carolina Wood Pellet Plant
Enviva Holdings, LP, the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets, announced today that it, through its previously announced joint venture, Enviva JV Development Company, LLC, has completed the acquisition of a wood pellet production plant in Greenwood, South Carolina and related assets (the “Greenwood plant”) from The Navigator Company, S.A., a Portuguese paper and…
Carolinas AGC Presents 2017 Pinnacle Awards at CAGC 95th Annual Convention
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) presented its 2017 Pinnacle Awards on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at CAGC’s 95th Annual Convention in Boca Raton, Florida. Pinnacle entries are judged on unique aspects and challenges; special values; project management; budget and schedule; and safety performance. Project Awards CAGC bestowed the 2017 Pinnacle “Project” Awards to three construction projects which enhance…
Fluor Completes Major Transmission Lines in Puerto Rico
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) confirmed today that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in support of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission to help repair and restore the power grid in Puerto Rico, has completed work on two 115kv transmission lines between substations in Sabana Llana and…
CarolinaPower wins ABC Carolinas’ Eagle Award for High-Profile Clemson Football Complex
Greer, S.C. — CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor based in Upstate S.C., was recently recognized with the 2017 “Best in Class” Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas. CarolinaPower was singled out for its exemplary work on Clemson University’s new Allen N. Reeves Football Complex which opened…
CRG, Gramercy Property Trust Complete Greenville Bausch + Lomb Development
Gramercy Property Trust and CRG‘s build-to-suit for Bausch + Lomb in Greenville, South Carolina is now complete. Bausch + Lomb, a Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. company, took occupancy last month. CRG, Clayco, Inc.’s private real estate investment group, developed the 432,000-square-foot Class-A pharmaceutical warehouse that includes 38 foot clear height temperature controlled warehouse, ESFR sprinkler…
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Signs Project Labor Agreements with Trade Unions
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC announced today it has signed Project Labor Agreements with the nation’s four leading building and construction trade unions. The agreements reaffirm the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project’s commitment to hiring skilled union workers for the pipeline’s construction. The agreements were signed with the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA), Teamsters National Pipeline (Teamsters),…
SouthCon Building Group Wins ABC Eagle Award for Southern First Bank’s Regional Headquarters
Charleston, SC — SouthCon Building Group, a full-service general contractor based in Mount Pleasant, was recently recognized with the 2017 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas. The company was singled out for its distinguished performance in delivering Southern First Bank’s Regional Headquarters facility, a new three-story,…
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…
