Brian King is an entrepreneur, business professional and the founder, owner and president of A M King, a Charlotte-based firm that provides planning, design, construction and facility services of highly complex facilities in niche markets throughout the United States. If ever there was a CEO to be admired, Brian King is that person, and we’re not biased. The Charlotte Business Journal (CBJ) has named King one of Charlotte’s Most Admired CEOs.
This is a critical week in deciding which path South Carolina takes on a vital question of economic and energy policy. Will the state Senate support a permanent solution to the new nuclear failure at the V.C. Summer plant or go with a temporary action that could be damaging in the long term? At the center of this decision is Dominion Energy’s proposal to merge with SCE&G and SCANA. Read More
The construction industry is experiencing a labor shortage. With the 4% unemployment across the country, it’s not the only industry suffering. It
means that finding skilled laborers will be difficult or impossible for many companies. Here are some tips to improve on the job training for construction workers and students.
Waldrop, Inc., a leading full-service mechanical contracting firm, announces the fulfillment of planned leadership changes with Bill Caldwell moving into the role of Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the promotion of Dennis Pruitt to President and Jamie Porterfield to Chief Operating Officer (COO). These leadership changes were effective April 9, 2018. Read More
CarolinaPower Keeps Safety Top-of-Mind with Unique
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For CarolinaPower employees, safety is a way of life. Red and black "safety seal" stickers featuring the phrase, "SAFETY: Working Together for Tomorrow," are visible on just about everything – from hardhats, to gang boxes, to apparel, signage, and marketing materials. Based in Upstate South Carolina, CarolinaPower, is a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal market sectors in the two-state Carolinas region. Read More
The Site Selectors Guild (SSG), the association of the world’s leading corporate location advisors, elected a new board and unveiled a new visual identity at the
organization’s 2018 Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio in March. Along with the election of new board members, Didi Caldwell was elected chairman of the board. Read More
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has released the NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index for Spring 2018, a composite of nine survey questions that represents the outlook of commercial real estate developers, owners and investors. The Index of 0.46 indicates that respondents believe, as a group, that overall market conditions 12 months from now (spring 2019) will continue to be favorable for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. Read More
FMI Corporation released its 2018 first quarter construction outlook. The publication offers comprehensive construction forecasts for a broad range of market segments and geographies across North America, as well as information on key market drivers. Read More
Prices for inputs to construction materials expanded 0.8 percent in March and are 5.8 percent higher than at the same time one year ago, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. Prices for nonresidential construction inputs increased 0.9 percent on a monthly basis and are up 5.6 percent year over year. Read More
Construction costs climbed again in March, with increases for a wide range of building materials, including many that are subject to proposed tariffs that could drive prices still higher and cause scarcities, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials warned that tariffs on some items might lead to project delays and cancellations if supplies become unobtainable or too expensive for current budgets. Read More
CEMEX Ventures announced today the launch of the 2018 Construction Startup Competition, an initiative which aims to find startups looking to lead the transformation of the construction industry. Under the slogan "Lead the disruption, join us," CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s open innovation and venture capital
unit, presents its second open call which will be open from April 10th to June 3rd, 2018. Read More
