Balfour Beatty’s Jeannie Daleure, project accountant manager in Charlotte, found a wonderful way of using her Balfour Beatty volunteer day. She had the honor of volunteering her time for the F.F. Steven Coakley Foundation, named after a firefighter who lost his life after the 9/11 attacks. Steven Coakley's sister runs the organization and every year before the anniversary of 9/11 they put Flags of Remembrance on display in downtown Charlotte.
As the technology we rely on advances, so does the technology that is used by hackers and criminals. Today, a malicious actor can obtain and sell sensitive information without leaving the comfort of home. The dark web provides a secure, virtual location for data of this kind to be shared and sold. As these threats become more prevalent, information security should be top of mind for those protecting businesses and their own private information. To understand the importance of the dark web, it is vital to have background knowledge of how the dark web operates.
The Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) Young Leaders drew 13 volunteers to Catherine’s House on Friday, September 20 for the group's Fall Operation Give Back Project. The project started with just two residents' rooms; however, CAGC volunteers were in high gear and managed to paint the two residents' rooms, a sitting room, and multiple pieces of furniture all before 1 p.m.
ABC Carolinas marked Careers in Construction month this October by holding an Apprenticeship Open House at the association’s Charlotte training center on Tuesday evening, October 8. Among the more than 120 guests in attendance were current enrollees in ABC-Charlotte’s Electrical Apprenticeship Program, together with ABCC instructors, and representatives from their employers – local, regional and national electrical contractors.
At the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Annual Conference, Orangeburg, S.C.-based CF Evans Construction was honored with the inaugural NAWIC Builds Excellence Award for Excellence in Residential Construction. CF Evans took
home the award for Meeting Street Lofts, a 274-unit mixed use development on the peninsula of Charleston, built for Kane Realty/Federal Capital Partners, and designed by Cline Design.
Seventy-seven Duke Energy linemen from North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky will compete in the International Lineman's Rodeo on Oct. 19 in Bonner Springs, Kan.Now in its 35th year, the rodeo attracts the best linemen from around the world. Participants travel from as far away as Australia. More than 320 individual competitors and nearly 250 teams will vie for top honors.
The Dodge Momentum Index moved 4.1% higher in September to 143.6 (2000=100) from the revised August reading of 137.9. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.
Duke Energy Carolinas is partnering with Anderson County, S.C., to build an energy storage project at the Anderson Civic Center that will be part of the company's long-term strategy to integrate battery technology into the smart-thinking grid it is building in the Carolinas. Read More
The NAIOP Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Sentiment Index which predicts general conditions in the commercial real estate industry over the next 12 months, ticked slightly upwards in September, compared to six months earlier. A majority of respondents plan to hire employees, even though the cost of materials and labor related to construction continue to be causes of concern. Read More
FMI Corporation, the leading provider of consulting and investment banking services to the Built Environment, is pleased to announce the release of its third quarter 2019 North American Engineering and Construction Outlook. The publication offers comprehensive construction forecasts for a broad range of market segments and geographies in the U.S. and Canada, as well as information on key market drivers. Read More
