CarolinaPower was named one of South Carolina’s Best Places to Work in 2018 for a reason. Just ask Bryana Dorn and Shelby Knostman, two accomplished young professionals who are building rewarding careers as Project Managers with this leading employee-owned electrical contractor.
People make the construction industry what it is today. GroundBreak Carolinas is excited to share the story of yet another member of the inaugural class of GroundBreakers – individuals who are shaping our industry in a variety of ways.
A longtime supporter of workforce development initiatives, North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is having an impact on the construction industry. As Senior Republican of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, she is instrumental in forming and passing critical legislation and reforms. Congresswoman Foxx represents North Carolina's 5th District. Read More
Joel Davis is founder and President of J Davis Construction, which operates from two offices in the Upstate region of South Carolina. The company has three Divisions: General Contracting, Industrial Services and Civil. Davis hired his first employee when he was 17 years old to work for local farmers in his home town of Westminster, S.C. Over the years, fences turned into barns, then metal buildings, followed by small commercial, and
eventually expansions to local manufacturing plants. Read More
NAWIC Charlotte (Chapter 121) has a wide variety of events planned for 2019's Women in Construction (WIC) Week, a national celebration that runs from Sunday, March 3 through
Saturday, March 9. The theme for this year’s WIC Week theme is "Be the Power in Your Success."
Sentinel’s 2019 Insurance Market Review and Forecast reveals an industry grappling with an increasingly complex array of risks, uncertainty over integration of new technologies, a continual reshuffling of metaphorical chairs amid mergers and acquisitions, and a growing realization among carriers that they can no longer count on cyclical shifts in the market to deliver the premium growth they need.
Carolinas AGC's (CAGC) Leslie Bomar Clark, Director, South Carolina Government Relations & Divisions, was honored last month with the prestigious SIR Award (Skill, Integrity and Responsibility). The award was presented by the Columbia Contractors Association, a local chapter of Associated General Contractors (AGC). Read More
Clemson University University's online master’s program for Construction Science and Management (MCSM) was recognized by the website Online Masters as one of the best Construction Management programs in the country.
The construction business is one of the largest industries in the world, with an annual market capitalization exceeding $10 trillion. Despite its tremendous potential, many firms are struggling due to a shortage of skilled workers, weak productivity growth, and waste. New data shows that the industry generates immense waste, both in terms of human productivity and physical materials.
For the eighth consecutive year, construction industry executives say they feel optimistic about the year ahead for their business sector, according to the 43rd Wells Fargo Construction Industry Forecast. The 2019 forecast reveals sustained confidence for the industry and expectations that expansion is more likely than contraction. Read More
When teams aren’t productive, companies often start looking for new tech, or new tools to streamline processes, reduce redundancies, and more. That’s what technology is for, right? Solving problems? The impulse to buy another tool is understandable, but it is important to look at the big picture before making another well-intentioned purchase. Read More
