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GroundBreak Carolinas Construction Digest

01/28/2025
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Technology and consumer behavior continue to evolve, having a significant impact on how marketers in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry plan and execute their tactics. The "rules" change on a regular basis, so keeping a pulse on current trends will help AEC firms improve their marketing effectiveness. There are 10 key trends to watch.
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To this day, people sometimes express surprise when they find out Balfour Beatty's Charlotte-based Preconstruction Director Annie Hughes works in construction. The surprise usually gives way to the assumption that she performs an administrative role. Little do they know, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Annie isn’t one to boast about her significant accomplishments, but – as anyone who knows her will tell you – she should be. With over 36 years of experience, Annie is a well-known industry pioneer who continues to inspire and mentor others.
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The bidding and contract process is often totally separate from the jobsite environment. This can make it difficult for project managers and superintendents to keep track of key contract provisions, especially when the contract form in question is new to them. Since field personnel are busy with the work, and are under a lot of time pressure, they aren’t always as familiar with the contract as you would like for them to be.
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The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas–Lowcountry, in collaboration with the Charleston Metro Chamber, held its first annual Students’ Hands-on Experience Day (S.H.E.D.) competition on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Exchange Park in Ladson, S.C.  The purpose of the event was to introduce construction as not just a job, but as a potential career.
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Recently, several clients have contacted our firm after suffering cost impacts caused by President Trump’s unexpected changes to America’s tariff schedules ("Trump Tariffs"). In one case, a sprinkler subcontractor claimed that the Trump Tariffs caused pricing for sprinkler piping to increase by 36%.
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Within construction, businesses are constantly looking for the next project. Without enough projects, they end up in trouble. However, when they take on work they don’t have the resources for it also ends poorly. The only way for a construction business, or any business, to know what they can handle is for them to implement proper and regular resource planning into their business.
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According to the final report of the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, apprenticeship programs offer workers a career path with paid, on-the-job training and provide employers with highly trained workers, but they are insufficient to address the growing skills gap in many industries.
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Construction employment increased by 17,000 jobs in April and by 257,000 jobs over the past year while firms boosted pay to help recruit new workers, according to an analysis of new government data by the AGC. Association officials noted that the increases in pay appear to be attracting more former construction workers back into the job market, but cautioned that labor conditions remain extremely tight.
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North Carolina once again ranks as the most competitive state in economic development activity, according to a closely watched annual business ranking by Site Selection magazine.

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