Government gains, contractors lose
Desperate times call for desperate measures for most contractors. Bids for Charlotte city bond projects are coming in as low as half of engineers’ estimates, saving the city an estimated average of 20...
View ArticleProject labor agreements up for debate again in Congress
A U.S. House bill that would prohibit the federal government from requiring contractors to use project labor agreements for some federal projects seemed to be dead earlier this year. But now the...
View ArticleODC: On developing Charlotte
ODC Construction, a Florida-based shell builder, has opened an office and is ready to work in Charlotte.
View ArticleDeconstructing economic theory: Construction activity up in Charlotte despite...
Traditional economic theory says people follow jobs. In the Queen City over the last four to five years, however, jobs have either decreased or remained relatively stagnant while the city continues to...
View ArticleZoning ordinance could define new Council’s legacy
CHARLOTTE – Just about every political leader – a certain Canadian mayor notwithstanding – works to be remembered for fixing issues for their constituents and leaving their jurisdiction a better place....
View ArticleConstruction employment up 10 percent in Charlotte while falling statewide
CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte metropolitan area saw a 10 percent increase in construction employment in November over November 2012, by far the largest gain in the state, which lost jobs as a whole, based...
View ArticleIn need of R&R
CHARLOTTE – The Burson science building sits on the rapidly modernizing campus of UNC Charlotte, about a two-minute walk from the bustling student union. Students pour in and out of the union, on their...
View ArticleON THE LEVEL: Dave Simpson of Carolinas AGC lobbies in the lobby
CHARLOTTE – Dave Simpson gives good quote. That’s because before he became a Raleigh-based lobbyist for the Carolinas Association of General Contractors, he got good quote. He was, in other words, a...
View ArticleAll eyes on Raleigh: Public buildings and infrastructure, community...
North Carolina’s legislators returned to Raleigh on Wednesday, and contractors, real estate professionals and developers are watching to see what legislation may be considered that will make their work...
View ArticleGovernment gains, contractors lose
Desperate times call for desperate measures for most contractors. Bids for Charlotte city bond projects are coming in as low as half of engineers’ estimates, saving the city an estimated average of 20...
View ArticleProject labor agreements up for debate again in Congress
A U.S. House bill that would prohibit the federal government from requiring contractors to use project labor agreements for some federal projects seemed to be dead earlier this year. But now the...
View ArticleODC: On developing Charlotte
ODC Construction, a Florida-based shell builder, has opened an office and is ready to work in Charlotte.
View ArticleDeconstructing economic theory: Construction activity up in Charlotte despite...
Traditional economic theory says people follow jobs. In the Queen City over the last four to five years, however, jobs have either decreased or remained relatively stagnant while the city continues to...
View ArticleZoning ordinance could define new Council’s legacy
CHARLOTTE – Just about every political leader – a certain Canadian mayor notwithstanding – works to be remembered for fixing issues for their constituents and leaving their jurisdiction a better place....
View ArticleConstruction employment up 10 percent in Charlotte while falling statewide
CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte metropolitan area saw a 10 percent increase in construction employment in November over November 2012, by far the largest gain in the state, which lost jobs as a whole, based...
View ArticleIn need of R&R
CHARLOTTE – The Burson science building sits on the rapidly modernizing campus of UNC Charlotte, about a two-minute walk from the bustling student union. Students pour in and out of the union, on their...
View ArticleON THE LEVEL: Dave Simpson of Carolinas AGC lobbies in the lobby
CHARLOTTE – Dave Simpson gives good quote. That’s because before he became a Raleigh-based lobbyist for the Carolinas Association of General Contractors, he got good quote. He was, in other words, a...
View ArticleAll eyes on Raleigh: Public buildings and infrastructure, community...
North Carolina’s legislators returned to Raleigh on Wednesday, and contractors, real estate professionals and developers are watching to see what legislation may be considered that will make their work...
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