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Little Elevates Four Leaders to Partner groundbreakcarolinas.com/lit…

Little Elevates Four Leaders to Partner - GroundBreak Carolinas

Charlotte-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Partners in the firm: Megan D’Albora (Charlotte office), Scott Fundling, Shana Hetheri...

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DEWALT and August Robotics’ Downward Drilling Robot Named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 groundbreakcarolinas.com/dew…

DEWALT and August Robotics' Downward Drilling Robot Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 -...

DALE™, the world's first fleet-capable downward drilling robot, recognized in the Robotics category for advancing speed, precision, and safety in data center constructionRobot selected by TIME...

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Amid immigration crackdown, US craft workers increasingly older, foreign-born constructiondive.com/news/im…

Amid immigration crackdown, US craft workers increasingly older, foreign-born

Research from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies found immigrants accounted for all net growth in the trades between 2013 and 2024. A continued decline in immigration will put pressure on...

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Unanet to Connect with AEC Industry Leaders at Fall Events, Highlighting Innovations in Customer-Centric Solutions for Profitable Growth groundbreakcarolinas.com/una…

Unanet to Connect with AEC Industry Leaders at Fall Events, Highlighting Innovations in Customer-...

Unanet experts will lead sessions exploring how agentic AI is transforming the project lifecycle, showcasing recent ChampAI innovations that help AEC firms move beyond tracking their business to...

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Buc-ee's eyes second NC location - WSOC TV wsoctv.com/news/local/buc-ee…

Buc-ee’s eyes second NC location

The chain’s first North Carolina location is currently under construction along I-40/I-85 in Mebane and is expected to open in November 2027.

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Family accused of taking nearly $375,000 in copper from interstate #construction projects foxcarolina.com/2026/10/17/f…

Family accused of taking nearly $375,000 in copper from interstate construction projects

Authorities say hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of copper has been stolen from construction projects along Interstate 69.

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New Report: CRE Sentiment Dips as Interest Rate Outlook Weakens groundbreakcarolinas.com/new…

New Report: CRE Sentiment Dips as Interest Rate Outlook Weakens - GroundBreak Carolinas

Commercial real estate leaders expect industry conditions to worsen slightly over the next 12 months, according to the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA) CRE Sentiment Index for...

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SeamonWhiteside Celebrates New Permanent Home for Raleigh Office in Cary, Driving Regional Job Growth and Community Development groundbreakcarolinas.com/sea…

SeamonWhiteside Celebrates New Permanent Home for Raleigh Office in Cary, Driving Regional Job...

SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, announced it is opening a permanent home for its Raleigh office at 1225 Crescent Green, Suite 240, in...

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New Book, Miracle Road, Traces Collaborations behind Research Triangle Park groundbreakcarolinas.com/new…

New Book, Miracle Road, Traces Collaborations behind Research Triangle Park - GroundBreak Carolinas

When Governor Luther Hodges stood before 600 business, government, and academic leaders in Raleigh’s Sir Walter Hotel on January 9, 1959, he announced that funds had been raised to build a research...

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RMF Engineering Named 2026 Best Place to Work by SCBIZ groundbreakcarolinas.com/rmf…

RMF Engineering Named 2026 Best Place to Work by SCBIZ - GroundBreak Carolinas

RMF Engineering, a leader in full-service MEP engineering, is proud to be named on the SC Biz 2026 Best Places to Work in South Carolina, a research-driven awards program recognizing outstanding...

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Good Bones: The #Decarbonization Push Heightens Interest in Reusing Old Buildings enr.com/articles/63806-good-… @ENRNews

Good Bones: The Decarbonization Push Heightens Interest in Reusing Old Buildings

While adaptive reuse has been a common practice within the AEC sector for decades, heightened focus on decarbonization along with net-zero and net-positive goals—in the U.S. and around the world—is...

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Contractors need to be prepared for accidental overdoses on jobsites constructiondive.com/news/op…

Contractors need to be prepared for accidental overdoses on jobsites

Stocking naloxone is like having any other safety first aid on a project, writes ABC’s vice president of human resources.

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Can ChatGPT Do #Construction Takeoffs? New Data Says Not Yet groundbreakcarolinas.com/can…

Can ChatGPT Do Construction Takeoffs? New Data Says Not Yet - GroundBreak Carolinas

New benchmark tests how accurately AI can read blueprints, measure spaces and produce the numbers contractors use to bid. Leading AI models, including ChatGPT and Claude, scored just 2% to 34%...

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ENR Top 200 Environmental Firms: Assessing Market Give and Take enr.com/articles/63802-enr-t… @ENRNews

ENR Top 200 Environmental Firms: Assessing Market Give and Take

Companies boost global revenue growth almost 10% to $196.3-billion, but see federal policy shifts and stretched resources pressuring project delivery.

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Nearly 40% of planned weekly work on #construction sites isn't delivered: New Buildots Intelligence Lab Global Benchmarks Report groundbreakcarolinas.com/nea…

Nearly 40% of Planned Weekly Work on Construction Sites Isn't Delivered - GroundBreak Carolinas

New Buildots Intelligence Lab Global Benchmarks Report

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A $6 trillion question hangs over the #AI #construction boom constructiondive.com/news/a-…

A $6 trillion question hangs over the AI construction boom

Four factors will need to go right to justify eye-popping investments into the sector, said Peter Hanbury, a partner at global management consulting firm Bain.

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#Construction Growth Hasn’t Disappeared. It Has Moved groundbreakcarolinas.com/whe…

Construction Growth Hasn't Disappeared. It Has Moved - GroundBreak Carolinas

As the broader construction market contracts, data centers, power infrastructure and select institutional markets are creating opportunities for contractors willing to follow the investment, adapt...

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From Claim to Courtroom: How Documentation Shapes #Construction Disputes constructionexec.com/article… #Legal #ConstructionLaw

From Claim to Courtroom: How Documentation Shapes Construction Disputes - Construction Executive

Scheduling an inspection of the property should be one of your first tasks once a claim or potential claim is identified.

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New NCCER tool aims to train new hires, level up vets constructiondive.com/news/nc… @ConstructDive

New NCCER tool aims to train new hires, level up vets

The nonprofit’s new tool, CraftPro, provides training for craftworkers regardless of location. Lisa Strite, NCCER chief learning officer, hopes builders of all sizes use it to fill gaps and retain...

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DPR Construction Named to 2026 Best Workplaces in #Construction List groundbreakcarolinas.com/dpr…

DPR Construction Named to 2026 Best Workplaces in Construction List - GroundBreak Carolinas

Great Place To Work® and Fortune have named DPR Construction, a forward-thinking, self-performing builder, to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Construction™ list for the first time, ranking it No....

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