The North Carolina Dept. of Labor issued fines to two Charlotte-based companies for safety violations after three workers fell to their deaths and two others were injured in January.
“We’re in the best position we’ve ever been,” Barton Malow Builders’ COO Todd Ketola says of the company’s standing in the Southeast construction market. And judging by Barton Malow’s 2022 performance in the region, that sentiment seems well justified.
Toyota's under-construction battery plant in North Carolina is now an almost $6B project with new funds, while Ford BlueOval plants in Tennessee and Kentucky are boosted by a $9.2-billion U.S. Energy Dept. conditional loan, its largest ever single investment.