The pace of new nonresidential and residential construction starts in Georgia accelerated in May, with both sectors experiencing 10% increases, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR Southeast. However, a major slide in the nonbuilding sector caused Georgia’s overall monthly total for new contracts to drop 3%, for a $913.1 million total. The residential sector’s 10% gain resulted in an estimated $295.4 million total for the month. Nonresidential contracts totaled slightly more than $496.7 million. The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure contracts, fell 46% compared to the same period of a year ago, registering $121 million in new work.For the
The pace of new North Carolina construction contracts slowed slightly in May, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. The state’s nearly $1.1 billion in new contracts was 5% behind the pace set last May. Residential contracts improved slightly during the month, with the $528.5 million in new starts equaling a 2% gain compared to a year ago. Nonresidential’s total of nearly $394.9 million was 6% behind last May’s pace. The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure projects, experienced a 24% decline, with about $128.6 million in new starts.The slight May decline was actually an improvement of sorts. For the year-to-date, new North Carolina
Rather than shutting down its cracked Crystal River Nuclear Plant 3 in Citrus County, Progress Energy Florida will seek approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the state of Florida for up to $1.3 billion in additional repairs to the out-of-commission facility, likely keeping it offline until 2014. Photo courtesy Progress Energy Progress Energy plans to remove and replace the steel-reinforced concrete in the remaining five bays of its Crystal River 3 nuclear power plant's containment building. Photo courtesy Progress Energy It was in the course of making repairs to the previously cracked bay of the plant's containment building that
The pace of new South Carolina construction contracts fell significantly in two of three construction sectors in May, resulting in a 22% overall decline, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR Southeast. The end result was $468.7 million in new starts. Nonresidential fell the furthest, as this sector’s May total of nearly $90.7 million was 57% below the pace of a year ago. The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure contracts, recorded $76.7 million in new starts during the month, or 28% behind last May’s volume. Residential work collectively improved by 7%, with about $301.3 million in new contracts moving forward
The staff of Tampa Bay Water, Clearwater, Fla., is recommending awarding a $162.4-million contract to Kiewit Infrastructure Group, Omaha, Neb., to repair and expand the utility’s six-year-old, 15.5-billion-gallon, cracking reservoir.
The value of new Georgia construction contracts fell by 15% in April, for a $814.5-million total, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR Southeast. Related Links: Florida Contracts Decline 14% in April North Carolina Contracts Drop 23% in April South Carolina Sees Ups, Downs in April All categories of construction fell for the month, though the nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure projects, suffered the most. The value of that category’s total starts was estimated at $127.1 million for April, or 47% below the same period of a year ago. Nonresidential contracts fell 2% compared to last April, with roughly $389
The bad news for Florida contractors returned in April, as the value of new contracts fell by 14% overall, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR Southeast. The downward slide returned after a strong March—the state’s only positive month for the year—and pushed the latest total for new construction contracts down to approximately $2 billion. Related Links: April Another Poor Month for Georgia Contracts North Carolina Contracts Drop 23% in April South Carolina Sees Ups, Downs in April All three sectors declined during April, but nonresidential fell by the greatest percentage. This category’s total dropped 33% compared to the same
Despite a significant uptick in the value of infrastructure projects, North Carolina’s overall total for new construction contracts fell 23% in April, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR Southeast. The decline resulted in an estimated $912.6 million in new contracts during the month, down from last April’s $1.2-billion total. Related Links: South Carolina Sees Ups, Downs in April April Another Poor Month for Georgia Contracts Florida Contracts Drop 14% in April McGraw-Hill Construction estimated April’s total for the nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure work, at $168.4 million, or 20% ahead of the same period of a year ago. The
The state of South Carolina experienced continued growth in its nonresidential construction sector in April, but it wasn’t sufficient to keep the state’s overall total for new contracts from going negative, according to information from McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR Southeast. The company estimated the value of new South Carolina construction contracts at $515.5 million during April, or 5% lower than the same period of a year ago. Related Links: Florida Contracts Decline 14% in April April Another Poor Month for Georgia Contracts North Carolina Contracts Drop 23% in April Nonresidential contracts totaled an estimated $164.9 million in April, or
VICK Ed Vick Jr., former chairman of transportation engineering firm Kimley-Horn and Associates, Raleigh, N.C., died on May 13 in Durham, N.C., after a brief battle with cancer. He was 76. Vick, who co-founded Kimley-Horn in 1967, was its president from 1972 to 1992 and chairman until 2000. The firm is the industry's 40th largest engineer on ENR's current Top 500 Design Firms list, with $320.9 million in 2010 revenue. It now works internationally with a 1,500-person staff. “Ed was an amazing visionary,” says Mark Wilson, the firm's current chairman. “He always pushed for excellence.” In 2007, Vick was inducted