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The former Carolinas Aviation Museum reopens Saturday, June 1, with a new name, in a new location and a renewed commitment to be more than just a place that puts an emphasis on the Tar Heel state’s status as “First in Flight,” says Stephen Saucier, museum president. The Sullenberger Aviation Museum – which takes its new name after now-retired pilot Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, known for the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson” landing – hopes it can spark an interest in young minds abo...

The Customer Information Center campus is the home office to more than 10,000 employees of the third-largest U.S. bank. Work kicked off last year to modernize the workplace, which predecessor bank First Union opened in 1995. It includes more workspaces, new contact center space, a revamped food hall, and a new 2,500-space parking deck. Three full-floor renovations and the first phase of the food hall enhancements are done, with five additional full-floor renovations, and the new parking deck set to deliver ...

After forging cast iron into pipes for more than a century near the Queen City’s center city, Charlotte Pipe moved 35 miles east to 700 acres in Oakboro in Stanly County. The foundry became fully operational in September 2023, after as many as 500 construction workers a day logged more than 1.2 million hours of work. Construction supplies and materials were 100% made in the U.S., officials said. The 123-year-old company has been owned by the Dowd family since its inception. At the plant, Charlotte Pipe ...

Helping You Navigate Current Market Conditions  February 2024 Edition From variable lead times and rising interest rates to the upcoming Presidential election and international conflict, we continually monitor the ever-changing conditions and leverage our trusted industry partner relationships. Our goal is to be a resource to provide clarity to our customers and partners during uncertain times. To help with this discussion, we publish a bi-annual Construction Market Insight Report outlining c...

The work spans three floors of the hotel, encompassing 50,000 square feet. That includes two floors of meeting space and the fitness center as well as the lobby. Rooms will also be updated in the middle of the year with the addition of platform beds and the Westin’s Heavenly Bed package, along with larger televisions. “New product always helps positioning — everyone likes the latest and greatest,” says Abigail Gravgaard, complexdirector of sales and marketing for The Westin Charlotte and Cha...

Bringing the Jobsite to You: Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Now more than ever, technology allows us to meet, collaborate, communicate, and build in a safer, more cost-effective, and more efficient manner. True innovation is born in the field out of necessity to build smarter and identify solutions to combat challenges in advance. Our team is redefining building smarter by utilizing the best technology tools in the industry. Take a peek at the custom-tailored technology plan we implemented at Charl...

Crestlight paid $192.5 million for SouthPark Towers at 6000 and 6100 Fairview roads in May 2022, and later announced plans to renovate and update the property's outdated amenities, lobbies and shared spaces. The first major change, however, was a new name for the 25-year-old office development. John Coury, Crestlight chief operating officer, said the property, built in 1998, is now called Towers at SouthPark. "It’s been viewed a lot of the time as two separate towers, so we really wanted to make it ...