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Charlotte-area construction activity and jobs are increasing, but rising costs could slow growth (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: April 2,2012

Some Charlotte-area construction companies say that the uptick in business is coinciding with increased costs to build. Materials prices and costs from subcontractors, who are busier, have been rising, they say.


THS National overseeing $150,000 repainting of Elizabeth Square apartments (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: March 22,2012

As demand for apartments soars across the Charlotte area, THS National will be giving Elizabeth Square apartments a roughly $150,000 new paint job.


Material facts (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: December 23,2011

THS National has remodeled hundreds of kitchens for apartments owned by Camden Group. And for each remodeling, the company can trace the origins of just about every part.


Charlotte-area contractors repair profits with apartment upgrades (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: September 13,2011

Kevin Higgins is a busy guy. Higgins, a Charlotte contractor and owner of THS National, and his employees have been working hard all spring and summer. But they aren’t building homes; not many contractors are, thanks to the housing market slump. Instead, companies like Higgins’ are enjoying an uptick in apartment renovation work, a welcome [...]