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Carolinas AGC has bestowed the 2015 Pinnacle Awards — the most prestigious recognition in the Carolinas construction industry — upon five construction projects and an individual who has spent his career improving the construction industry. Pinnacle entries were judged on ...

Construction spending managed a 0.1 percent gain in December, a hiccup to analysts who expected a larger gain during the month. Overall, however, 2015 was a strong year, according to Alex V. Moehring, an economic analyst with Wells Fargo Securities. ...

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“Cautiously bullish” is the oxymoron a top research director used Thursday at a commercial real estate forum to describe his perspective on investor sentiment and the U.S. investment landscape early in 2016. Some are cautious, “which is probably not surprising,” ...

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Crescent Communities broke ground Wednesday on an apartment and retail project at a planned light-rail stop in Charlotte’s increasingly popular North Davidson community. Dubbed Crescent NoDa, plans call for 344 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and up to 30,000 square ...

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The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved four projects related to the Lynx Blue Line Extension that city officials said were critical to maintaining an aggressive schedule for opening in summer 2017. The proposal to approve a change order of ...

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Charlotte-based commercial developers Crosland Southeast and Childress Klein announced they have signed Viva Chicken and Panera Bread as new restaurants for the 90-acre Waverly development near Providence and Ardrey Kell roads in south Charlotte. Owned by Randy Garcia, Bruno Macchiavello ...

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The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved a contract up to $159,200 with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Inc. for architectural services for Discovery Place renovations. To keep pace with technology and innovations in science and engineering, Discovery Place intends to ...

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The Bank of America Plaza, one of Charlotte’s earliest symbols of Uptown renewal, is set to receive a $20 million makeover that will include expanding and renovating the main lobby and creating new ground-floor retail space. The 40-story, 891,000-square-foot office ...

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