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                    {
                        "data": "NOV/DEC 2019, Volume 14 No.5 "
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                        "data": "Soldier to "
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                        "data": "electrician Start your next "
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                        "data": "chapter at "
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                        "data": "Griffin Electric "
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                        "data": "US construction starts to slip "
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                        "data": "back in 2020 but decline will not "
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                    {
                        "data": "be anywhere near the level of the "
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                        "data": "Great Recession: Dodge "
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                        "data": "Charlotte Mecklenburg Library "
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                        "data": "unveils design for $100 million "
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                        "data": "new main library; CM seeks "
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                        "data": "throughout the Carolinas construction industry. "
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                        "data": "NCCN is circulated on a controlled circulation list to "
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                        "data": "construction associations in the Carolinas. The maga- "
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                        "data": "2 — NOV/DEC 2019 — The North Carolina Construction News "
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                    {
                        "data": "I’m sure many readers are looking forward to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the Christmas holiday break, after an intense year "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with challenges associated with growth and suc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cess – labor shortages, and competing demands "
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                    {
                        "data": "for subtrades and suppliers. As well, in the classic "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "combination of crisis and opportunity, the storm "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "damage from hurricanes and flooding has created "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "plenty of work for the industry – notably the $1.7 "
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                    {
                        "data": "billion in military construction projects as the US "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Navy rebuilds from Hurricane Florence. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Dodge Data & Analytics predicts things will "
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                    {
                        "data": "slow down somewhat in 2020. The good news is "
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                    {
                        "data": "that the economists there aren’t projecting a hard- "
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                    {
                        "data": "landing recession; in part because of all of the "
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                    {
                        "data": "work in the pipeline that has yet to start or reach "
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                    {
                        "data": "the completion stages. The slower pace may give "
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                    {
                        "data": "you the opportunity to catch your breath, though. "
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                    {
                        "data": "I’ve been watching major longer-range trends "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "that promise to reshape the industry, namely the "
                    },
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                        "data": "increasing importance of modular and factory- "
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                        "data": "built construction, and integrated technologically "
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                        "data": "focused design and construction systems. Artifi- "
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                        "data": "cial intelligence also will redefine much of our in- "
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                        "data": "dustry. Despite these changes, however, this is a time "
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                        "data": "of year when we can slow our business pace "
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                        "data": "somewhat, and spend more time with our fami- "
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                        "data": "lies. I will need to think how I will delegate re- "
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                        "data": "sponsibilities (or somehow manage directly the "
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                        "data": "production of the next issue), while I am in the "
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                        "data": "South Pacific and Australia/New Zealand on a va- "
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                        "data": "cation from mid-January through early March. Al- "
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                        "data": "though your holiday and vacation plans may not "
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                        "data": "season, and your New Year will be both happy "
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                        "data": "and prosperous. "
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                        "data": "Mark Buckshon is president of the Construction News "
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                        "data": "and Report Group of Companies, which publishes North "
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                    {
                        "data": "Carolina Construction News. You can reach him by email "
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                    {
                        "data": "at buckshon@ncconstructionnews.com. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Happy Holidays "
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                        "data": "US construction starts to slip back in 2020 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "but decline will not be anywhere near the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "level of the Great Recession: Dodge "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "North Carolina Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics of- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fered an outlook for the US construction industry in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2020 on Oct. 31, and his perception is that there will be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a decline in most sectors – but this slowdown will not "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "be a severe crash and, in part, is caused by a skilled "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "labour shortage. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“The recovery in construction starts that began dur- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing 2010 in the aftermath of the Great Recession is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "coming to an end,” said Richard Branch at the 81st an- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nual Dodge Outlook Conference in Chicago. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Easing economic growth driven by mounting trade "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tensions and lack of skilled labor will lead to a broad "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "based, but orderly pullback in construction starts in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2020,” Branch said. “After increasing 3% in 2018, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction starts dipped an estimated 1% in 2019 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and will fall 4% in 2020.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“Next year, however, will not be a repeat of what the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction industry endured during the Great Reces- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sion. Economic growth is slowing, but is not anticipated "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to contract next year. Construction starts, therefore, will "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "decline but the level of activity will remain close to re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cent highs. By major construction sector, the dollar "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "value of starts for residential buildings will be down 6%, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "while starts for both nonresidential buildings and non "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "building construction will drop 3%.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The pattern of construction starts for more specific "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "segments is as follows: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The dollar value of single family housing starts will be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "down 3% in 2020 and the number of units will also lose "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "5% to 765,000 (Dodge basis). Affordability issues and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the tight supply of entry level homes have kept demand "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for homes muted and buyers on the sidelines. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Multifamily construction was an early leader in the re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "covery, stringing together eight years of growth since "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2009. However, multifamily vacancy rates have moved "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sideways over the past year, suggesting that slower "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "economic growth will weigh on the market in 2020. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Multifamily starts are slated to drop 13% in dollars and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "15% in units to 410,000 (Dodge basis). "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The dollar value of commercial building starts will re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "treat 6% in 2020. The steepest declines will occur in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "commercial warehouses and hotels, while the decline in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "office construction will be cushioned by high value data "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "center construction. Retail activity will also fall in 2020, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a continuation of a trend brought about by systemic "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "changes in the industry. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In 2020, institutional construction starts will essen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tially remain even with the 2019 level as the influence of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "public dollars adds stability to the outlook. Education "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "building and health facility starts should continue to see "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "modest growth next year, offset by declines in recre- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ation and transportation buildings. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The dollar value of manufacturing plant construction "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "will slip 2% in 2020 following an estimated decline of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "29% in 2019. Rising trade tensions has tilted this sector "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to the downside with recent data, both domestic and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "globally, suggesting the manufacturing sector is in con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "traction. Public works construction starts will move 4% higher "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in 2020 with growth continuing across all project types. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "By and large, recent federal appropriations have kept "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "funding for public works construction either steady or "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "slightly higher – translating into continued growth in en- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "vironmental and transportation infrastructure starts. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Electric utilities/gas plants will drop 27% in 2020 fol- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lowing growth of 83% in 2019 as several large LNG ex- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "port facilities and new wind projects broke ground.’ "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "In his presentation, Branch provided a word graph in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "dicating that construction executives currently believe "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the skilled labour shortage is their greatest impediment "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to growth. However, there are other factors and risks, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "including increased trade tensions and monetary policy "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "challenges, that could add to economic stresses in the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "months ahead. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The North Carolina Construction News — NOV/DEC 2019 — 3 "
                    }
                ]
            },
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                "pageNumber": "4",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "Charlotte Mecklenburg Library unveils design "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for $100 million new main library; CM seeks "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "trade contractor prequalification applications "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "North Carolina Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has unveiled the de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "signs for its new $100 million, 115,000-sq. ft. main li- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "brary in Uptown Charlotte. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Rodgers Leeper is accepting job specific trade con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tractor prequalification applications until Dec. 9 for the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Support Services Center "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Renovation project. Click to link to their website. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The renderings show five levels above ground and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "one below, two outdoor terraces, an extensive active "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lobby, a vendor-operated café, advanced technology ca- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pabilities including two immersive theaters, collections "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "spread throughout the building, flexible meeting space "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and rooms, a revamped Robinson-Spangler Carolina "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Room, a main entrance on North Tryon, and more, the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "library says in a news release. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Snøhetta is the design architect, with Clark Nexsen "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "as architect-of record. Rodgers Leeper will lead the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction management team. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The library will break ground on the new building in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "early 2021 and is scheduled for completion and open- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing in early 2024. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“The new main library will be an architecturally-dis- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tinctive, state-of-the-art, technologically-advanced "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "knowledge center and public commons, where every- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "one in our community can access the resources of a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "21st century library, use them to learn and grow to the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "best version of ourselves, connect with others and par- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ticipate in the public life of our community,” library CEO "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lee Keesler says in a statement. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“This will be the gateway to a re-imagined North "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Tryon street corridor, and a catalyst for additional re-de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "velopment to be announced surrounding our block. The "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "new main library helps further our mission to improve "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lives and build a stronger community by strengthening "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "public engagement, supporting economic opportunity "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and connecting community resources.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The new main library project will be a public-private "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "partnership. Mecklenburg County has committed $65 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "million and the associated build-out of an offsite sup- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "port services center to house non-customer facing ac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tivities at the existing Main Library. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Meanwhile, The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Foundation’s CommonSpark campaign will raise $50 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "million for the new main library, plus an additional $20 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "million for library system needs. Total public and private "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "funding for the project is $135 million. For information, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "visit https://www.cmlibrary.org/future-main-library. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“The new main library will be a remarkable place and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "space where the entire community can gather as it has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "since the original Carnegie Library opened at this site in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "1903. The Library Foundation invites our entire commu- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nity to invest in the next generation of readers, leaders "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and learners,” says Jenni Gaisbauer, executive director "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation. "
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                        "data": "New Main Library design details "
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                    {
                        "data": "The library has been designed to provide flexible "
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                        "data": "spaces to meet demand for print and digital informa- "
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                        "data": "tion and reading materials, public co-working spaces, "
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                    {
                        "data": "and meetings, events gatherings, and other specialized "
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                    {
                        "data": "uses. The building is designed to be expansive and "
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                    {
                        "data": "inviting, opening itself up to the surrounding city and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "offering a diversity of integrated spaces that allow it to "
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                        "data": "4 — NOV/DEC 2019 — The North Carolina Construction News "
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                        "data": "function as a place for knowledge and exchange. Each "
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                        "data": "level is designed with a specific thematic focus: "
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                        "data": "• Lower Level: houses a pre-function and event "
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                        "data": "space; • Level 1: includes the two main entrances as well as "
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                        "data": "a café entrance, lobby, café, immersive theater area, "
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                        "data": "reading zones, and self-service checkpoints; "
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                        "data": "• Level 2: features the welcome and orientation center "
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                        "data": "for new and recent Mecklenburg residents, with a "
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                        "data": "job training center and counseling services space, "
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                        "data": "along with the core technology and makerspace of- "
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                        "data": "ferings, including a technology center, computer lab, "
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                        "data": "digital visualization lab, and recording studios. There "
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                        "data": "is also an outdoor terrace which offers views up and "
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                        "data": "below; • Level 3: houses the bulk of the collections and of- "
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                        "data": "fers soft seating for reading and research overlook- "
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                        "data": "ing Tryon and 6th streets, along with staff space; "
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                        "data": "• Level 4: showcases the revamped Robinson-Span- "
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                        "data": "gler Carolina Room, and features the library’s special "
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                        "data": "collections and an immersive theater and staff "
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                        "data": "space; • Level 5: houses the destination reading room, a "
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                        "data": "writer’s studio and porch, and an outdoor terrace "
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                        "data": "which serves as a reading, programming and meet- "
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                        "data": "ing space with a unique view of Uptown Charlotte, "
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                        "data": "along with administrative offices; and "
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                        "data": "The new construction includes energy-efficient light- "
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                        "data": "ing, flooring, furnishings and fixtures with a low envi- "
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                        "data": "ronmental impact, and energy-efficient heat and air "
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                        "data": "Soldier to electrician "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Start your next chapter at Griffin Electric "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "North Carolina Construction News special feature "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "At Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(Griffin Electric), people are the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company’s most valuable asset. A "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "leading electrical subcontractor "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "throughout New England and the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Southeast for over four decades, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the company believes that recruit- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing, hiring, and maintaining a dedi- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cated workforce is the key to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "exceeding the expectations of its "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "clients. Since the start of the company, it "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "has been the expertise and compe- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tence of these individuals that has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "allowed Griffin Electric to maintain "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the highest standards and given the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company the opportunity to earn "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "new and repeat business on pro- "
                    },
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                        "data": "jects in markets ranging from com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mercial, educational and municipal "
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                    {
                        "data": "to medical, industrial and retire- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ment/residential. As part of its ongoing outreach, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the company strives to recruit mili- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tary veterans. With a number of cur- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "rent Griffin employees who "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "previously served in the U.S. Armed "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Forces working in various capacities "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and leadership roles, the company "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "knows first-hand how skilled these "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "men and women are in exhibiting "
                    },
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                        "data": "the readiness to take on any chal- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lenge. Veterans embody selflessness, "
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                    {
                        "data": "hard work and teamwork, the innate "
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                        "data": "characteristics that align seamlessly "
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                    {
                        "data": "with the Griffin Electric culture and "
                    },
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                        "data": "standards that the company has "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "come to expect from its employees. "
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                    {
                        "data": "When military personnel com- "
                    },
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                        "data": "plete their service requirements, the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "thought of transitioning into a com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pletely new career can be daunting. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Much of the skills, training, and ex- "
                    },
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                        "data": "perience that veterans have ac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quired can translate into a "
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                        "data": "successful and sustainable career in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the trades. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Griffin Electric offers a supportive "
                    },
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                        "data": "6 — NOV/DEC 2019 — The North Carolina Construction News "
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                    {
                        "data": "environment to help these veterans "
                    },
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                        "data": "start their new pathway to success, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "which begins with the company’s "
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                        "data": "free in-house Apprenticeship Train- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ing Program. For more than 25 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "years, the program has prepared "
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                    {
                        "data": "hundreds of men and women for re- "
                    },
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                        "data": "warding careers in the electrical "
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                    {
                        "data": "trade. The program is accredited by the "
                    },
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                        "data": "National Center for Construction Ed- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ucation and Research (NCCER) and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "designated as an approved training "
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                    {
                        "data": "site by the U.S. Department of Vet- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "erans Affairs. Many Griffin appren- "
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                    {
                        "data": "tices and electricians grow with the "
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                        "data": "company and even advance into "
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                    {
                        "data": "foreperson, estimating, and project "
                    },
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                        "data": "management positions. "
                    },
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                        "data": "Throughout the Apprenticeship "
                    },
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                        "data": "Training Program school year, class- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "room and hands-on instruction take "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "place in the 27,500 sq.-ft. of dedi- "
                    },
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                        "data": "cated training space that is part of "
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                        "data": "Griffin Electric’s headquarters in "
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                        "data": "Holliston, MA, and on-site at each "
                    },
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                        "data": "of the company’s regional offices in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, NC; "
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                        "data": "Pelham, AL; and Duluth, GA. "
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                        "data": "In addition to 600 hours of class- "
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                        "data": "room instruction, Griffin’s appren- "
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                        "data": "tices benefit from on-the-job "
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                        "data": "8,000 hours of practical field experi- "
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                        "data": "ence under the supervision of a li- "
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                        "data": "censed journeyperson.Through "
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                        "data": "employment with Griffin Electric, "
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                        "data": "and satisfactory participation and "
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                        "data": "progress in its Apprenticeship Train- "
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                        "data": "ing Program, eligible veterans may "
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                        "data": "also receive a monthly stipend from "
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                    {
                        "data": "the VA through the Post-9/11 GI Bill "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to help meet the cost of everyday "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "expenses. Earlier this year, veterans and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "veteran representatives were "
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                        "data": "among the attendees at a career in- "
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                        "data": "formation session as part of an "
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                        "data": "open house at Griffin’s headquar- "
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                        "data": "facilities, and observe current ap- "
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                        "data": "prentices and instructors engaged "
                    },
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                        "data": "in training. "
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                    {
                        "data": "The company’s re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cruitment efforts are not only an im- "
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                        "data": "portant part of building a committed "
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                        "data": "workforce, but also exposes differ- "
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                        "data": "ent audiences to the potential bene- "
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                        "data": "fits of a career as an electrician or "
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                        "data": "telecom technician. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Veterans have an exciting oppor- "
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                    {
                        "data": "tunity to start their next chapter at "
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                    {
                        "data": "Griffin and build a bright future – it’s "
                    },
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                        "data": "not just a job, but a career. For more "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "information about Griffin Electric "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and its employment opportunities, "
                    },
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                        "data": "please visit www.waynejgriffinelec- "
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                        "data": "tric.com, call its recruiting hotline at "
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                        "data": "800-421-0151, or email your resume "
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                        "data": "to fieldrecruiting@wjgei.com. "
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                "pageNumber": "7",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "Navy to execute $1.7 billion Hurricane "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Florence recovery plan at NC military bases "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "North Carolina Construction News staff writer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Naval Facilities Engineering "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "on behalf of Marine Corps Installa- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions East, has initiated acquisition "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "of $1.7 billion in Hurricane Florence- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "related new major military construc- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion (MILCON) at Camp Lejeune, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "New River and MCAS Cherry Point, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "NC. Carolinas Associated General "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Contractors (CAGC) and the North "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Carolina Military Business Center "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(NCMBC) encourage businesses to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "engage in this work as prime and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "subcontractors, designers and sup- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pliers, NCMBC and CAGC report in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "website news postings. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "More than 800 facilities at Camp "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lejeune, New River and Cherry "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Point sustained damage during Hur- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ricane Florence, requiring a $1.2 bil- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "lion repair and a $1.7 billion "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "replacement program. NAVFAC is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "acquiring the repair work in FY (Fis- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cal Year) 2019 and first quarter FY "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2020, which began on Oct. 1, 2019. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "NAVFAC has initiated acquisition "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "of the $1.7 billion MILCON work, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "which includes 31 design build pro- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "jects in seven contract packages, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "which NAVFAC will award in fiscal "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "year 2020 (which ends Sept. 30, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2020). NAVFAC will award each "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "package to a single prime contrac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tor. Packages include: "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Package 1: Five projects at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "MCAS Cherry Point, including seven "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "buildings - one headquarters, one "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "security building, one maintenance "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "facility, two fire stations, one aca- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "demic facility and one range opera- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tions facility, estimated at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "$175-$225 million. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Package 2: Seven projects, in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding 14 headquarters facilities "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "buildings at Camp Lejeune. Total es- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "timate for Package 2 is $175-$225 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Interior damage caused by Hurricane Florence is shown at the Provost Marshall Office facility at Marine "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Corps Air Station Cherry Point in November. The building is incapable of being occupied. Roughly 800 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "buildings at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Air Station Cherry Point were damaged during the storm. (Photo by Allie Erenbaum, originally published "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in Camp Lejeune Globe in January, 2019) "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "million. Package 3: Three projects, in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding five buildings – one renova- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tion and three new training facilities "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and one new warehouse Camp "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lejeune. Package estimate is $275- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "$325 million "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Package 4: Two bridge projects "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "at Camp Lejeune, including a mov- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "able bridge over the Intracoastal "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Waterway and a railway trestle over "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the White Oak River. Package esti- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mate is $125-$175 million. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Package 5: Seven support and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "applied instruction projects at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Camp Lejeune, including nine build- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ings – two first stations, three head- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quarters, one mess hall with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "parking garage and two academic "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "facilities, estimated at $275-$325 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "million. Package 6: Three projects at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Camp Lejeune’s Stone Bay area, in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cluding two headquarters and one "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "academic facility, estimated at $50- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "$100 million. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Package 7: Four projects at "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "MCAS New River including a bar- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "racks, academic building, a CH-53K "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and a C-12 hanger, each with asso- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ciated facilities.Total estimated bud- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "get is $425-$475 million. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "NAVFAC will use a “two-phase” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "selection process for each package. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Phase one responses for packages "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "1, 2 and 4 were due Nov. 8, with an- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nouncement of “down-select” to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "three contractors expected in De- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "cember or January. Packages 3 and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "7 are in “pre-solicitation,” with pack- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ages 5 and 6 expected soon – with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "responses due in December and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“down-select” announcements in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "January. The NCMBC will partner with "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "CAGC to inform members about the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "status of these solicitations through "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "direct email and www.ncmbc.us, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and to host consolidated “teaming "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "forums” for the three contractors "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "selected to proceed to Phase 2 for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "each package. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“CAGC and the NCMBC encour- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "age all general and specialty con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tractors, designers and suppliers to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "monitor these opportunities, to en- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gage in teaming events and to ac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tively partner with contractors the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Navy selects to execute this $1.7 "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "billion in work at North Carolina "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "bases,” the statement says. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The North Carolina Construction News — NOV/DEC 2019 — 7 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "8",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "New law significantly modifies "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "indemnification in construction "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and design contracts "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "By Paul E. Davis "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Special to North Carolina Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This summer, the North Carolina "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "General Assembly re-wrote the pri- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mary statute governing the enforce- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ability of indemnity provisions in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction and design contracts. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The legislation, signed into law by "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Gov. Roy Cooper on July 8, 2019, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "both expanded and restricted the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "permissible scope of certain indem- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nity agreements. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "House Bill 871 (ratified as S.L. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "2019-92) amended N.C. Gen. Stat. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "§22B-1, North Carolina’s “anti-in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "demnity” statute. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The legislation added new sub- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sections to §22B-1 that (1) render "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "unenforceable agreements requir- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ing design professionals to defend "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "others for claims arising from the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "designer’s actions; and (2) authorize "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "award of attorneys’ fees. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Duty to defend "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "It is common in contracts in the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "construction industry that one party "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "(indemnitor) will expressly agree in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "its contract to “indemnify and hold "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "harmless” the other party to the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contract (indemnitee) for damages "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the indemnitee incurs from claims "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "brought against the indemnitee by a "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "third party arising from actions of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the indemnitor. For example, a de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "signer may agree in its contract "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with the project owner to indemnify "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the owner for damages in the event "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a third party is injured and sues the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "owner for damages caused by the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "designer’s alleged negligence. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Commonly coupled with this obli- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "gation to indemnify is the duty to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "defend. The duty to defend is dis- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tinct from the obligation to indem- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nify. Whereas the obligation to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "indemnify essentially requires the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "indemnitor to reimburse the indem- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "nitee for losses, damages and ex- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "8 — NOV/DEC 2019 — The North Carolina Construction News "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "penses the indemnitee incurs from "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "claims by a third party as a result of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the indemnitor’s actions, the duty "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to defend requires the indemnitor "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to provide the defense for the in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "demnitee from third-party claims. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Under the amended statute, de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sign professionals can no longer be "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contractually required to defend "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "other parties to their contracts. A "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contract’s indemnity agreement "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "may still be drafted to require the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "designer to indemnify others, but "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the duty to defend has been de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "clared “against public policy, void, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and unenforceable.” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This prohibition applies only to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "certain design professionals; and it "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "does not apply to others in the con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction industry such as contrac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tors, subcontractors or suppliers. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Attorneys’ fees "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The focus of much of the com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "mentary in the industry on the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "amended statute has been on the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "prohibition of requiring design pro- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fessionals to defend others against "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "third-party claims. Of equal or per- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "haps greater significance was the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "addition of a new section to the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "statute, §22B-1(d), that expressly au- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "thorizes an award of attorneys’ fees "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in the context of indemnification. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Entitlement to recover attorneys’ "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "fees is regulated by statute and is "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "permissible in only limited circum- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "stances. Prior to this amendment, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the anti-indemnity statute did not "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "address whether an agreement to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "reimburse an indemnitee for its at- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "torneys’ fees incurred in defending "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "third-party claims was enforceable. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The statute was silent on this issue. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The amended statute now ex- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pressly validates indemnity agree- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ments that require the indemnitor "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to reimburse the indemnitee for the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "indemnitee’s attorneys’ fees in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "curred in defending against claims "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "brought by third parties that are "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "based on the indemnitor’s actions. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "This new section applies to all "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "parties in construction and design "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "contracts. Therefore, although de- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sign professionals may not be re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quired to provide a defense to an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "indemnitee, there is now a statutory "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "pronouncement validating contrac- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tual indemnity agreements that re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "quire design professionals (along "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with contractors, subcontractors "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and suppliers) to reimburse other "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "parties to their contracts for the in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "demnitees’ attorneys’ fees incurred "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in defending against third-party "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "claims. Effective date "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The amendment to the statute "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "became effective on Aug. 1, 2019, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "and applies to contracts “entered "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "into, amended, or renewed” on or "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "after that date. "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "9",
                "paragraph": [
                    {
                        "data": "It is not clear why the General As- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "sembly opted to vary from the com- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "monly used effective date for "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "legislation affecting contracts - that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "the effective date of the legislation "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "is a certain date and applies to con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tracts “entered into” on or after that "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "date. This amendment’s much "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "broader affective trigger date (con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tracts “entered into, amended, or re- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "newed”) presents the opportunity to "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "review existing open contracts and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "determine whether it would be in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "one’s interest to amend or renew "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "these contracts to take advantage of "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "this statutory change. Beyond the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "obvious and common amendments "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to a contract, there is disagreement "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in the industry as to what consti- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tutes a renewed or amended con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "tract. For example, in this context, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "does the execution of a change "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "order render a contract “amended?” "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Does a change to an existing design "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "or construction contract that makes "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "a change only to the contract’s in- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "demnity provision constitute an "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "“amended” contract where the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "change to the contract was made "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "solely for the purpose of taking ad- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "vantage of the amended statute? "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Paul Davis is a construction lawyer "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "with Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC, "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "based in Raleigh. He has studied and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "briefed virtually every aspect of con- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "struction contract law and concentrates "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "his practice in the areas of construction "
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                    {
                        "data": "arbitration and litigation and contract "
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                    {
                        "data": "drafting and negotiation for public and "
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                    {
                        "data": "private clients, including general con- "
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                    {
                        "data": "tractors, construction managers, and "
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                    {
                        "data": "subcontractors. He can be reached by "
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                    {
                        "data": "email at pdavis@cgspllc.com "
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                    {
                        "data": "or by phone at (919) 789-9242 "
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                        "data": "(Ext. 2343). "
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                    {
                        "data": "ASSOCIATION NEWS "
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                    {
                        "data": "LaChase Construction, Watson "
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                    {
                        "data": "Electrical win major ABC EIC "
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                    {
                        "data": "awards LeChase Construction took "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "home the General Contractor Pro- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ject of the Year award for the Duke "
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                    {
                        "data": "University Crowell quad residence "
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                    {
                        "data": "hall renovation and Watson Electri- "
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                        "data": "cal Construction Company received "
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                        "data": "the Specialty Contractor Project of "
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                    {
                        "data": "the Year award for the Union Station "
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                        "data": "restoration and renovation - phase II "
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                    {
                        "data": "project, at the annual Associated "
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                    {
                        "data": "Builders and Contractors (ABC) Ex- "
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                        "data": "cellence in Construction awards cer- "
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                        "data": "emony on Nov. 7. "
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                    {
                        "data": "See the complete list of win- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ners here. "
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                    {
                        "data": "Associations lobby for Cash "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Abated Bond (CAB) to resolve "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "capital spending funding disputes "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "A coalition of 12 organizations "
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                    {
                        "data": "has urged Gov. Roy Cooper and the "
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                    {
                        "data": "General Assembly to resume nego- "
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                        "data": "tiations on capital spending before "
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                    {
                        "data": "time runs out for this year. "
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                    {
                        "data": "“With the Senate making moves "
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                    {
                        "data": "to close down the session for 2019 "
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                    {
                        "data": "this month, numerous issues have "
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                    {
                        "data": "been left unresolved, including au- "
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                    {
                        "data": "thorization for more than $1.3 billion "
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                    {
                        "data": "in non-transportation construction "
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                    {
                        "data": "spending,” The Carolinas Associ- "
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                        "data": "ated General Contractors (CAGC) "
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                        "data": "say in a statement. "
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                        "data": "The dispute that appears to be "
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                    {
                        "data": "holding up the funding is a differ- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ence between the legislature, which "
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                    {
                        "data": "wishes to implement a “Pay-Go” "
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                    {
                        "data": "program to achieve the desired pro- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "jects, and Gov. Cooper, who prefers "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "to seek voter approval for bonds to "
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                    {
                        "data": "finance the work. "
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                    {
                        "data": "The compromise, the associa- "
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                    {
                        "data": "tions believe, is what they call a "
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                    {
                        "data": "Cash Abated Bond (CAB), a “hybrid "
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                    {
                        "data": "approach that blends the best of "
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                        "data": "both approaches.” "
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                        "data": "The concept is simple. Voters au- "
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                        "data": "thorize the full construction pro- "
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                    {
                        "data": "gram over a period of 6-10 years for "
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                        "data": "instance, essentially authorizing the "
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                    {
                        "data": "sale of bonds; however, the Legisla- "
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                    {
                        "data": "ture may infuse cash into the con- "
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                    {
                        "data": "struction program annually, which "
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                        "data": "then decreases the bond obligation "
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                        "data": "by that amount provided. Essentially "
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                        "data": "it’s a reverse line of credit for the "
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                        "data": "state. In a note to members, CAGC out- "
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                        "data": "lines the concept and seeks mem- "
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                        "data": "bers’ assistance to “help lobby your "
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                        "data": "State representatives to come up "
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                        "data": "with a solution to the stalemate. We "
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                        "data": "ask our members to contact their "
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                        "data": "House and Senate representatives "
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                        "data": "and make them aware that this "
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                        "data": "coalition has offered a compromise "
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                        "data": "and request they support action on "
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                        "data": "authorizing capital spending before "
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                        "data": "then end of this year. You can find "
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                        "data": "your legislative representatives at "
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                        "data": "this link: "
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                        "data": "https://www.ncleg.gov/RnR/Repres entation.” "
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                        "data": "CAGC Young Leaders refurbish "
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                        "data": "Catherine’s House in Operation "
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                        "data": "Give Back "
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                        "data": "The Carolinas Associated Gen- "
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                        "data": "eral Contractors (CAGC) Young "
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                        "data": "Leaders group recent spent a day at "
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                        "data": "Catherine’s House in Belmont — "
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                        "data": "supporting the organization that "
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                        "data": "children in transition from home- "
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                        "data": "lessness. The young leaders spent the day "
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                        "data": "painting and refurbishing three bed- "
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                        "data": "rooms through the Operation Give "
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                        "data": "Back program, CAGC reports on its "
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                        "data": "Facebook page. "
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                        "data": "“Young leaders have a strong "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "passion for making a difference in "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "their communities,” the group re- "
                    },
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                        "data": "ported. The North Carolina Construction News — NOV/DEC 2019 — 9 "
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                        "data": "Plans also include an expanded "
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                        "data": "Carolina. Construction begins on "
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                        "data": "tion on a large mixed-use "
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                        "data": "development in Hickory’s Startown "
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                        "data": "Catawba Valley Community College "
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                        "data": "tion of Preston Ridge apartments ex- "
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                        "data": "Contractor breaks ground "
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                        "data": "nies says it has broken ground on a "
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                        "data": "new development in Elizabeth City, "
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                        "data": "FRONTIER’s development divi- "
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                        "data": "ground-up development in 2020, "
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                        "data": "providing a turn-key retail center to "
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                        "data": "each of its tenants, the contractor "
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                        "data": "said in a statement. FRONTIER’s "
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                        "data": "building division is managing all "
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                        "data": "Skanska to build new "
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                        "data": "Skanska says that it has signed "
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                        "data": "an additional $207 million contract "
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                        "data": "with University of North Carolina "
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                        "data": "Hospitals to build a new surgical "
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                        "data": "tower in Chapel Hill. "
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                        "data": "The 31,100 sq.-ft., seven-story "
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                        "data": "ering patients, families and guests. "
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                        "data": "The tower will tie into the exist- "
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                        "data": "ing facility on multiple levels, while "
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                        "data": "improving the main patient entry "
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                        "data": "and current hospital logistics with "
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                        "data": "two new pedestrian bridges. "
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                        "data": "Construction is underway on the "
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                        "data": "project and is expected to be com- "
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                        "data": "pleted in August 2022. "
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                        "data": "Lock7 plans mixed-use "
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                        "data": "building in Raleigh "
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                        "data": "plans to build a mixed-use building "
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                        "data": "in Raleigh. "
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                        "data": "The developer recently closed a "
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                        "data": "deal to purchase a vacant property "
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                        "data": "for the mixed-use building in the "
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                        "data": "Glenwood South neighborhood on "
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                        "data": "Peace St. between Glenwood and "
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                        "data": "North Boylan avenues downtown, "
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                        "data": "The four-story building will offer "
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                        "data": "24 condo units and feature 1,500 "
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                        "data": "sq. ft. or more of retail space. It will "
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                        "data": "have one- to three-bedroom condos "
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                        "data": "of varying prices, sizes and layouts, "
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                        "data": "and will have a rooftop terrace and "
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                        "data": "parking. Construction is set to begin in "
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                        "data": "early 2020 and be completed some- "
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                        "data": "time in 2021. "
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                        "data": "Florida developer plans "
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                        "data": "32,000 sq. ft. shopping "
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                        "data": "center in southwest "
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                        "data": "Charlotte A Florida-based development "
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                        "data": "company says it has purchased six "
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                        "data": "acres in the Berewick area of south- "
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                        "data": "west Charlotte with plans to break "
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                        "data": "ground on a 32,000-sq. ft. shopping "
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                        "data": "center. Konover South closed the $4.8- "
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                        "data": "million deal on Oct. 11, and plans to "
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                        "data": "start construction on the Freeman "
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                        "data": "Crossing retail center in early 2020, "
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                        "data": "according to a statement from the "
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                        "data": "developer. The property is on Steele Creek "
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                        "data": "Road near Interstate 485, across "
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                        "data": "from Starbucks, Walgreens and Har- "
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                        "data": "ris Teeter. The new retail center also "
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                        "data": "will be less than a mile from Char- "
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                        "data": "lotte Premium Outlets, the Charlotte "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Observer reports. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The property is Konover South’s "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "first purchase in North Carolina. The "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "company also owns shopping cen- "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "ters in Florida and Ohio. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Konover South CEO David Coppa "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "said in a statement he expects the "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "shopping center to include a steak "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "restaurant, banking, cellular and "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "healthcare services when it opens "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "in 2021. "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "Lock7 Development has unveiled "
                    },
                    {
                        "data": "The North Carolina Construction News — NOV/DEC 2019 — 11 "
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "pageNumber": "12",
                "paragraph": {
                    "data": "2019-2020 edition "
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}