PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Publix to build $300M
distribution center in
Greensboro Publix plans to build a new distri-
bution center in Greensboro.
The company will invest $300 mil-
lion to develop a 350-acre area in
East Greensboro. The investment
could bring as many as 1,000 new
jobs to the region.
pool will connect to the existing GAC
and provide 19 additional short
course lanes and eight long course
lanes. It will serve a myriad of uses,
including providing increased pool
time/swimming lanes for members,
clubs and high school teams.
Construction is expected to be
completed in June of next year.
Distribution firm begins
construction of $2.5 million
expansion in Mebane
Brooks Distribution Services is in-
vesting $2.5 million to expand its
central hub in Mebane, the Triad
Business Journal has reported.
“Publix recognizes North Car-
olina’s commitment to helping busi-
nesses and employees thrive, and
they trust our workers to fill up to
1,000 new jobs,” North Carolina Gov.
Roy Cooper said in a statement. “We
will keep making sure our workforce
has the capacity to excel and meet
the needs of Publix and other quickly
growing businesses in North Car-
olina.” Construction is expected to be
completed by 2022.
Construction to begin on
$8 million Greensboro
Aquatics Center expansion
Construction is underway on a
250,000-sq.-ft. expansion of the com-
pany’s 90,000-sq.-ft. home office lo-
cated in Mebane at 2267 U.S. 70,
Brooks Distribution vice-
president Bill Wallace told the Jour-
nal. The building is expected to be
completed by the end of the year.
Construction begins on
$14M Randolph Community
College Allied Health Center
The Greensboro Aquatics Center
is preparing to start construction on
its $8-million expansion project.
The center held a groundbreaking
ceremony on September 6 to mark
construction of a second building
that will house a new pool – the facil-
ity’s fourth pool.
In July, the Greensboro City Coun-
cil unanimously voted to approve an
$8.2-million bid from Shelco Con-
struction to build a new pool at the
Greensboro Aquatic Center. The new
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The new facility will be built on
property BB&T currently owns, lo-
cated directly behind the towers on
West Nash St. and bordered by Pine
and Broad streets.
BB&T expects to begin site work
on the project before year-end and
construction to take place through-
out 2019 with an opening date yet to
be determined.
On Aug. 23, Randolph Community
College in Asheboro held a ground-
breaking ceremony for the new Al-
lied Health Center, the Courier
Tribune reports.
The college is building a two-story,
45,000-sq.-ft. facility that will be
home to the associate degree in
nursing, radiography, medical assist-
ing and emergency medical services
programs. The $14.5-million project calls for
the construction of an L-shaped
building that will be equipped with
video capture capabilities. The facil-
ity will be equipped with a simulated
health care community, a simulated
hospital with an ICU room, a mater-
nity room, nursing stations, radiogra-
phy labs, exam rooms and much
more. It will also be home to a simu-
lated apartment for home health care
and for emergency services training,
according to the Tribune.
The architect for the building is
Little Diversified Architectural Con-
sulting, while the general contractor
is Charlotte-based Clancy and Theys
Construction Co.
Construction – which started
August 27 – will take approximately
18 months to complete. The RCC
plans a ribbon cutting in early 2020.
$46.8 million plus Stonewall
Apartments project takes
shape in Charlotte
Located on Pine St., the new $35-
million building will accommodate
the company’s 650 associates cur-
rently working in the twin buildings
at 223 West Nash St. or elsewhere in
Wilson, BB&T said in a statement.
Construction is underway on the
522,359 sq. ft. mixed-use 650
Stonewall Apartments project in
Charlotte. The 302-unit project on a 2.6 acre
site developed by Proffitt Dixon is ex-
pected to be completed by the
spring of 2019. Work started after
the developer secured $46.8 million
in construction financing in 2017.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
CAGC announces 2019
directors slate
Charlotte-based Archer Western
Contractors (Walsh Group) is over-
seeing construction, while Axiom Ar-
chitecture and McVeigh & Mangum,
both also of Charlotte, are serving as
the architect and electrical engineer,
respectively. Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc., from
Holliston, MA is the electrical sub-
contractor. Griffin says in a state-
ment it will be installing three
4,000-amp switchboards, site light-
ing, duct banks, floor boxes, lighting
controls, and emergency lighting.
The Griffin team will also be respon-
sible for installing all meter centers,
as well as electrical distribution and
a turn-key fire alarm system.
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chase@ncconstructionnews.com The Carolinas Associated General
Contractors (CAGC) Board of Direc-
tors nominations committee, led by
committee chair Ron Brown, State
Utility Contractors, Inc., has an-
nounced its slate for the 2019 term.
Nominated directors are:
Chair: Ron Brown, State Utility Con-
tractors, Inc.
Chair elect:Casey Schwager, Sloan
Construction Company, Inc.
Treasurer: Charlie Wilson, C. T. Wil-
son Construction Company
Vice-chair: Mark Johnnie, Balfour
Beatty Immediate past chair: Paul Mash-
burn, Mashburn Construction Co.,
Inc. CAGC president and CEO: Dave
Simpson, Carolinas AGC
Building division chair: Dean Wilson,
Hood Construction
Utility division chair: David Stike,
Sanford Contractors
Highway division chair: Jonathan
Bivens, S. T. Wooten Corporation
Specialty division chair: Barry
Wells, SimplexGrinnell
Supplier/service division chair:
Robert Coon, Scott Insurance
Directors at large
Sam Young, Young & McQueen Grad-
ing Co., Inc.
Greg Hughes, Contract Construc-
tion, Inc.
Ty Edmondson, T. A. Loving Co.
Appointed director
Melvin Williams, S&ME, Inc.
Traci Strickland, Eldeco, Inc.
New ABC Carolinas
president/CEO looks
forward to growth, new
partnerships The recently appointed Associated
Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the
Carolinas president/chief executive
officer says she is looking forward to
expanding the group in 2019 with out-
reach and enhanced member ser-
vices. The chapter is celebrating its
20th anniversary.
"I have begun implementing best
practices in internal policies and pro-
cedures, association operations man-
agement, development and delivery
of quality programming and informa-
tion, and prospective member identi-
fication," Angela Latino wrote in a
recent memo.
She started her new job on June 1
after moving from the New Orleans
area. "The chapter started off the year
with change and transition, and we’re
now well on our way toward better
addressing the needs of our current
members, enhancing the value of
your company’s investment in ABC,
and securing the potential for expan-
sion in 2019," she wrote. "At the be-
ginning of the year, our Board of
Directors came together to face a
challenging task of hiring a new chap-
ter president/CEO after a term of 16
years with the same person. I under-
stand this challenge firsthand be-
cause before moving to North
Carolina in May, I helped my former
board begin the transition of my de-
parture after 10 years with that ABC
Chapter." "My plan is to have our team be
the driving force in building consis-
tency and professionalism in every
service provided as part of the chap-
ter’s strategic plan. I will utilize my
own experience to help create a
framework for developing community
partnerships to target new, cutting
edge opportunities for our member-
ship in the areas of craft, safety, and
management education," she writes.
She says she encourages mem-
bers to participate in the annual Ex-
cellence in Construction Awards gala
in November.
"We have a chapter record of 93
“Intent to Submit” project entries, so
every contractor, supplier, and associ-
ate member will have the chance to
join us in acknowledging these ac-
complishments while having the time
to get to know your ABC colleagues
in an atmosphere of celebration," she
wrote. "Our plate is full, but I am thankful
and confident we are ready for this
evolution, and ready to take on the
next 20 years . . . we are proving the
old adage that the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts because we
are working together as ONE chapter
in two great states!"
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