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With work on the first North American Volvo manufacturing facility progressing, Berkeley County has organized to build a new training center at the Camp Hall Industrial Campus located near Ridgeville, SC.  Construction of the $500 million manufacturing center’s three major buildings is complete and now construction of the training facility is proceeding. Through the pilot program at the new training facility, Berkeley county residents will have access to the training needed to work at the new Volvo plant. The program is a partnership between Trident Technical College, South Carolina Department of Commerce, Volvo Cars, Ready SC and Berkeley County. Read More

Homewood Suites by Hilton is currently under construction in Greenville and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2019. The new property developed and owned by Parks Hospitality Group, is located at 942 South Main St. in downtown Greenville. Read More

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s new Coastal Crime Lab in underway on a 5-acre parcel conveyed to the state by the City of Pooler on Isaac G. LaRoche Drive, situated between a city fire station and the West Chatham YMCA. When it’s finished, the new crime lab will replace an existing facility on the south side of Savannah as the regional crime lab for southeast Georgia. Like the 30-year-old lab on Mohawk Street, investigators at the Pooler lab will examine projectiles, drugs and biological samples from crime scenes in 23 Georgia counties, and provide forensic biology services for another seven counties in the state. Read More

Construction of a new car dealership in Hinesville Georgia is underway. The 305 West Oglethorpe Highway site is the third location for J.C. Lewis Ford. Read More

The Port of Savannah’s International Multi-Modal Connector (IIMC) at the Garden City Terminal is underway for a $128 million rail expansion. Astra Group, Inc. is contracted for the $35 million civil infrastructure portion. The project will consist of proving soil improvements, earthwork, drainage and erosion control within and adjacent to the James D. Mason Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), the realignment of a portion of Pipemakers Canal, installation of two structures across the realigned canal to accommodate future rail tracks, and the installation of a bridge across the canal for maintenance. Read More

Booming growth of the Charlotte area makes it necessary for expansions and improvements on the highway systems. One of the newest improvements underway is the widening of Interstate 77. This improvement will give drivers of the Charlotte and Lake Norman area the choice of using express lanes, general purpose lanes or a combination of both. The future Express lanes will run adjacent to the existing general-purpose lanes and will be 26 miles of dedicated toll lanes from I-77/ I-277 in Charlotte to Exit 36 in Mooresville.  Read More

Armada Hoffler Properties has teamed up with Spandrel Development Partners to build a five-story, 114-unit structure at 530 Meeting St. The 200,000 square-foot apartment project will have 6,000 square feet of amenity space. The project hopes to house the underserved student population on the Charleston peninsula. Read More

A former Gingham textile mill just north of uptown that’s more than a century old, is underway to be converted into a food hall/shopping center. Its massive three-story, 138,000 space will be home to restaurants, including a roof top bar, retail stores and office spaces.  Read More

Did you know that Atlas Surveying was a team member for 26 of the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association’s prestigious Lighthouse Awards in 2016? The Lighthouse Awards are like the Academy Awards for our local home-building industry. They give builders the opportunity to be recognized for their hard work, talent and vision in creating some of the most remarkable homes in the area. Atlas worked on the Best Overall New Home in the $2.8 million plus category, a home built by Simpson Construction, LLC, in Palmetto Bluff. Read More

The Bluffton, SC, community is abuzz about a massive new Kroger grocery store that will anchor a mixed-use development at Buckwalter Place. Read More