Joan Krause is a Senior Editor at MidlandsBizSC, where she focuses on construction and real estate, including architecture, planning, and workforce issues. With expertise in building materials, ConTech, and the commercial real estate sector, she covers the intersection of local and regional economies within the construction industry. Joan's work has been featured in Who's On The Move and GroundBreak Carolinas.
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Joan Krause's coverage of local business and industry news in the United States, specifically South Carolina, Greenville, leans heavily towards press releases and announcements. She focuses on topics related to the construction industry, design-build firms, professional development opportunities, and economic outlook.
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By: Joan Krause
On Sept. 16, 2026, the teams of Hood Construction, DP3 Architects and Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) joined Fort Mill, South Carolina officials and community members to break ground on a 33-acre site for the Town’s new Operations Center, marking a major milestone in the community’s growth. The new campus will bring together the Town’s Utilities...
By: Joan Krause
As CarolinaPower, a leading, employee-owned regional electrical contractor, continues to expand its capabilities, services, and geographic footprint, the company is strategically adding staff at all four locations across South Carolina. Most recently, CarolinaPower brought on Jake Creese as Operations Director in Columbia, and Alison Gamboni as Project Manager, also in Columbia. Bradley Michie, who was...
Leading AI models, including ChatGPT and Claude, scored just 2% to 34% accuracy on a new benchmark that tests whether AI can read real construction blueprints.
By: Joan Krause
When Governor Luther Hodges stood before 600 business, government, and academic leaders in Raleigh's Sir Walter Hotel on January 9, 1959, he announced that funds had been raised to build a research park in an area locals described as nothing but “possums and pines.” Few in that room imagined that 67 years later, Research Triangle Park (RTP) would be the largest science and research park in the United States — home to more than 350 companies, 65,000 workers, and scientific discoveries that have changed medicine, agriculture, computing, and everyday life around the world.
By: Joan Krause
SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, announced it is opening a permanent home for its Raleigh office at 1225 Crescent Green, Suite 240 , in Cary, North Carolina. The firm celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Town of Cary followed by a grand-opening event.
RMF Engineering , a leader in full-service MEP engineering, is proud to be named on the SC Biz 2026 Best Places to Work in South Carolina, a research-driven awards program recognizing outstanding employers creating exceptional workplace experiences across South Carolina. The firm was honored in the Large Companies category (250 employees or more), with a total of 95 companies recognized across three size-based categories.
By: Joan Krause
Charlotte Glass Contractors is growing its regional presence, adding new capabilities, expanding its teams, and opening a new office in Nashville to better serve clients across the Southeast.
By: Joan Krause
GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Chad Frampton , President and CEO of Frampton Construction, who has been named to the Class of 20267 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of individuals recognized for going above and beyond to make a difference in the construction community across the Carolinas. Founded in 1993, Frampton is a Southeast-based construction firm offering planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services. Based in Ladson, SC, in Charleston County, with additional offices in Charlotte and Tampa, the company is positioned to manage projects in the Southeast and beyond.
By: Joan Krause
Amid the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene, it may be hard to believe that Raleigh has a lot going for it when it comes to flood resilience. Rolling hills give heavy rainfall natural channels to flow through and out of the city.
Charlotte-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Partners in the firm: Megan D'Albora (Charlotte office), Scott Fundling, Shana Hetherington (Charlotte office) and J. Lynn Reda. Together, these leaders represent the breadth of Little's work across education, civic and retail design, as well as the firm's commitment to collaboration and design excellence. Their appointments bring Little's total number of partners to 26.
