Airport goes green with paving project

GSP Drive will remain open, delays are possible  

MAY 20, 2010 12:29 p.m. (0)

Color Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport’s new paving project green.

GSP Drive, the road that runs in front of the airport’s two parking garages and past Stevens Aviation, will be resurfaced using a new, more environmentally-friendly asphalt which cuts greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage by 18 percent, said Alan Harrison, construction services representative for Sloan Construction Company.  Continue reading...

 

I-385 project completed early

JULY 16, 2010 7:46 a.m. (0)

Work on Interstate 385 that has essentially shut down the shortest route from Columbia to Greenville is scheduled to complete early, state highway officials said this week.

A ceremony is to be held at 10:30 a.m. next Friday (July 23) at the I-385 rest area located at mile marker 6. The original completion date was Aug. 15.  Continue reading...

 

Now, to the power of two

Longleaf, Coldwell Banker announce partnership

JANUARY 21, 2011 11:37 a.m. (0)

Longleaf Development and Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine are combining forces in Spartanburg in a partnership they see as strengthening both at a time the city is on the cusp of growth.

“This is an opportunity to take basically the 70-plus units Coldwell Banker Caine brings to the table and gives us the back office to accomplish our goal, and that is to be the premier commercial house in Spartanburg,” said John Bauknight, a co-founder of Longleaf.

Brad Halter, president of Coldwell Banker Caine, said the partnership came about as a result of the retirement of Jack Newton, who has headed Caine’s commercial real estate operation in Spartanburg since 1997 and has been “one of the premier agency guys in Spartanburg” for 55 years.  Continue reading...

 

Preserved?

Hampton Heights residents have serious questions

JANUARY 27, 2011 3:55 p.m. (0)

A house in the historic Hampton Heights neighborhood restored by the now-defunct Preservation Trust was found to have black mold, crumbling framework and deteriorating floor joists and roof rafters.

Earl and Sharon Troglin, owners of 144 W. Hampton Ave., sued the trust and the city of Spartanburg and reached a mediated settlement with the trust, the contractor and the home inspector.

The city settled with the Troglins before the settlement was negotiated, City Manager Ed Memmott and Councilwoman Linda Dougan said.  Continue reading...

 

There's a fix for that

New company caters to repairs, big and small

MARCH 9, 2011 3:02 p.m. (0)

Need a contractor to add a bedroom, a craftsman for bookcases, a plumber for a stopped drain, an electrician to rewire the house, a carpenter to build a deck, a mason to lay a patio or just a handyman to whittle away at that honey-do list?

A new company, Crescent Home Referrals, aims to help homeowners, Realtors and property managers find well-vetted, licensed and insured contractors, tradesman and handymen at no cost to the user.

The owners believe it is the first service of its kind in the Upstate and unique from similar companies around the country in that the service is free to users.  Continue reading...

 

Cuts and restructuring

For builders, measuring success comes with both

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 11:58 a.m. (0)

Upstate contractors doing industrial and manufacturing work are holding their own in this persistently sluggish economy, but small and midsized contractors dependent on commercial and residential building are hurting.

“We definitely are seeing a mixed bag,” said Brian Gallagher, marketing director of O’Neal, a Greenville engineering and construction firm that focuses on industrial and manufacturing. Business is “at or near pre-recession levels,” he said.

Things may have stabilized for contractors such as O’Neal that have the resources to take on large projects, but small and midsized firms that make their living on commercial projects – say, $1 million or less – are not only seeing no recovery, they are seeing further deterioration.  Continue reading...

 

When home repairs don't add up

Woman's home still in need of repair after GCRA completes work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 11:22 a.m. (0)

Debra Moore signed up with Greenville County Redevelopment Authority in 2006 under a federally funded program designed to improve her quality of life as an elderly disabled person by renovating her home.

What she got was a $30,000 mortgage and a home still badly in need of repair.

Work done by redevelopment authority contractors has been found to be inferior. Her deck, which was resurfaced with new boards that were supposed to be treated lumber, is warping and the boards are pulling free from the joists, exposing nails and leaving gaping holes.  Continue reading...

 

The happy world of giving

Volunteer project enhances Campobello-based company

JANUARY 20, 2012 9:27 a.m. (0)

There he was, in Washington, D.C., being honored by Congress.

It was just one of many unexpected moments Chip Smith, CEO and president of Blue Ridge Log Cabins, has experienced since his company was featured on the show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” last fall.

The Campobello-based company built its largest home yet – 8,000 square feet – and donated it to a group of women veterans in Fayetteville, N.C. The project took 109 hours, included 570 logs, and more than 4,000 volunteers from North and South Carolina.  Continue reading...