Tips from the Field
Geopiers
The last few decades of have brought impressive technological advances to the means and methods of alternative foundations systems. We found ourselves taking advantage of one of these newer technologies at a brownfield…
Construction Trends
ICSC Recap: Things Are Looking Up
This week, I attended 2013 RECon Las Vegas, or the “ICSC” as it is commonly called. It was an impactful 4 days, with 30,000 of my closest friends from around…
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Our Venture in Set Design
A couple of years ago, we had the opportunity to work on a piece of Americana. Rickwood Field, the oldest baseball park in the country, called on us to remodel the…
Construction Trends
Construction Industry Update
Last week, I had breakfast with Ken Simonson, chief economist with the Associated General Contractors of America. While we see a good bit of positive news, it was interesting to…
Conservation
The Story of Lonesome Valley
While I’ve been visiting the Blue Ridge Mountains for a long time, a few years ago I found a place that captivated me. I connected with the story of Lonesome Valley…
Leadership
Two Delivery Platforms Merging on the Tracks
While they were strangers in the past, it seems to me that bricks and mortar commerce and the e-commerce experience are coming closer together, two strangers no more. I’m convinced…
Construction Trends
Immigration Reform: A Trip to the White House
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with several senior advisors to the National Economic Council in Washington DC. Our “Gang of Nine” business leaders from the South included people involved…
Construction Trends
What’s Ahead for Commercial Real Estate From an Investment Veteran
Retirement is a strange word to me, as it seems few people ever really stop working. Perhaps we just shift our interests a bit. Last week, I was talking with the recently…
Leadership
Long Haul Reading
There are a zillion books out there on business that we all think we need to read to be successful. To me, the standouts are those that help us in…
Team Building
Our Garden Is Going Organic
It’s been interesting to see our garden take shape over the five years we’ve been here on Overton Road. We started with a small tomato area in 2009. Two years later, we…