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‘Green’ construction is meeting’s topic

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

“Green” commercial building practices will the topic of the Piedmont Real Estate Council’s monthly meeting March 14 at the Piedmont Club in Winston-Salem, The Business Journal of the Greater Triad reports. Greg Savage, director of sustainable construction for Mount Airy-based John S. Clark Company, and Rence Callahan, vice president of Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce, […]

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John S. Clark Company endows scholarships

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

John S. Clark Company LLC in Mount Airy, one of the Triad’s oldest and largest general contractors and a leading design/build company in the Southeast, is donating $25,000 in scholarships to students at five community colleges in areas where the company has operations. The scholarships will also serve to commemorate John S. Clark’s 50th anniversary […]

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Insteel board approves dividend

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments

The board of directors at Insteel Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIN) in Mount Airy has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share on the company’s common stock, payable April 4, 2008, to shareholders of record as of March 21. Insteel Industries is one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of steel wire reinforcing products for […]

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Surry County companies receive DOT contracts

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The N.C. Board of Transportation on Feb. 8 awarded contracts totaling more than $106 million for highway improvement projects in 32 counties. None of the contracts are for projects in Surry County, but Smith-Rowe Inc. of Mount Airy had four winning bids. The contracts are to: Replace the bridge on Rivermont Road (S.R. 1402) over […]

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Tags: Construction · Transportation

White Sulphur Springs project earns recognition

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

White Sulphur Springs in Surry County, a private residential community being developed north of Mount Airy, was named in Mountain Homes Southern Style magazine’s 2008 “Best of the Mountains” list and received the magazine’s “Best New Community Plan” award. White Sulphur Springs has only 92 hillside home sites on 145 acres. The development will encourage […]

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Carolina Environmental Contracting wins award

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Carolina Environmental Contracting of Mount Airy has won a 2007 Pinnacle Award from the Carolinas Associated General Contractors (AGC). Pinnacle Awards recognize outstanding achievement in the Carolinas’ commercial construction industry. The Pinnacle pays tribute to excellence in the industry, reinforces standards of construction excellence to the greater community and raises the profile of member firms. […]

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Scouting inspired John S. Clark Company’s CEO

February 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Decades ago, on his rise up the ranks of the Boy Scouts, young Richard Vaughn met a man who was to have a profound influence on his life: John S. Clark, his Eagle Scoutmaster. Vaughn was taken by Clark and his commitment to Scouting values of loyalty, trust and service to others. Around 1958, Clark […]

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‘Green Advantage’ building seminar Feb. 5

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

David Johnston, an expert on environmentally responsible construction projects, will present an all-day Green Advantage® workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Mount Airy Elks Lodge off U.S. 52. Johnston is an author and president of What’s Working Inc., a Boulder, Colo.-based sustainable building consultancy. (See more about Johnston below). The […]

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Amber Contracting wins school contract

January 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Amber Contracting of Mount Airy this month will begin construction of a $1.3-million addition to Abington Elementary School in Virginia. The job is to be finished by year’s end. Gary Huffman is the project manager. The 13,920-square foot-addition will include five classrooms, a computer lab, a library and two special education classrooms. Amber Contracting has […]

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John S. Clark Company forms new division

January 14th, 2008 · No Comments

John S. Clark Company, LLC, of Mount Airy has formed a new Building Improvement Division, succeeding and expanding its former Special Projects group. Vice President Bill Sinclair will head the new division located at 11 Brookstown Ave. in downtown Winston-Salem. Sinclair joined the company in 2005. He has 15 years’ experience in commercial construction in […]

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