Batson-Cook announces the appointment of Hall as president

Raymond L. Moody, Jr., CEO of Batson-Cook Company, announced the appointment of R. Randall Hall to the position of president effective January 1, 2012.

Hall will manage and direct all aspects of the firm’s day-to-day operations. He will be based in Batson-Cook’s Atlanta office.

Most recently, Hall has led the Atlanta Division as senior vice president and general manager. Here, he was responsible for such award-winning projects as the Duke Energy Center in Charlotte, N.C., the Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Savannah Machinery Works in Savannah, Ga., and multiple major expansions at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Ga. BD+C

Before you get your shorts in a knot, I have nothing against science, technology, engineering, or even mathematics; to the contrary, I love all four “STEM” disciplines (I’m lying about the math). But I question whether we need to be building K-12 schools that overly emphasize or are totally devoted to STEM.

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Negotiate your way to success

There are few business skills as important as negotiation. Many successful businesspeople pride themselves on their ability to turn a deal in their favor. Here are a few key negotiation principles to ensure you’re generally getting a good deal.

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5 ways to gain clients you actually like

Gaining more clients is one thing. Gaining more clients that you actually like is something else entirely. Here are some tips to perfect the art of attracting and retaining clients that you enjoy working with.

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Engineering and construction CEOs are cautiously optimistic about the global economy, says PwC

Firm leaders remain leery about the availability of skilled workers, the state of government debt and deficits, and rising material prices, according to PwC’s 2014 Global CEO Survey.