Stephen L. Davis, President & CEO of Davis & Floyd, was inducted into The Citadel School of Engineering Academy of Engineers on April 21, 2022. This annual ceremony, now in its 10th year, honors engineering leaders from both the public and private sectors who have enjoyed substantial success in their professional lives and made significant…
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Celebrating 5 Years at GroundBreak Carolinas
Time sure does go fast. The team at GroundBreak Carolinas is excited to celebrate our 5th anniversary. When we started out in January 2017, the vision was for GroundBreak Carolinas to provide a connection between all parts of the construction industry. Over the years we’ve had the opportunity to tell stories, share insights and perspectives,…
Introducing FORVIS: New Name for Planned Merger of BKD and DHG Reflects the Firm’s Forward Vision
CHARLOTTE, N.C. and SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The newest entrant among the nation’s Top-10 professional services firms will be called FORVIS. The name was jointly announced in April by the leaders of BKD and DHG. The two firms agreed to a merger of equals in February, with an effective date of June 1, to create an enhanced, Top-10,…
Women, Wellness and Work: AEC Professionals in Charlotte Come Together for Annual Women in Architecture Event
Women, Wellness, and Work: the theme of the Fourth Annual AIA Charlotte’s Women in Architecture (WIA) Mimosa Breakfast in April centered on these ideas that have become so prevalent in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. This fantastic networking and learning event, hosted in partnership with the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS Charlotte)…
Sandra Johnson Promoted to Director of Operations for Owens Insurance Agency, Specialists in Serving Contractors
Owens Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency with a 70-year presence in the Upstate, has promoted Sandra Johnson, CISR, INS, SM, to Director of Operations. Johnson serves as the point of contact for the agency’s carriers and is responsible for overseeing the agency’s administrative functions. She is based in Owens Insurance’s home office in Greer,…
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A M King Wins Best Project Award from DBIA Southeast for North America’s Largest Avocado Ripening & Processing Facility
Carolinas-based A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC. and Chicago, IL, has been recognized with a 2022 Best Project Award from the Design-Build Institute of America’s Southeast Region. A M King was singled out for its exemplary project delivery of what is now North America’s largest avocado…
A M King Completes Third Major Project in North Carolina for Southeast-Based Cheney Brothers, Inc.
Integrated Design-Build firm A M King has completed its third major project for Cheney Brothers, Inc. (CBI), a leading Southeast-based broadline food distributor. The 72,142-square-foot dry warehouse expansion in Statesville, N.C. provides an additional 7,000 pallet positions, a larger loading dock and means for CBI to continue its northward growth path. The project brings the…
ECU Professor to Help Study Effectiveness of Concrete Sealants in Roads
An East Carolina University professor is taking a crack — literally — at solving road problems in North Carolina. Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, associate professor in the Department of Construction Management, will be working with N.C. State’s Dr. Mohammed Pour-Ghaz as part of a grant from the N.C. Department of Transportation to study commercial concrete sealants used…
Developers Kick Off Mixed-Use Development at Greenville’s Former Union Bleachery/Cone Mills Textile Mill
GREENVILLE, S.C. – February 7, 2022 – Dean Warhaft and Warren Zinn, developers and joint venture partners, today marked the commencement of the long-awaited “On The Trail” mixed-use development at the former Union Bleachery/Cone Mills Textile Mill at 3335 Old Buncombe Rd., Greenville, SC. The 1900s era mill, which was once a vibrant commerce center…