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What’s it like to launch your career as a Project Engineer? A M King Vice President JD Boone, who began his career at A M King 15 years ago as a Project Engineer himself, shares firsthand advice, insights and the opportunities young professionals can expect. What are some high-level tasks new Project Engineers are responsible…
A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, Greenville, and Chicago, was prominently featured in Food Engineering‘s August 2025 cover story detailing the magazine’s 48th Annual Plant Construction Survey results. In addition to having an A M King project photo tapped for the cover image, A M King’s Carl Morse, Vice President, and Tyler Goodwill, Design Leader, were among…
A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC, and Chicago, IL, has completed design and commenced construction on a complex, multi-phase renovation project in Concord, NC for San Clemente, CA-based Custom Flavors. The company’s new East Coast processing facility, when complete, will double its production capacity, streamline freight…
People that I’m meeting for the first time often ask me how A M King brings value to manufacturing clients. I love having the opportunity to talk about our approach to industrial facility growth and development. Because each project is uniquely complex, our job, the service that we deliver, is to truly get to know…
GroundBreak Carolinas reached out to a cross section of architecture, engineering and construction top executives and young leaders in North Carolina and South Carolina to see what advice they might have for new college graduates entering our industry. Check out their “words of wisdom!” IN THEIR OWN WORDS “Don’t be afraid to ask questions; that’s…
Construction personnel and design personnel think differently, are wired differently and are definitely different types of people. But at the end of the day here at A M King, it’s great to see that we’ve broken down those silos. Both groups have a vested interest in providing the best integrated design and construction services, which…
Integrated Design-Build firm A M King announced that JD Boone, Andre Harris, Carl H. Morse and David Sawicki have been promoted to Vice President, effective January 1, 2025. These four assume their new roles in recognition of their exceptional performance and outstanding contributions to the company’s continued growth. These latest company promotions follow last January’s…
Last month A M King provided the project for our fifth Associated Schools of Construction event —the ASC Design-Build Competition— in Greenville, SC. What an amazing opportunity it has been to meet and engage with such talented young men and women who will no doubt be future leaders within the AEC industry. Congrats to the…
A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC and Chicago, IL, has completed design and commenced construction on its fourth major project for Cheney Brothers, Inc. (CBI). The 386,047-sf refrigerator/freezer distribution facility in Florence, SC will include 45 loading docks, a Cheney Express and the largest culinary kitchen…
The construction industry has always had a reputation for bringing people up through the “school of hard knocks,” where knowledge transfer occurred through a combination of taking on the most difficult jobs, doing whatever the boss demanded, and receiving a good butt-chewing when you screwed up. The Backstory I remember vividly one of the best…
