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A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC, and Chicago, IL, was recognized with a 2024 Design-Build Project Team Award during the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Southeast Region’s Annual Regional Summit & 24th Annual Awards Banquet. A M King was singled out for its exemplary project delivery…
A M King, a leading Integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC, and Chicago, IL, was recognized by ABC Carolinas this month for its exemplary delivery of ALDI’s Regional Headquarters and Distribution megafacility in Loxley, AL. At the 2023 ABC Carolinas Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards gala held on November 9 in…
Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Chapter (ABC Carolinas) honored over 70 projects collectively worth $1.6 billion at the 25th annual ABCC Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala on November 9, 2023. The ABC EIC Program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality Merit Shop construction projects. …
Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 2 has announced the results of its Fall 2023 Student Competition. Region 2 covers 8 southeastern US states and Puerto Rico and includes 28 accredited construction schools that stretch from Virginia southward to Florida and westward to Mississippi. The 2023 ASC Region 2 competition was once again held in early…
When I finished high school, my future didn’t feel very bright. Then I found a rewarding career in the military. I never imagined that all these years later I would be a college graduate with a promising Design-Build Career at a premier firm. But everything I have done has led to this moment. Every challenge…
For six years, Charlotte-based Design-Build firm A M King has supported Starmount Academy, a Pre-K through fifth grade Title 1 public school where the majority of the school’s 443 students are economically disadvantaged and receive free and reduced lunches. Each year, A M King’s “Fill the Truck” project provides both essential supplies and uniforms to…
Pessimists tend to get a bad rap. Pessimists are stereotyped as taking the fun out of every situation, always focusing on the negative, assuming failure is imminent, and believing hope is futile. Think Eeyore of Winnie the Pooh. As with most entrepreneurs, my inclination is to be an eternal optimist. I attempt to find the…
I am an avid cyclist and often use my longer, weekend bike rides to think about business. I’m usually out on the road early on a Saturday morning just as the sun is coming up, cruising through the South Carolina countryside where it’s cool and conducive to strategic thinking. I think about A M King’s…
A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm with offices in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC, and Chicago, IL, was recognized nationally by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for the company’s exemplary project delivery of a new 275,000-square-foot avocado ripening and processing facility for Mission Produce, Inc. in Laredo, Texas. A M King took second…
Catherine Knight, AIA, thrives on challenges. As Design Leader at A M King, a leading integrated Design-Build firm, it’s Knight’s job to ensure that a given client’s needs are being addressed throughout the design and construction processes – from initial client interface through project delivery. Bringing buildings to life is a big enough undertaking,…
