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Electrical Apprenticeships: A “Best-Kept Secret” Career Option

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on December 22, 2020

CarolinaPower’s electrical apprenticeship is becoming more popular each year. In the fall of 2020, the company saw its largest enrollment to date with a total of 33 apprentices in various stages of the rigorous, four-year training programs: 17 in the firm’s Greenville office, four in Columbia, seven in Charleston, and five in North Augusta.   …

Topics: Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships, CarolinaPower, Electrical Apprentices, electrical contracting

CarolinaPower: Only Specialty Contractor to Make 2020 List of Best Places to Work in South Carolina

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on August 25, 2020

For the third consecutive year, CarolinaPower has been named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina – a prestigious list of the state’s top-notch employers. A leading regional electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina and an extensive field force, CarolinaPower was the the only specialty contractor to make the list….

Topics: Business, People
Best Places to Work, CarolinaPower, electrical contracting

Meet Hannah King, Electrical Apprentice, CarolinaPower

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on June 22, 2020

At just 21 years old, Hannah King says she has found her lifelong career. She’s sold on the construction industry – specifically, electrical construction. As an electrical apprentice for CarolinaPower in Greenville, Hannah works full-time during the day, attending classes one evening per week. Hannah was hired by CarolinaPower last summer after she inquired about…

Topics: Featured, People
Apprenticeships, Brasfield & Gorrie, CarolinaPower, Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship Program

CarolinaPower Supports AGC Electrical Skills Competition for High Schoolers

by Joan Krause on November 22, 2019

CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina – including North Augusta, recently joined forces with its GA-based sister company, MetroPower, to introduce future career opportunities to aspiring electricians. On November 14, AGC Georgia’s regional Workforce Development Alliance provided Augusta-area high school students the opportunity to compete in more than 10 categories, including…

Topics: Business, Workforce
AGC, CarolinaPower, Electrical, SkillsUSA

CarolinaPower Honored for Challenging Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on November 17, 2019

CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, has received a 2019 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas) for the firm’s distinguished performance on a high-profile project for Shaw Industries, the world’s largest carpet manufacturer and a leading floor covering provider. The…

Topics: Business, People
ABC Carolinas, AEC Awards, CarolinaPower, excellence in Construction

CarolinaPower’s Edson Moo Publicly Recognized for Community Involvement

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on September 4, 2019

Named a Best Places to Work in South Carolina for two consecutive years, Carolina Power’s company culture centers around “the Power to Serve.” In August 2019, Edson Moo, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager, was publicly recognized at a Greenville Drive baseball game for his long-time service and dedication as youth soccer coach for Upstate…

Topics: People
CarolinaPower, Community

CarolinaPower Ranks in Top 5 Best Places to Work in South Carolina

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on August 11, 2019

CarolinaPower was honored as one of South Carolina’s Best Places to Work for the second year in a row by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce at an awards dinner and reception in Columbia on August 1, 2019.  This year CarolinaPower ranked No. 4 in the Large Employer category (250 or more U.S. employees). Of…

Topics: Business, Operations
Best Places to Work, CarolinaPower

Chris Moore Promoted to President of CarolinaPower

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on May 30, 2019

Chris Moore has been promoted to President of CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal markets in the two-state Carolinas region. Moore has been with the company since its inception 20 years ago. Most recently, Moore served as Vice President and General Manager. Originally established as a branch of Georgia-based…

Topics: Business, People
CarolinaPower

National Signing Day for the Construction Trades a Success in the Carolinas and Beyond

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on May 25, 2019

In a style similar to “National Signing Day” events for high school student athletes, seniors at hundreds of schools across the nation were seated behind a table in front of a room of parents, teachers, peers and local/national media on May 8, 2019. The occasion — the inaugural National Signing Day for Construction Trades presented…

Topics: Featured, Workforce
Apprenticeships, CarolinaPower, Electrical Apprentices, National Signing Day for the Construction Trades, Workforce development

CarolinaPower Sponsors “Lace Up for Lydia” 5K to Help Cancer Patients

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on April 25, 2019

CarolinaPower was a proud sponsor of the 2019 Lace Up for Lydia 5k Road Race in Augusta, Ga. on Saturday, April 20. The event benefited The Lydia Project, a non-profit that provides supportive and financial assistance for cancer patients in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of Georgia and South Carolina. The race started and…

Topics: People
CarolinaPower, Community

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