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Let’s Talk Business South Carolina: ABC Carolinas CEO Kristen Powell Featured Guest

by Joan Krause on January 10, 2025

In Episode 44 of Let’s Talk Business South Carolina, Kristen Powell, President and CEO at ABC Carolinas, shares info about the recent Excellence in Construction Awards gala, including who won the two big awards that were presented for General Contractor and Specialty Contractor Projects of the Year. Kristen also talks about the ABC Carolinas chapter,…

Topics: Business, Featured
ABC Carolinas, AEC Awards, EIC

CarolinaPower Wins ABC’s “Best in Class” Excellence in Construction Award, Also Named a 2024 Project-of-the-Year Finalist for Clemson Stadium Project

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on December 11, 2024

CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned, regional electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, was singled out for its exemplary work on Clemson University’s two-phase Memorial Stadium Renovations project during the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas’ (ABC Carolinas) Annual Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards gala held in Charlotte on November 7, 2024. CarolinaPower won…

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

ABC Carolinas Celebrates Projects & People at 2024 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala

by Joan Krause on November 22, 2024

Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Chapter (ABC Carolinas) celebrated over 50 projects collectively worth $1.2 billion at the annual ABCC Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala on November 7, 2024. 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.  “The 2024…

Topics: Featured, People, Projects
ABC Carolinas, AEC Awards, EIC, excellence in Construction

ABC Carolinas Celebrates 2022 EIC Awards

by Joan Krause, Senior Editor, GroundBreak Carolinas on November 14, 2022

ABC Carolinas was excited to honor the amazing work of its members during the 2022 Excellence in Construction Awards gala in Charlotte on November 10. First-place (Eagle) and runner-up (Merit) awards were presented in multiple categories in two divisions (General Contractors and Specialty Contractors), along with a special Carolinas BIM award and a Design-Build award….

Topics: Business
ABC Carolinas, AEC Awards, EIC

A M King Wins Two Eagle Awards and 2020 Design-Build Award in ABC Carolinas EIC Awards Competition

by GroundBreak Staff Report on December 4, 2020

Charlotte-based A M King, an Integrated Design-Build firm, was singled out with two “Best in Class” Eagle Awards, as well as the 2020 Design-Build Award, in this year’s Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards competition sponsored by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas. A M King was also a Finalist for ABC’s 2020…

Topics: Industrial/Manufacturing, Projects
A M King, ABC Carolinas, AM King, EIC

ABC Carolinas Honors Contractors and Projects with 2020 Excellence in Construction Awards

by Joan Krause on November 16, 2020

Charlotte, NC (November 10, 2020) — The Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABCC) today announced the winners of its 22nd Annual Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards, considered the industry’s premier honor. Together, general contractors and specialty contractors from across the Carolinas won 25 First Place (Eagle) and 17 Second Place (Merit) Awards. Three…

Topics: Business, Projects
ABC Carolinas, AEC Awards, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Eagle Award, EIC

ABC Carolinas Chapter’s 17th Annual Excellence in Construction Gala Honors Noteworthy Projects from Across Both States

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on December 8, 2018

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter honored over 70 projects collectively worth $950 million at the 17th annual Excellence in Construction Awards Gala on November 15, 2018, at the Hilton Charlotte Center City. Close to 550 members of the Carolinas construction community were there to pay tribute to the teams who built these impressive…

Topics: Featured, Projects
ABC Carolinas, Angela Latino, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), EIC, excellence in Construction

CarolinaPower Wins ABC “Excellence in Construction Award” for Distinguished Work on Operating Room Renovation

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on November 27, 2018

Greer, S.C. — CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor based in Upstate S.C., recently received a 2018 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter for the company’s distinguished performance on a major renovation project at Augusta University Medical Center (AUMC) in Augusta, Ga. CarolinaPower’s team from the North Augusta,…

Topics: People
ABC Carolinas, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), CarolinaPower, Chris Moore, EIC

ABC Honors America’s Top Construction Projects – 11 Winning Projects Located in Carolinas

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on April 2, 2018

A select group of projects built in the Carolinas garnered national attention in mid-March during the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 2018 national convention in Long Beach, California. Projects from the Carolinas received a total of 11 prestigious national ABC awards – 6 Eagle Awards and 5 Pyramids Awards – at the association’s 28th annual…

Topics: Business, Projects
ABC Carolinas, Casie Sears Kerr, Eagle Award, EIC, National EIC Award

CarolinaPower’s Chris Moore Promoted to Vice President & General Manager

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on March 30, 2018

Chris Moore has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal market sectors in the two-state Carolinas region. Moore has been with CarolinaPower since it was established in 1999. In his previous role of Operations Manager, Moore was instrumental in CarolinaPower’s steady…

Topics: Business, People
ABC Carolinas, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), CarolinaPower, Chris Moore, Clemson CSM, Clemson University, Eagle Award, EIC, National EIC Award

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