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GroundBreakers

Two ABC Members Named 2026 GroundBreaker Award Winners

by ABC Carolinas on September 30, 2026

Two members of Associated Builders and Contractors have been named 2026 GroundBreaker Award recipients, recognizing their leadership, industry involvement and contributions to the construction community across the Carolinas. Chad Frampton, President and CEO of Frampton Construction, and Jonathan Thrasher, P.E., Senior Client Developer/Project Manager with S&ME, were selected for the annual honors presented by GroundBreak…

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2026 GroundBreakers: Who is Influencing the Industry? Submit your Nomination

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on June 15, 2026

People make the construction industry what it is today. The GroundBreak Carolinas team is interested in identifying and featuring those individuals who are influencing construction and having a significant impact on the industry. We are pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 8th annual GroundBreak Carolinas GroundBreakers Awards. “The GroundBreaker Awards…

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GroundBreakers

2025 GroundBreakers: Who is Influencing the Industry? Submit your Nomination

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on June 12, 2025

People make the construction industry what it is today. The GroundBreak Carolinas team is interested in identifying and featuring those individuals who are influencing construction and having a significant impact on the industry. We are pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 7th annual GroundBreak Carolinas “Most Influential in North Carolina…

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2024 GroundBreaker: Deepal S. Eliatamby, PE

by Joan Krause, Senior Editor, GroundBreak Carolinas on November 27, 2024

GroundBreak Carolinas congratulates Deepal S. Eliatamby, PE, Founder and President of Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc., for being named to the Class of 2024 GroundBreakers – an exclusive group of four individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. During the last two decades, Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. has…

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GroundBreakers

2024 GroundBreaker: Ben Barfield, Vice President & Division Manager, Brasfield & Gorrie

by Helen Johnson on October 13, 2024

GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Ben Barfield, Vice President and Division Manager at Brasfield & Gorrie, for being named to the Class of 2024 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of four individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Barfield oversees Brasfield & Gorrie’s Greenville (SC)…

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Brasfield & Gorrie, GroundBreaker Awards, GroundBreakers

2024 GroundBreaker: Jackie Murray, General Superintendent, Marsh Bell Construction

by Joan Krause, Senior Editor, GroundBreak Carolinas on September 22, 2024

GroundBreak Carolinas congratulates Jackie Murray, General Superintendent at Marsh Bell Construction Company, for being named to the Class of 2024 GroundBreakers – an exclusive group of four individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. With a construction career spanning nearly 40 years, Murray has…

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2023 GroundBreaker: Chris Moore, President, CarolinaPower

by Joan Krause, Senior Editor, GroundBreak Carolinas on October 10, 2023

GroundBreak Carolinas congratulates Chris Moore, President of CarolinaPower and 2023 Board Chair for ABC Carolinas, for being named to the 2023 Class of GroundBreakers – an exclusive group of individuals recognized for going above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. CarolinaPower is a leading employee-owned electrical contractor operating…

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CarolinaPower, GroundBreaker Awards, GroundBreakers

2023 “GroundBreakers” Recognized Positively Impacting the Carolinas Construction Industry

by Joan Krause, Senior Editor, GroundBreak Carolinas on August 5, 2023

GroundBreak Carolinas has announced the results of the 2023 GroundBreaker Awards, an annual awards program that recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Selected from a well-rounded group of nominees from North Carolina and South Carolina, members of the 2023 Class of GroundBreakers represent both states. This…

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2022 GroundBreaker: Melvin C. Williams, Vice President, Terracon

by GroundBreak Carolinas on August 6, 2022

GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Melvin C. Williams, F.SAME, FACEC, a member of the Class of 2022 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Williams is Vice President and Senior Client Developer assigned to Terracon’s South East Division….

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GroundBreaker Awards, GroundBreakers, Melvin Williams, Terracon

2022 GroundBreaker: Amy Sullivan, President & CEO of ABC Carolinas

by Joan Krause, Senior Editor, GroundBreak Carolinas on July 24, 2022

GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Amy Sullivan, a member of the Class of 2022 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Sullivan is President & CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas). ABC Carolinas…

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