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Janet Bates, Client Solutions Manager at JE Dunn Construction in North Charleston, discussed the challenges that remain for women in the construction industry as the featured guest on South Carolina Public Radio’s South Carolina Business Review with host Mike Switzer on Friday, January 14, 2022. South Carolina Business Review’s promo for Janet’s one-on-one interview on…
GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Pat Rodgers, President & CEO of Rodgers Builders, a leading family-owned construction services firm headquartered in Charlotte. She is being recognized for her leadership and achievements in the construction industry and local community with our 2021 Lifetime GroundBreaker Award. Pat’s energy, business acumen and leadership have enhanced a wide variety of organizations far beyond…
The Women in Construction Forum (“WCF”), an Upstate, S.C.-based group of female industry professionals in residential, commercial, and industrial construction, recently held a two-part interactive learning session at Anderson Districts I and II’s Career and Technology Center (“ACTC”) to encourage and educate female students coming into the trade industry. Speaking to a group of approximately…
In conjunction with celebrating Women in Construction Week last month, Carolinas AGC (CAGC) launched a four-part CAGC BuilderCast podcast series, We Were Built for This, highlighting the impact that women have on their workplace and within the industry. CAGC BuilderCast Series: We Were Built for ThisBuilderCast Episode 1: Nora Spencer, founder of Hope Renovations,…
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) was proud once again to celebrate Women in Construction Week, which extended from March 8 – March 12, 2021. In addition to launching targeted advertisements which showcased the benefits of careers in construction for women, CAGC also launched a three-part CAGC Buildercast podcast series, We Were Built for This, highlighting the impact that women have on…
Throughout 2020, South Carolina-based CarolinaPower, together with its sister companies in Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, is actively participating in an employee resource group (ERG) recently chartered by parent company PPC Partners, Inc. Known as the “United Women of the PPC Companies,” the new ERG was formed in July 2019 to promote gender diversity across…
If you asked someone to close their eyes and picture a construction worker, most people would envision a man. Society has been slow to accept the fact that women are just as capable of driving forklifts, swinging hammers and donning hardhats. But, as the gender breakdown of the industry changes, so might the idea of…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Nine members of the Women Construction Forum recently participated in a project build benefiting local non-profit Safe Harbor, a non-profit that offers a continuum of services for survivors of domestic violence and their children across four counties of Upstate South Carolina. The forum is comprised of 15 professional women in the construction…
Angela Gardner, Director of Business Development and Marketing for Hill Electric in Anderson, S.C., was recently announced as a recipient of the 2020 South Carolina Women in Business Awards for Construction Marketing, presented by Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine. Based on career achievements, contributions to their company, and community involvement,…
Charlotte’s 50 Most Influential Women were honored at a virtual event on September 30, 2020. Now in its 12th year, this special recognition program is presented by The Mecklenburg Times, which has been covering Metro Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties since 1923. Seven of the 50 women recognized are directly involved in the architecture,…
