Young & McQueen and Carolina CAT Partner to Bring Heavy Equipment Training to NC High School
Young & McQueen Grading Company Inc. and Carolina CAT have partnered with Yancey County (NC) Schools to bring Heavy Equipment training to high school students in the Career & Technical Education (CTE) program at Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, North Carolina. Young & McQueen and Carolina CAT worked together to develop the curriculum, which…
CarolinaPower Responds to Growing Demand for Electric Vehicle Charger Installations
As CarolinaPower continues to implement an aggressive plan for growth in the Carolinas electrical service and construction community, the company is gaining momentum as a sought-after service provider for Electric Vehicle (EV) charger installations. GroundBreak Carolinas recently caught up with CarolinaPower’s Madison Younginer, Business Development Executive, to gain further insight into how the emerging EV…
Davis & Floyd Showcases North Charleston Transit Center in Video
CARTA and the City of North Charleston, S.C. enlisted Davis & Floyd to provide program management, architecture, landscape architecture, surveying, and civil, electrical, mechanical, and structural engineering services for the North Charleston Transit Center. Located on the site of the former Amtrak train station, the facility is used by several agencies, including CARTA, Amtrak, and…
ENR Southeast Recognizes Eight Carolinas Projects in 2022 Best Projects Regional Awards Competition
Last week, ENR Southeast announced the winners of its 2022 Best Projects Regional Awards competition, which had submissions from six states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. Of the 31 winners in 16 categories, eight were from the Carolinas. Award Winners | South Carolina Harper General Contractors Unity Park in Greenville –…
Humanize Your Organization through Social Media
To paraphrase Ray Kinsella from “Field of Dreams,” if you build it, they will come. While the original phrase was about a fictional baseball field and the spirit of baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson (or Kinsella’s father, but I digress), it also holds true for your social media platforms. Providing more than a static website,…
A Tale of Two Challenges – and Solutions – in Water Treatment Construction
Spartanburg Water is one of the most established water systems in South Carolina. Created in 1929 as the Spartanburg Metropolitan District, the utility has a history of delivering high-quality drinking water to customers. Spartanburg Water relies on three water treatment facilities and a well-maintained network of pumping stations, lakes, and transmission lines. Built 96 years…
2022 GroundBreaker: Melvin C. Williams, Vice President, Terracon
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….
CAGC Recognizes Top Young Leader Award Winners at 2022 Summer Conference
Carolinas AGC has announced the CAGC Class of 2022 Top Young Leader winners. CAGC’s Top Young Leader Award recognizes those, 40 and under, who play critical roles in the community and professional arenas of the construction industry. The association believes it’s important to honor the achievements of its young leaders as the emergence of these…
Davis & Floyd’s Casey Tompkins: Finding the Next Generation of Engineers
Casey Tompkins, PHR, SHRM-CP is Talent Resource Manager at Davis & Floyd (D|F), a multidisciplinary engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm that focuses on community development, transportation, and water resources projects across South Carolina. Prior to joining D|F six years ago this month, Tompkins had an 18-year career with StaffSource Inc. as Vice President of…
2022 GroundBreaker: Amy Sullivan, President & CEO of ABC Carolinas
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…
