Annie Hughes: Inspirational Leader and Industry Pioneer
Annie Hughes is Director of Preconstruction for Balfour Beatty, based in Charlotte. The company recently spotlighted Annie in conjunction with Women in Construction Week 2018. GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to share her story with permission. To this day, people sometimes express surprise when they find out Preconstruction Director Annie Hughes works in construction. The surprise…
Reasons Why Proper Resource Planning is Critical to Your Construction Business Success
Within construction, businesses are constantly looking for the next project. Without enough projects, they end up in trouble. However, when they take on work they don’t have the resources for it also ends poorly. The only way for a construction business, or any business, to know what they can handle is for them to implement…
Constructor Certification – Enhancing the Construction Professional
As the economy of our nation improves so does that of the construction industry. This is especially true in the Carolinas which, according to governmental statistics, the construction industry in both North and South Carolina is experiencing some of the largest economic growth in the country. While this is great news for those employed in…
Hope Builders — Three Charlotte “Women in Construction” Embody the True Meaning of Friendship
Even though they may compete by day, members of the Carolinas construction community are known for being a tight-knit group on a personal level. Two Charlotte women — Erin Branham of Balfour Beatty and Beth Hernandez of DPR Construction — exemplify how professionals within our industry support one another through good times and bad. On…
In South Carolina, Dominion Energy’s Proposal to Combine with SCE&G Hangs in the Balance
GroundBreak Carolinas Guest Column This is a critical week in deciding which path South Carolina takes on a vital question of economic and energy policy. Will the state Senate support a permanent solution to the new nuclear failure at the V.C. Summer plant or go with a temporary action that could be damaging in the…
Patrice Gilmore of Holt Brothers Construction Honored with Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award
Patrice Gilmore, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for Raleigh-based Holt Brothers Construction, will be presented with the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award at WTS International’s NC Triangle chapter’s annual scholarship and awards gala on Thursday, May 3, 2018. The event will be held at the Park Alumni Center Ballroom in Raleigh. WTS is a…
Spotlight on Brian King of A M King
Brian T. King is an entrepreneur, business professional and the founder, owner and president of A M King, a Charlotte-based firm that provides planning, design, construction and facility services of highly complex facilities in niche markets throughout the United States. If ever there was a CEO to be admired, Brian King is that person, and we’re not…
Waldrop Moves Forward with Succession Plan – Dennis Pruitt Named President, Jamie Porterfield to Chief Operating Officer
Waldrop, Inc., a leading full-service mechanical contracting firm, announces the fulfillment of planned leadership changes with Bill Caldwell moving into the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the promotion of Dennis Pruitt to President and Jamie Porterfield to Chief Operating Officer (COO). These leadership changes were effective April 9, 2018. In business…
5 Tips for Improving On The Job Training for Construction Workers
The construction industry is experiencing a labor shortage. With the 4% unemployment across the country, it’s not the only industry suffering. It means that finding skilled laborers will be difficult or impossible for many companies. Another way to get the skilled laborers you need is through apprenticeships or on the job training for construction workers….
Recent Tragedies Remind Us of the Importance of a Crisis Communications Plan
The tragedy on Florida International University’s campus recently that resulted in six deaths and multiple injuries is a reminder to us the necessity of having a crisis communications plan. When tragedy occurs and the news spreads quickly, having a plan in place that can be easily implemented is key. No matter your organizational structure or…
