2026 GroundBreaker: Chad Frampton, President and CEO of Frampton Construction
GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Chad Frampton, President and CEO of Frampton Construction, who has been named to the Class of 2026 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of individuals recognized for going above and beyond to make a difference in the construction community across the Carolinas. Founded in 1993, Frampton is a Southeast-based construction firm…
Charlotte Glass Contractors Expands Footprint, Capabilities, and Technology
Charlotte Glass Contractors is growing its regional presence, adding new capabilities, expanding its teams, and opening a new office in Nashville to better serve clients across the Southeast. Expanding Into ACM Panels Charlotte Glass Contractors has broadened its scope of work to include architectural metal panel systems, including ACM. The addition complements the company’s core…
Little Elevates Four Leaders to Partner
Charlotte-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Partners in the firm: Megan D’Albora (Charlotte office), Scott Fundling, Shana Hetherington (Charlotte office) and J. Lynn Reda. Together, these leaders represent the breadth of Little’s work across education, civic and retail design, as well as the firm’s commitment to collaboration…
RMF Engineering Named 2026 Best Place to Work by SCBIZ
RMF Engineering, a leader in full-service MEP engineering, is proud to be named on the SC Biz 2026 Best Places to Work in South Carolina, a research-driven awards program recognizing outstanding employers creating exceptional workplace experiences across South Carolina. The firm was honored in the Large Companies category (250 employees or more), with a total…
SeamonWhiteside Celebrates New Permanent Home for Raleigh Office in Cary, Driving Regional Job Growth and Community Development
SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, announced it is opening a permanent home for its Raleigh office at 1225 Crescent Green, Suite 240, in Cary, North Carolina. The firm celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Town of Cary followed by a grand-opening event. Since establishing its Raleigh team…
CAGC President & CEO Dave Simpson Honored with GroundBreaker Award
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is excited to announce that its President and CEO Dave Simpson, CAE, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2026 GroundBreaker Lifetime Achievement Award by GroundBreak Carolinas. Additionally, CAGC member Chad Frampton, President and CEO of Frampton Construction, was also honored with a GroundBreaker award. Simpson, who joined CAGC in 1989 and…
Positioned for Success: CarolinaPower Grows its Team in Columbia
As CarolinaPower, a leading, employee-owned regional electrical contractor, continues to expand its capabilities, services, and geographic footprint, the company is strategically adding staff at all four locations across South Carolina. Most recently, CarolinaPower brought on Jake Creese as Operations Director in Columbia, and Alison Gamboni as Project Manager, also in Columbia. Bradley Michie, who was…
Two ABC Members Named 2026 GroundBreaker Award Winners
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…
Building Careers and Connections across the Carolinas
Last spring, civil engineering project manager Taylor Fletcher traded her desk in Mount Pleasant, SC for one in Charlotte, NC. Not for a new job, but for two days inside another SeamonWhiteside (SW+) office. The exchange is called SWAp: a program that lets employees temporarily swap offices to learn how colleagues in another market approach…
2026 “GroundBreakers” Honored for Positively Impacting Carolinas Construction Industry
GroundBreak Carolinas is excited to announce the results of our 2026 GroundBreaker Awards, an annual awards program – now in its eighth year – 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…
