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…
Getting the Message Out about the Electrical Trade
CarolinaPower Project Manager Cordiro Harrison recently participated on an Industry Panel hosted by the Lexington School District Two Innovation Center (L2IC) in Cayce, SC, near Columbia. The purpose of the event was to help educators and administrators stay informed about the rapidly evolving job market. The panel provided an opportunity for industry leaders to share…
2026 CAGC Young Leader Mid-Year Update: Growing Together
As we entered 2026, I challenged our Young Leaders to focus on one word: Growth. Now that we have crossed the midpoint of the year, I am proud to say that growth is exactly what I have witnessed throughout our membership. Growth has shown up in many ways. It has been evident in the relationships…
ECU Student Research: Bracing for the Next Big One (Hurricane)
When Hurricane Florence hit coastal North Carolina in 2018, it decided to stay awhile. The wind blew, and the rain fell for days. And though Cameron Doby didn’t experience major impacts from his home in Oxford in the central part of the state, his vivid memories of the pictures and video of coastal regions remain….
Taking a Hard Look at the Chaotic Fall Economy
Getting Started: A Real Challenge With the latest GDP growth estimate for second quarter coming in at a slow 1.5 percent, long-term interest rates at a peak for the year, federal debt at an all-time high, CPI inflation continuing apace at 3.4 percent, we have a perplexing situation . And then with food services and…
Building More Than Structures: HarperXS Supports Front Porch Housing’s Mission
When construction expertise meets community compassion, the result is more than renovated space; it is a foundation for brighter futures. Front Porch Housing (FPH) is a Greenville-based non-profit with a program focused on providing dignified housing paired with intensive wrap-around services to help individuals and families build a strong foundation for life. When FPH started…
