2024 Carolinas AGC Foundation Scholarship Winners
Carolinas AGC Foundation awarded $20,000 ($8,000 more than in past years) to eleven students who are entering the commercial construction industry. After having a record-breaking number of applicants, the selection committee had the hard task of narrowing down the applications and selecting this year’s scholarship recipients. Congratulations to these 11 students selected to receive scholarships. The future is looking…
Why Do You Need a Geotechnical Report?
Imagine this scenario: You find a great deal on a piece of land in a prime location and even have a potential tenant lined up. As you’re wrapping up your due diligence period, you are asked about a geotechnical report. You do some digging and find out it’s required for the deal to close. Worse…
Poyner Spruill Honors Late Colleague with Second Annual Service Week
Poyner Spruill LLP recently honored the life and legacy of late colleague Cheslie Kryst during their second annual Service Week. Kryst worked as an attorney then as the firm’s Diversity Advisor. She was passionate about volunteering at nonprofits and advocating for those in underserved communities. Kryst had a life-long battle with mental illness and died…
Construction Execs Among Charlotte’s Most Admired CEOs
Four Charlotte-area construction industry leaders were among those named to the prestigious list of 2024 Most Admired CEOs published by the Charlotte Business Journal (CBJ). Winners representing 21 different industries were celebrated at a special awards event in June. The four honorees in the Contractors category were: Edison Cassels, President and CEO, Edison Foard Donovan…
Coming Full Circle: Architecture Student Designs in Charleston Cigar Factory where Grandparents Labored
From a young age, graduate architecture student Mahogany Christopher knew she would become an architect. Unbeknownst to her, Christopher would end up learning in the same building that the matriarchs of her family once worked in. Born and raised in North Charleston, Christopher’s education brought her back home as a part of her graduate degree,…
The U.S. Economy and the Carolinas at Mid-Year
Special to GroundBreak Carolinas: Dr. Bruce Yandle, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus, Clemson University, shares economic insight for construction leaders in the Carolinas. Getting Started: The Current Picture With 2024 at the halfway mark, we find a national economy registering a low pulse-beat and an improved outllook on the inflation front. First quarter real…
Keith Poole of Trehel Offers Commercial Contractor’s Perspective on Markets & Trends
GroundBreak Carolinas is pleased to share thoughts and insights from key construction industry leaders in the Carolinas. Keith Poole, President and Chief Operating Officer of Trehel, offers a commercial contractor’s perspective as we enter the second half of 2024. What’s your outlook on the construction industry for the second half of 2024? If what we are…
CarolinaPower Welcomes Ashley Michie as Marketing Manager
CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned, regional electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, has hired Ashley Michie as Marketing Manager. Based in the firm’s Columbia office, Michie will lead company-wide marketing efforts, including brand management, marketing communications, social media, and special events. Michie has nearly 15 years of business and marketing management experience in the…
H&W’s Shannon Heigel on Her Construction Industry Journey
Shannon Heigel is Vice President of Operations with H&W Electrical, a South Carolina-based electrical contracting firm that focuses on industrial, commercial, and plant maintenance projects with an emphasis on design-build construction projects in the Southeast. GroundBreak Carolinas spoke with Heigel about the company and its culture, how she “fell into” the construction industry, and her…
The Bricks that Bind Us: Shook Construction Shares Impact of Employee Mission Trip to Thailand
As part of their global mission trip program, Shook Construction sent 10 employees to Wiang Pa Pao, Thailand, in February 2024 – including two team members from Raleigh – to help build a new girls’ home that would house 12 children who have been rescued from trafficking, abuse, and more. The project had an immense…
