2024 GroundBreakers: Who is Influencing the Industry? Submit your Nomination
People make the construction industry what it is today. The GroundBreak Carolinas team is interested in identifying and featuring those individuals who are influencing construction and having a significant impact on the industry. We are pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 6th annual GroundBreak Carolinas “Most Influential in North Carolina…
CarolinaPower’s Travis Oswald Promoted to Vice President
CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned, regional electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, has promoted Greenville Branch Manager Travis Oswald to Vice President. Oswald will now oversee companywide Construction Services – Engineering, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and Prefabrication – while still managing day-to-day operations of the Greenville office. Oswald has been with CarolinaPower for…
Celebrating CAGC’s Construction Business Academy Graduates in Goldsboro, NC
Carolinas AGC announced in May that its fourth class of the CAGC Foundation Construction Business Academy, all minority-owned and small-business construction companies, have graduated after completing a dozen sessions on topics ranging from business and strategic planning to licensing, insurance and mental health awareness. A total of 12 businesses and 21 leaders from the Goldsboro, NC area…
A Career in Design-Build: From Intern to Project Manager
Like many college freshmen, I didn’t have a clue what I wanted to do with my life, and it wouldn’t have occurred to me at that time to pursue a career in Design-Build. When I was young, growing up in Rock Hill, SC, I do remember liking math and science and thought maybe I could…
Advice for New Grads from AEC Leaders in the Carolinas
GroundBreak Carolinas reached out to a cross section of construction industry leaders in North Carolina and South Carolina to see what advice they might have for new college graduates entering our industry. Check out their “words of wisdom!” IN THEIR OWN WORDS “Always do the right thing. It doesn’t matter if you are just starting your…
Building the Culture You Want in Your Firm
“Culture” is one of those terms that is often bandied about by business advisors and management consultants, as well as anyone who is a student of management and leadership working in an AEC firm today. I like to think that a firm’s “culture” is defined by what type of behavior is rewarded and what type…
McCrory Construction Welcomes Justin Dabbs as Estimator
McCrory Construction, South Carolina’s oldest general contractor, is pleased to announce that Justin Dabbs has joined the company as Estimator in the Upstate office. In this role, Dabbs leads early-stage preconstruction efforts for both new construction and renovation projects in the Carolinas. Dabbs has more than 15 years of experience in the construction industry, having…
Advancing the Vision for RTP: Sitdown with Barbara Mulkey, Raleigh-Area Engineering Legend
Barbara Mulkey is founder and retired chairman of Mulkey Engineers & Consultants, Inc., a mid-sized, multi-discipline civil and environmental engineering firm in Cary, NC. Thirty years later, the engineering consulting firm is a powerhouse in the region and is consistently recognized as one of Engineering News Record’s “Top 500 Engineering Companies.” Mulkey is the new elected chair of…
CAGC Hall of Fame/Legacy Awards Announced
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) has announced its 2024 Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Legacy winners. These individuals and their families will be celebrated at the CAGC Summer Summit and Expo in August. HALL OF FAME | LEGACY Andy Clark, Clark Pavement Marking Berry Jenkins, CAGC James Triplett, United Infrastructure Group Frederick Triplett, Sr., United Infrastructure Group…
Phil Hughes Offers a Developer’s Perspective on Doing Business in 2024
GroundBreak Carolinas is pleased to share thoughts and insights from key construction industry leaders in the Carolinas. Phil Hughes, founder and President of Hughes Investments, offers a 2nd-Quarter 2024 perspective on doing business in the Southeast. What is your outlook on the construction industry? In my view, the construction industry seems to be in a…