Sit-Down with Julia Kunlo, President of Raleigh-Based Evolution Safety Resources
Julia Kunlo, MSOSH, CSP, has been named President of Evolution Safety Resources (ESR), a workplace safety consulting firm that serves the construction sector and other industries from its Raleigh headquarters. Kunlo was instrumental in helping establish the start-up company (established 2017) in the Carolinas market while expanding services across the country and internationally. GroundBreak Carolinas…
GroundBreakers Class of 2022: Making a Positive Impact on the AEC Industry
GroundBreak Carolinas staff is excited to announce the results of our 2022 GroundBreaker Awards! These annual awards recognize individuals/teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the AEC industry in the Carolinas. Selected from a well-rounded group of nominees from North Carolina and South Carolina, the 2022 Class of GroundBreakers are testimony to the fact that…
Lessons in Leadership: CREW Charlotte Hosts Leader of First All-Women Everest Expedition
Where do we learn most of our leadership lessons? Maybe from our parents, role models, trial and error. For Allison Levine, her leadership lessons were learned on the side of a mountain, a very large mountain, during a two-month expedition to climb Mt. Everest. During the CREW Signature luncheon in Charlotte this spring, 250 women…
ABC Carolinas Celebrates Graduates of Four-Year Electrical Apprenticeship Program in Charlotte and Triangle
ABC Carolinas recently celebrated the graduation of 24 electrical apprentices enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program at a Durham Bulls game in Durham, N.C. and at El Thrifty Social in Charlotte, N.C. Participants in ABC Carolinas’ educational program work full-time during the day and attend evening classes – two nights per…
Nick Skrobola Promoted to Project Manager at McCrory Construction
McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Nick Skrobola to Project Manager. Skrobola has a decade of construction industry experience and is currently working on a 150,000-square-foot warehouse and machine/maintenance shop in Anderson, S.C. “Nick has a can-do attitude that has served McCrory well on some of our most complex projects. He has demonstrated leadership qualities…
An Amazing Construction Education Journey: From Pakistan to Afghanistan to Clemson
When he was asked to present the first-ever doctoral address at Clemson University, Tanin Haidary didn’t search very long for his topic. He’d pay tribute to his parents who, he says, “sacrificed their careers and everything for me and my siblings.” Haidary, who was receiving his Ph.D. in planning, design and the built environment, faced…
McCrory Construction Promotes Seth Dunnagan to Project Manager
Columbia, South Carolina — McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Seth Dunnagan to Project Manager. Over the past three years, Dunnagan has served in various project management roles for the firm’s Retail Division, managing several Walmart projects around the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee. A graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Environmental Engineering, he…
Why the AEC Business?
I consider myself incredibly fortunate for so many reasons. I have four daughters and one stepdaughter, each unique and perfect in their own ways. I have a great spouse and partner who cares for me and whom I respect. I am 64 and have no serious health problems and can still do pretty much anything….
Women, Wellness and Work: AEC Professionals in Charlotte Come Together for Annual Women in Architecture Event
Women, Wellness, and Work: the theme of the Fourth Annual AIA Charlotte’s Women in Architecture (WIA) Mimosa Breakfast in April centered on these ideas that have become so prevalent in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. This fantastic networking and learning event, hosted in partnership with the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS Charlotte)…
Stephen L. Davis, President & CEO of Davis & Floyd, Honored by The Citadel for Engineering Excellence
Stephen L. Davis, President & CEO of Davis & Floyd, was inducted into The Citadel School of Engineering Academy of Engineers on April 21, 2022. This annual ceremony, now in its 10th year, honors engineering leaders from both the public and private sectors who have enjoyed substantial success in their professional lives and made significant…
