Davis & Floyd’s Casey Tompkins: Finding the Next Generation of Engineers
Casey Tompkins, PHR, SHRM-CP is Talent Resource Manager at Davis & Floyd (D|F), a multidisciplinary engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm that focuses on community development, transportation, and water resources projects across South Carolina. Prior to joining D|F six years ago this month, Tompkins had an 18-year career with StaffSource Inc. as Vice President of…
2022 GroundBreaker: Amy Sullivan, President & CEO of ABC Carolinas
GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Amy Sullivan, a member of the Class of 2022 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Sullivan is President & CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas). ABC Carolinas…
Choate Employees Write Hundreds of Handwritten Letters to Veterans
This July, Choate Construction Company’s Building Up committee launched the company’s first annual veteran appreciation event. Each of Choate’s six offices, including Raleigh, Charlotte and Charleston, hosted a veteran guest speaker during a companywide letter-writing event to hear about their experiences and learn more about the importance of staying connected and showing appreciation for veterans….
Marlboro Development Team Welcomes Jill Rodgers as Project Manager
Spartanburg, S.C. – Marlboro Development Team (MDT) is pleased to welcome Jill Rodgers as Project Manager. Rodgers brings more than 13 years of design and construction experience to MDT. In this role, Rodgers will assist in all facets of preconstruction services from conceptual design, development, and review of specifications, ultimately culminating in comprehensive project management…
McCrory Construction Welcomes Katie Bogan as Chief Financial Officer
Columbia, South Carolina – McCrory Construction announces Katie Bogan, CPA, has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with specific responsibility for the company’s financial systems, accounting functions and financial reporting. Bogan will work alongside long-time McCrory CFO Del Rosebrock who will be retiring at the end of the year. “Katie’s extensive assurance, advisory…
Tom Suitt Joins Marlboro Development Team as Business Development Manager
Spartanburg, S.C. – Marlboro Development Team (MDT) is pleased to welcome Tom Suitt as Development Manager. In this role, Suitt will be responsible for growing MDT’s presence in Georgia and beyond through the pursuit of build-to-suits, speculative development, sale/leasebacks, and strategic acquisitions in the industrial sector. Suitt brings more than 40 years of experience in…
2022 GroundBreakers: Angela Gardner and Christi Powell, Women Talk Construction
GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Angela Gardner and Christi Powell, members of the Class of 2022 GroundBreakers — an exclusive group of individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. Gardner and Powell are co-creators and hosts of the recently launched Women Talk Construction podcast,…
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…
