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2021 GroundBreaker: Demi Knight Clark, She Built This City

GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Demi Knight Clark, a member of the exclusive group of 2021 GroundBreakers — five individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas.  Clark is Founder of She Built This City, a Charlotte-based non-profit focused on introducing adult women and young…

Holder Construction’s Jesica Johnson Returns to Clemson and Fulfills a Promise

“I’m going to go here, and I’m going to build something here.” That’s what Jesica Galloway Johnson told her father when they came to Clemson from nearby Walhalla for football games as she was growing up. “Papa used to drive us around town when we were little and say, ‘You know, I built this,’” she…

Landmark Construction Hires Dannielle Minetti as Marketing Coordinator

CHARLESTON, SC – Landmark Construction Co., Inc. has hired Dannielle Minetti as marketing coordinator. Minetti will oversee prequalification, assist with business development efforts, coordinate marketing/proposal content, and manage and produce social media content and website updates. Minetti began her career in the AEC industry in 2008 as estimating assistant in the mechanical division for a…

Cullum Promotes Chris Stephens to Assistant Superintendent

Cullum, a full-service mechanical maintenance and construction company headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, has promoted Chris Stephens to Assistant Superintendent. Stephens began his career in construction in residential plumbing while still in high school and always had a natural ability when it came to building. He was introduced to commercial/industrial construction building scaffolding with…

Business is Always Personal

“This is just business.  It’s not personal.” I remember the first time I heard those words. It is a story I have told repeatedly over the years. It was in the early 1990s and I was a young manager dealing with a difficult situation on a project. Making the situation more difficult was one specific…

2021 GroundBreaker: Marcus Rabun, Myers & Chapman

GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Marcus Rabun, a member of the exclusive group of 2021 GroundBreakers — five individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas.  Rabun is Chief Executive Officer of Charlotte-headquartered Myers & Chapman, a full-service commercial construction company, and Founder of…

Cullum Promotes Jose Monteiro to Superintendent

Cullum, a full-service mechanical maintenance and construction company headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, announces that Jose Monteiro has been promoted to Superintendent. Monteiro found his love of construction at an early age, helping his father build and renovate homes in Brazil. After serving in the Brazilian Army, Monteiro worked for eight years as the…

2021 GroundBreaker: Sam Young, Young & McQueen

GroundBreak Carolinas is honored to spotlight Sam Young, a member of the exclusive group of 2021 GroundBreakers — five individuals who have gone above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas.  Young is Owner and President/CEO of Young & McQueen Grading Company, Inc., based in Burnsville, North Carolina. A native…

Davis & Floyd Puts New Focus on Structural Engineering Offerings

Todd Warren, PE, brings 17 years of engineering expertise to Davis & Floyd, a leading South Carolina-based, multidisciplinary engineering firm known for working collaboratively with its clients to design and build innovative projects that improve communities. Warren serves as Vice President, based out of the Columbia office, leading the Structural Engineering Group. During his time…