Stewart Welcomes David Amalong as Studio Leader to Landscape Architecture Practice
RALEIGH, N.C. – Stewart, an interdisciplinary design, engineering and planning firm, announced today David Amalong, PLA, LEED AP®, is joining its landscape architecture practice as studio leader. “Leveraging his knowledge and more than 30 years of experience on a broad range of domestic and international projects, David has a history of creating spaces and places…
Branch Builds Promotes Cathy Underwood to President
Branch Builds is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Cathy Underwood to President. Most recently Senior Vice President, Underwood is a long-term employee owner who has grown her career at Branch Builds for the past 21 years. According to a Branch Builds press release, Underwood guided the firm’s transition from a predominantly hard-bid general…
Walker & Whiteside’s Ronny Gillespie Receives National Recognition as Instructor for Skilled Trades and Technical Training
The Upstate South Carolina Electrical Apprenticeship Program announced that one of its instructors – Ronny Gillespie, adjunct instructor for Greenville Technical College’s Skilled Trades and Technical Training – was nationally recognized with the 2020 NISOD Excellence Award. This awards program, which honors those who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and…
Insights on Construction Logistics with ATS’ Scott Cromer
“Construction projects may be complex, but your logistics shouldn’t be,” says Scott Cromer of ATS Logistics, a national transportation provider with an established presence in our region. As Southeast Regional Manager, Cromer oversees the South Carolina sales and operations office in Greenville, along with warehouse operations in Charleston, S.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio. GroundBreak Carolinas recently…
RMF Engineering Announces New Board Appointment, Three New Stockholders, All Carolinas-Based
RMF Engineering today announced the election of division manager Greg Carnathan to the firm’s board of directors along with three new stockholder additions: Jonathan Eveleth, Avery Monroe, and Don Zimmerman. “RMF has always been proud of the capabilities and successes of our team,” said RMF president and CEO Kenneth Pitz, PE. “Greg, Jonathan, Avery, and Don not…
Women Construction Forum Participates in Community Project Benefiting Safe Harbor Non-Profit
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Nine members of the Women Construction Forum recently participated in a project build benefiting local non-profit Safe Harbor, a non-profit that offers a continuum of services for survivors of domestic violence and their children across four counties of Upstate South Carolina. The forum is comprised of 15 professional women in the construction…
Hill Electric’s Angela Gardner Honored with SC Women in Business Award
Angela Gardner, Director of Business Development and Marketing for Hill Electric in Anderson, S.C., was recently announced as a recipient of the 2020 South Carolina Women in Business Awards for Construction Marketing, presented by Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine. Based on career achievements, contributions to their company, and community involvement,…
AEC Leaders among Charlotte’s 50 Most Influential Women
Charlotte’s 50 Most Influential Women were honored at a virtual event on September 30, 2020. Now in its 12th year, this special recognition program is presented by The Mecklenburg Times, which has been covering Metro Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties since 1923. Seven of the 50 women recognized are directly involved in the architecture,…
Meet NAWIC Palmetto Chapter’s (Charleston) 2020-2021 Leadership
This year has brought endless changes to the world as we knew it. Murder hornets and mystery seeds aside, COVID-19 has introduced a need for flexibility in business that does not come naturally to most. Gone are days of regular status meetings and in-person networking. We have adapted to a new language centered on all things virtual…
Jason Sisk of Wayne Brothers Earns Certified Safety Professionals Certification
Jason Sisk, Safety Director at Wayne Brothers Companies, has earned the distinguished Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) certification. This highly respected certification is awarded by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) to individuals who meet eligibility and experience criteria in the safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) discipline and have passed a rigorous examination. This is…
