SouthCon Building Group Promotes Drew Kay to Project Manager
Charleston, SC — SouthCon Building Group, a full-service general contractor based in Mount Pleasant, has promoted Andrew (Drew) Kay to project manager. As assistant project manager for the past three years, Kay has helped SouthCon successfully deliver a wide range of commercial, industrial and institutional projects in the Lowcountry and Midlands regions of the state….
McCrory Construction’s Becky Brown Earns CCIFP Designation, Promoted to Controller
Columbia, South Carolina — McCrory Construction is pleased to announce that Becky Brown has been promoted to Controller. Brown recently became a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP), joining an elite group of professionals nationwide. The CCIFP credential gives special recognition to individuals in construction financial management who demonstrate skill and proficiency in their field…
Site Selection Firms Strategic Development Group Merges with Goldsmith Strategy Merge
Strategic Development Group and Goldsmith Strategy, both site selection firms based in South Carolina, have announced they are joining forces. Strategic Development Group (SDG) President and CEO Mark Williams will serve as the President of the combined firm, and Jeannette Goldsmith will serve as Vice President. Both Williams and Goldsmith have extensive careers in the…
Spotlight on Justin Baker of Gaylor Electric
Justin Baker is Executive Vice President with Gaylor Electric, Inc., a leading electrical contractor headquartered in Indianapolis with a major presence in the Carolinas. Baker was promoted to EVP last summer following five years as Vice President in charge of the firm’s Charlotte office, a hub location. In his expanded role, Baker has responsibility for…
NAWIC’s Block Kids Building Program a Big Hit with S.C. School Children
On Saturday morning, January 27, 2018, a group of women from the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) in Columbia, S.C., happily awakened early to greet the sweet, smiling and curious faces of local youngsters — kindergarteners through 6th graders. “Each January, NAWIC members in South Carolina and North Carolina join their counterparts across the…
Sentinel’s Jim Holmes Named Among Top 100 NC Business Leaders
Sentinel is proud to announce that the firm’s founder and managing partner, Jim Holmes, has been named one of North Carolina’s most influential business leaders. Holmes joins an impressive list of heavy hitters on Business North Carolina magazine’s Power 100, a compilation of the state’s storied, prominent and emerging leaders in the corporate and nonprofit arena. The…
Babcock & Wilcox Names New CEO
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that it has appointed Leslie C. Kass to serve as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Jim Ferland will work closely with Ms. Kass, the management team and the Board in the role of Executive Chairman until…
DPS Group Announces Helga Salling Traore as New Vice President
Helga Salling Traore, a recognized leader in the life sciences sector in the USA and Europe, has been appointed Vice President of Strategic Consulting USA for DPS Group. In her new role, Helga will be responsible for growing the DPS consulting business and expanding the team in the Americas, reporting directly to Sue Cooke, Managing…
Spotlight on Derek Clyburn, P.E., of ECS Southeast – Raleigh
Derek L. Clyburn, P.E., M.B.A. is Senior Vice President and North Region Manager for ECS Southeast, LLP — a premier provider of geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities services across North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. ECS Southeast is an operating entity of Engineering Consulting Services (ECS), one of the largest and rapidly…
Giving Back: CAGC Young Leaders “Spread the Joy”
As part of their annual Spreading the Joy Initiative, the Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) Young Leaders adopted more than a dozen families residing at Catherine’s House, a non-profit organization that provides transitional housing to women and mothers with children who are homeless. Located in Belmont, North Carolina, near Charlotte, Catherine’s House is a sponsored ministry and subsidiary…
