January – June 2025
A Rare Snow Day
Wilmington saw several inches of snow this week—a rare sight in our coastal city! While our office shifted to remote operations for the day, our team enjoyed the winter wonderland and remained productive.
Team News: Promotions & New Hires
We kicked off 2025 by celebrating two well-deserved promotions. Please join us in congratulating Chase Jarrett on his promotion to Project Manager, and Steven Asher on his promotion to General Superintendent. We’re excited to see both step into larger leadership roles. We also welcomed Frank Hoke to the McKinley family as a new Superintendent.
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Project Highlights – First Half of 2025
Coastal Millwork
At Blue Clay Business Park, concrete is in place and the pre-engineered metal building is going vertical. This 62,000 SF facility will expand Coastal Millwork’s office and manufacturing space and support workforce growth from 50 to 75 employees.
O2 Fitness – Leland, NC
We’re in the home stretch on the new O2 Fitness location in Leland. Our team is completing finishes including restrooms, mirrors, paint, and exterior details. Flooring and reception area work are underway, with completion expected by quarter’s end. Catch the latest walkthrough from our recent site visit on LinkedIn.
FedUp Foods Ribbon Cutting
We joined FedUp Foods to celebrate the opening of their third East Coast facility, now completed in Wilmington. As North America’s largest private-label platform for fermented beverages, this expansion represents a major milestone in their continued growth.
IKA Works Expansion
In celebration of IKA’s 40th year in Wilmington, we joined in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of their latest expansion. The facility upgrade enhances lab equipment production capacity and reinforces Wilmington’s role as a hub for manufacturing innovation.
Polyhose USA
Final concrete is being poured on the Polyhose expansion at Pender Commerce Park. This project doubles the size of their North American headquarters, originally completed in 2019. Substantial completion is expected by the end of June. Catch a glimpse of those final construction days in our latest site visit video.
DR Horton Award – Sidbury Station
Congratulations to our partners at D.R. Horton for receiving the 2024 WCFHBA MAX! Award for Best Clubhouse/Amenities Center at Sidbury Station. We were proud to build the amenity center and are thrilled to see it recognized for excellence.
CREW Awards Recognition
We were honored to be nominated at this year’s CREW Network Awards in the Project Excellence – Industrial & Office category for our work on both the Quality Chemical Laboratories Expansion and Kesseböhmer USA Headquarters Expansion. While we didn’t take home the win, we’re proud of the recognition and the incredible project teams involved.
Wilmington Trade Center – Phase 1 Complete & Phase 2 Begins
We recently celebrated a major milestone with the completion of Building 3, officially closing out Phase 1 of the Wilmington Trade Center. Over 415,000 SF of Class A industrial space has been delivered. We also marked the groundbreaking of Phase 2, which will include Buildings 4–8 and 11–13 across 125 acres.
Thank you to our partners:
@Edgewater Ventures | @Singerman Real Estate | @City of Wilmington | Wilmington Business Development | @New Hanover County
