It’s National Apprenticeship Week and CarolinaPower is all about raising awareness of this “best-kept secret” career option – specifically as it relates to the construction industry. Registered apprenticeships are employer-sponsored training programs that produce highly skilled workers – a win-win for the employer and apprentice employees. CarolinaPower’s own four-year Apprenticeship program is ideal for anyone…

CarolinaPower President Chris Moore was recognized as an ABC Carolinas Champion for Apprenticeship and Workforce Development at the association’s Annual Summer Conference in August. ABC Carolinas gives this award to a member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to support apprenticeship with the chapter by bringing new ideas to the table, connecting…

CarolinaPower President Chris Moore has been elected 2021 Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas), a leading construction industry association representing more than 300 member firms in North and South Carolina. Four of the 16 board members, including Moore, are based in South Carolina with the…

The Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship Program wrapped up its Winter/Spring 2020 session in the classroom at the end of June with students barely missing a beat – despite the shutdown of Greenville Technical College’s campus in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. With very little notice, the program’s three instructors were asked to shift from face-to-face…

At just 21 years old, Hannah King says she has found her lifelong career. She’s sold on the construction industry – specifically, electrical construction. As an electrical apprentice for CarolinaPower in Greenville, Hannah works full-time during the day, attending classes one evening per week. Hannah was hired by CarolinaPower last summer after she inquired about…