Career and Technical Education Month 2025
Putting Career and Technical Education in Focus: Celebrating CTE Month 2025 February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month, a time to recognize the importance of hands-on learning and career development in industries like construction. At Hoopaugh Grading Company (HGC), we are passionate about inv
Construction as Your Career
The construction industry continues to thrive in 2025, driven by ongoing infrastructure investments and significant regional growth in North Carolina. As cities expand and development accelerates, the demand for high-quality talent remains at an all-time high. With the Charlotte-metro area projected to add
HGC Earns Top Workplace Recognition in Charlotte for the Seventh Consecutive Year
Teammate feedback once again drives recognition of company as a best place to work in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – HGC, a leader in full-service site solutions throughout the Carolinas, is thrilled to announce that it has been named one of the Top Workplaces in Charlotte, NC for the seventh conse
A Look Under The Hard Hat: Exclusive Insights from HGC’s Executive Leadership Team
Executive Leadership Discussions At Hoopaugh Grading Company (HGC), we believe that transparency, communication, and continuous improvement are critical to a company’s success. Our Executive Leadership Team (ELT) embodies these values, coming together regularly to discuss fundamental topics around cul
The Best of Give Us The Dirt Podcast Series 1: How NOT To Be a Leader
We all have those stories – the boss that cared more about defending their image than supporting the team, the manager who never communicated issues until it was too late … or how about the person you worked with for over a year, who still couldn’t remember your name? Well, you talked & we listene
Reflecting On the Last Two Decades with Field Manager, Eddie Rollings
Eddie Rollings is one of our longest tenured teammates, celebrating his 20th anniversary in 2023. He has been with HGC through a number of milestones, mergers and even changes in leadership. In this interview, he rewound the calendar back to 2003 and shared his journey over the last two decades with us. Q:
Closing Out 2022 with Senior Project Manager, Brock McDonald
Brock is one of our Senior Project Managers, leading multiple project teams, to help us be more efficient for our clients and partners. He has been with HGC for over 10 years & recently sat down with us to reflect on 2022 & give us the scoop on 2023. Q: What are you and the […]
In the Trenches With the HGC Utilities Team
From installation of water and plumbing to energy and telecommunications, utility construction, while critical to the completion of a project, can be one of the most overlooked phases of site-development. At HGC, our specialized utilities team is simultaneously one of our biggest resource groups and one of
Staking a Claim in Construction Technology
For most site-development companies in the construction industry, a full-service survey team is hard to come by. The technologies, licensing, and skill that it takes to produce satisfactory results is out of reach for many, and most find it easier to simply sub-contract the work out to survey partners. Howe
HGC Teammate Spotlight: Jackson Parsons, Superintendent
Tell us a little about yourself – How did you get started in the construction industry and what brought you to HGC? JP: I got started in the construction industry when I was a freshman in high school! At the time I worked for a utilities company in the Triad, basically serving as their owner’s assi
