Carolinas AGC Well-Represented on Business NC’s 2026 Power List
May 13, 2026
Business North Carolina recently released its latest annual Power List, providing detailed information on the state’s most influential business and nonprofit leaders. Carolinas AGC members and staff account for 20+ award recipients on this year’s list, including once again our very own Dave Simpson, CAGC President and CEO, as well as past Board of Directors Chairs Ty Edmondson and Mark Johnnie.
In its magazine detailing the Power List recipients, Business North Carolina says: “As noted annually, North Carolina’s population of 11 million includes many outstanding leaders, making this a small, subjective sampling of those with notable power.”
The Power List is divided into 17 categories, including Real Estate & Construction and Legal, representing a wide range of about 500 industry influencers. While executives at for-profit companies dominate, the list includes many leaders of nonprofit organizations that play key business and civic roles.
Ty Edmondson,
Past Chair
CAGC’s Board of Directors
Mark Johnnie,
Past Chair
CAGC’s Board of Directors
Dave Simpson,
President & CEO
Carolinas AGC
CAGC Power List Recipients:
Real Estate and Construction:
- Brian Allen, Precision Walls
- Jose Martin Alos, Lane Construction
- Mark Balling, Skanska
- Rob Barnhill, Barnhill Contracting
- John Dudas, Choate
- Ty Edmondson, T.A. Loving, Co.
- Baker Glasgow, Clancy & Theys Construction
- Mark Johnnie, Balfour Beatty
- Mike Lancaster, Blum Construction
- Tim Miller, Barringer Construction
- Ward Nye, Martin Marietta
- Eric Reichard, Rodgers Builders
- Mark Vannoy, Vannoy Construction
- Dave Simpson, Carolinas AGC
Law:
- Bradley Evans, Ward and Smith
- Perry Safran, Safran Law Offices
- Devon Williams, Ward and Smith
- Byron Kirkland, Smith Anderson
- Chris Kouri, Maynard Nexsen
- Tom Griffin, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
Manufacturing
- Hooper Hardison, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
- Ward Nye, Martin Marietta
- Glenn Sherrill, Steel Fab
Manufacturing
- Matt Wood, Forvis Mazars