Speaker: Representative Dean Arp, North Carolina General Assembly

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2020

Topic:  Civil Engineering Perspective in the NC General Assembly

Presentation: Not available

Summary: Representative Arp is with the North Carolina General Assembly representing Union County which is near Charlotte. Representative Arp earned a civil engineering degree from The Citadel. He also received his Master of Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Representative Arp is a small business owner and president of Arp Engineering in Monroe. Representative Arp is a licensed engineer in forty different states. He also serves on the Advisory Board for William States Lee College of Engineering. In 2014 Representative Arp was presented with the 2013 Legislator of the Year Award by the Professional Engineers of North Carolina. Representative Arp serves on six committees. He is the Vice Chair of the Energy and Public Utilities Committee.

Speaker: Andy Padiak, PE, McAdams

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2020

Topic:  West Cabarrus Street Redevelopment Project

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Summary: Andy Padiak has been working at McAdams for over 15 years on commercial projects throughout the Triangle. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. He moved to Raleigh to start his career and obtain his master’s degree in civil engineering from NC State University. Andy and his team served many clients on notable projects such as the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Cathedral, the new Wegmans Retail Center at Midtown East, and student housing projects such as Stanhope and The Standard on Hillsborough Street.

Andy and his team have been hired by the Kane Realty Corporation. Kane Realty has been busy over the last 15 years developing many projects at North Hills East. McAdams has been very fortunate to provide civil engineering, land planning, and surveying services for every project at North Hills and North Hills East. Some prominent projects that have been built are the Captrust Tower, Bank of America Tower, Hyatt House Hotel, AC Marriott Hotel, Park & Market Building that includes a two-story Harris Teeter, Park Central, The Cardinal Senior Living Center, and many more. Kane Realty is planning the development for the West Cabarrus Street project.