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February 2025 #17307 Page #170
The Last Word Building Companies and Building Teams s discussed in this issue’s article, “Growth and Accolades for Component Manufacturing,” Carolina Structural Systems (CSS) has been celebrated Joe Kannapell, P.E. for its latest expansion plans in Virginia. As announced, CSS is investing at least $5.5 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Greensville County, constructing a 50,000-square-foot facility and creating dozens of jobs. But, as we all know, businesses are not built by big moves but by the hard work and determination of the people who work for them. CSS also tells a story of the importance of perseverance and team building.
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Dave Green, General Manager of CSS, recently appointed an industry pro, Corey Misenheimer, as his Director of Business Development. This addition is the result of Dave’s career-long experience building teams as he progressed through many truss industry positions. Corey’s background mirrors Dave’s, which, for both, required adaptation and perseverance, as the companies they worked for changed hands, and as the economy shook things up. But along their sometimes rugged path, they got to see the component business from different perspectives and to recognize the keys to success. And paramount among these is the ability to recognize and attract talented team players. Dave came to the western Carolinas when Montgomery Truss of Grove City, PA moved him to their new plant in Hendersonville, NC. Not long after, Blue Ox Industries bought that plant, and Dave joined Blue Ox in sales, eventually moving Phillip Wyatt, Dave Green, into management at their Kernersville headquarters. From there, and Corey Misenheimer he was offered a chance to manage a new operation, Superior Components, near the center of the state. At Superior, Dave took advantage of his prior experience to expand Superior westward, but in a much more strategic location, within sight of I-85, in Cowpens, SC. But he also recognized the substantial growth along the Carolina coast, and later located a plant in Clinton, NC. After Superior was sold, Dave got an even better view of eastern North Carolina, by working for Truswood in Raleigh that also had a plant in Virginia. Corey gained his industry expertise through a series of assignments, beginning as a designer at Carolina Truss & Manufacturing, east of Charlotte, NC, working for one of the most honored owners in the business, Calvin Hall. Corey took over management of that business when Calvin sold it and eventually supervised the 20+ east coast Stock Building Supply plants. From there, Corey managed a plant north of Charlotte that became part of Universal Forest Products, Inc., for which Corey’s role was expanded to include management of an additional UFPI plant. During this later period, Dave would launch CSS. Continued next page
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