Harper Corporation

Harper Corporation General Contractors of Greenville, South Carolina is a full-service general contracting firm serving commercial, healthcare, industrial and institutional clients throughout the Southeast. Founded almost 60 years ago by John Harper Sr., Harper Corporation today is led by Doug Harper, grandson of the founder who was named company president in 1990. Harper Corporation provides a full range of construction services including design-build, value engineering, pre-engineering and conventional construction, and consistently ranks among the top 100 privately held companies in South Carolina. In this video, Doug Harper talks about how his company has helped shape the skyline of Greenville, SC with projects such as Hubbell Lighting, Brookwood Church, the Poinsett Hotel restoration, Cherrydale Shopping Center, and A.J. Whittenburg School. Harper also talks about the Team Harper commitment to give back to the Greenville community with projects such as Project Host Soup Kitchen and A Childs Haven. Viewers also visit Harper Corporation job sites at the The Childrens Museum of the Upstate and the Emergency Trauma Center at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Viewers hear from various Harper division managers including Business Development Manager Chris Fay who talks about the Harper commitment to sustainable construction through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building Council. Harper Corporation has built $160 million in LEED-certified projects and has 11 employees who are LEED certified professionals. An award-winning company, Harper Corporation received the prestigious Pinnacle Award in 2000 for Best General Contractor by the Carolinas Chapter of the Association of General Contractors, and in 2001 was the first general contractor to be awarded the Alliance Award by the South Carolina Chapter of The American Institute of Architects.