Women Leaders

Building a New Legacy

It’s taken years to get there, but women now represent around 11% of the construction workforce. An even smaller percentage of women manage to rise to the top in the male-dominated field. Four women construction professionals in Georgia are making…

Where are they now? 40 Under 40 - Meredith Leapley

Meredith Leapley, a 2007 Georgia Trend 40 Under 40 honoree, is celebrating 26 years as founder and CEO of Leapley Construction Group. A Maryland native, Leapley founded her company in 1999 to be a premier commercial interior general contractor.  Meredith…

Honoring Women

Since 1987, March has been designated Women’s History Month. But as recently as the 1970s, women’s history was relatively unknown among the general public and it wasn’t taught in K-12 classes. The movement to change all that began in 1978…