40 Years
of Building it the Right Way
1986-1996
May 26, 1986
Hood Construction Founded
Our company history began with small, residential projects.
Superintendent Steve Greene joins us as Employee #001
September 1989
Hurricane Hugo makes landfall, requiring a $7B+ statewide rebuild effort. Hood Construction begins work rebuilding the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, SC
1991
Hood begins working at Palmetto Health Baptist, our first healthcare project
Now Prisma Health, Hood Construction has been a dedicated partner to healthcare companies across the state for nearly our entire history.
1995
Hood is awarded our first K-12 project, renovations to Rosewood Elementary School
1996-2006
1996
Hood signs the contract for our first $1M project, a freestanding medical office building for Palmetto Health
Hood Construction returned to this facility in 2023 to perform a massive modernization and renovation.
May 1996
Hood Construction celebrates our 10th Anniversary
Construction begins at 1050 Shop Road
August 1996
Janet Bearden, VP, Finance, joins the team
September 1996
Hood Construction moves into our new office at 1050 Shop Road
President Mark Hood, Senior Pre-Construction Manager John Wallace, and teammates Vince, John, and Jay are hard at work.
1997
Construction begins on major hospitality projects on the Charleston Peninsula: Planter’s Inn and Peninsula Grille
2000
Hood Construction completes our first Historic Adaptive Re-use project
Did you know that Hank’s Seafood occupies the warehouse of a popular disco in the 1970s?
2006-2016
January 2006
Jeremy Rowe, VP, Operations, joins the team
May 2006
Hood Construction celebrates our 20th Anniversary
October 2007
Columbia Business Monthly Feature
July 2011
Mark Hood joins Governor Nikki Haley for a bill signing
Mark Hood consulted with the Governor on Bill S.431 of the 2011 – 2012 session.
October 2011
Charles Stuart, VP, joins Hood Construction
February 2012
1 Million Hours worked without a lost-time incident
The team celebrates together with an Oyster Roast.
February 2013
Dean Wilson, VP, Construction Management, joins Hood Construction
2014
Hood Construction grows to 50 employees
2016-2026
May 2016
Hood Construction celebrates our 30th anniversary
March 2019
2 Million Hours worked without a lost-time incident
December 2020
Donnie Fetner, VP, Business Development, joins the team
June 2021
Hood Construction moves into our new home at 1215 Shop Road
Making the most of two decades of experience in historic adaptive reuse, our firm transformed the formerly abandoned Morris Furniture Warehouse facility into our new headquarters.
November 2021
2.5 Million Hours worked without a lost-time incident
June 2024
3 Million Hours worked without a lost-time incident
2025
Hood Construction grows to 100 Employees
