Construction firm W. M. Jordan Company has named Robert Beale, who began as office manager of the Wilmington office, as a vice president.
 
Beale opened the firm’s Wilmington office in 2012 with five employees. Today 25 staff members now serve clients in North and South Carolina from the office on Eastwood Road.
 
Recent projects include a renovation to the Renaissance Computing Institute at Duke University, the Nash Community College Continuing Education Training Facility and a major addition to the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune.
 
Beale began his career with W. M. Jordan Company in 1996 while still in college at Virginia Tech. He joined the company full-time in 1998 as a project engineer upon graduating with a degree in building construction.