Christopher Alan Homes promotes Meeks to executive vice president and Southwest Florida division president

Christopher Alan Homes has promoted Mike Meeks from senior vice president of construction to executive vice president and Southwest Florida division president. In his new role, Meeks leads each of the division’s teams to establish consistent, clean and effective processes for use in all markets.

With over 35 years of experience, Meeks is a results-oriented leader and mentor within the real estate and construction industries. Meeks specialized in construction operations, including product development, purchasing and customer service. Previously, Meeks co-founded and co-owned various building companies. He has also managed multiple teams at top national homebuilding and development companies.

A certified general contractor, Meeks holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Florida International University and a master of business administration from the University of Florida.

Headquartered in Southwest Florida, Christopher Alan Homes is a single-family builder in Babcock Ranch, America’s first solar-powered town; West Port; Burnt Store Village and Deep Creek. The builder-owned company also builds on individual homesites in Charlotte, Sarasota and Lee counties in Southwest Florida and Melbourne and Palm Bay on Florida’s East Central Space Coast, and is planning to open a new division in Tampa in 2024. For more information about Christopher Alan Homes visit christopheralanhomes.com or call 855-44-MYCAH.

B&I Contractors promotes Dugas to director of marketing

B&I Contractors has announced the promotion of Karen Dugas to director of marketing. She has been employed at B&I Contractors since 2019 and was previously responsible for company-wide employee engagement and community engagement in Southwest Florida.

In her newly appointed role, Dugas will be responsible for oversight and implementation of B&I Contractors’ overall strategic marketing initiatives including employee, customer and community engagement opportunities in all geographic regions.

B&I Contractors, which has offices located in Lee, Sarasota, Broward, and Hillsborough counties, provides mechanical, electrical and plumbing installations as well as service and maintenance for commercial projects and has been in business for over 60 years. For additional information about the employee-owned company, visit bandiflorida.com.