Mount Pleasant Town Hall Magazine

26 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.MPTownHall.com MOUNT PLEASANT Town Hall All in the Family General Contractor McKnight Construction Company By Brian Sherman Photos courtesy of McKnight Construction Company, Inc. W ith the world about to sink into the economic doldrums of The Great Depression, Mason McKnight Sr. chose a positive perspective, making a living by building homes in and around Augusta, Georgia, and Aiken, South Carolina. Buoyed by the vision and enthusiasm of three more generations of McKnights, the company he started in 1929 is still thriving, though long ago it turned its focus to the commercial side of building. McKnight Construction Company, Inc., which builds schools, libraries and other government-related projects in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, served as the general contractor for Mount Pleasant’s new Town Hall. Still headquartered in Augusta, its annual revenues in 2016 were near the $90-million mark, according to the founder’s grandson, who now serves as president. Success has not changed the way the company has been