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Hello!

We are writing to announce an exciting change to our company. We are renaming Southeastern Properties and Development Company to Cooper Tacia General Contracting Company.

Southeastern was a dream born more than 20 years ago when we were 16 years old. We were two kids, best friends, with a shared interest in construction and real estate and an ambition to build a company that focused on both. We started our business by selling firewood to local folks around Sanford, NC and used the proceeds to purchase and develop a small track of land into a seven homesite community. We had big dreams of developing large neighborhoods and constructing the houses within them. The name Southeastern Properties and Development Company reflected that dream.

Our first construction projects took place in 2003. They were mostly small residential renovations like bathroom and kitchen remodels, along with the construction of a single home that we built speculatively. Over the years many opportunities have presented themselves and we have steadily grown our client and revenue base. This year we will complete projects throughout the southeast United States ranging from large-scale manufacturing facilities, office buildings, government and education facilities, restaurant & retail spaces, apartment complexes and water and wastewater treatment plant upgrades. While we are extremely proud of our roots in residential construction, we have found that the name we chose all those years ago no longer reflects who we are as a company and the client base that we serve. When meeting new people, we often have to explain that we are a General Contractor and not a property developer; it has become increasingly apparent that we need a name that makes this clear.

In choosing a new name for the company we reflected over the last 20 plus years and all the things that we have learned. We’ve learned a lot! A lot about construction and business, but, more importantly, a lot about relationships. Our business is built on relationships with our employees, clients, subcontractors, friends and vendors who have believed in us. As we pondered on what we want the next 20 years of our company to look like, we knew our new name had to honor our past and reflect a commitment to the people behind our journey. With that in mind, we decided on Cooper Tacia General Contracting Company. We were just John and Chris before we were ever Southeastern Properties and Development Company. The choice of our last names is intended to reaffirm our commitment to the relationships we have built with the people who believed in us and opened the doors of opportunity.