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Our History

Black-and-white portrait of company founder Myron B. Kahn wearing glasses and a suit
1927

Our Founding

Myron B. Kahn moves from Florida to South Carolina and establishes a legacy company.

Soldiers gathered outside newly built wooden barracks at Fort Jackson in 1941
1939-45

War Contribution

M. B. Kahn contributed to the U.S. war effort through various construction projects at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC, and Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC.

Aerial black-and-white view of the Medical College of South Carolina hospital complex, completed 1954
1954

Medical College of South Carolina

M. B. Kahn completes construction of the Medical College of South Carolina's first teaching hospital to expand clinical teaching opportunities and serve as a major referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Aerial view of the Lake Murray dam and hydroelectric power station
1958

McMeekin Station Power Plant, Lake Murray, SC

M. B. Kahn completes work on the power plant for Lexington Water Power Company (now known as South Carolina Electric and Gas). The facility is comprised of two adjoining buildings: the main 252-megawatt, coal-fired plant building and a smaller brick structure housing offices and meeting rooms.

Aerial view of Columbia Mall surrounded by parking lots, with an inset photo of the mall's interior atrium
1977

Columbia Mall

M. B. Kahn completes construction of the City of Columbia's largest mall, prominently located on Two Notch Road.

Falls Park waterfall in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, lit at night
1979

Greenville Office Opens

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Discovery Place science museum in Charlotte lit up at dusk, showing its curved glass facade and domed roof
1981

Discovery Place

The team completes construction of the new, 72,000-square foot Science Museum and Omnimax Theater, known as Discovery Place, in Charlotte, NC.

Brick entrance of the Irwin Kahn Building on Flintlake Road, M. B. Kahn's headquarters
1984

Building a Home

M. B. Kahn constructs and moves into its new headquarters building, located on Flintlake Road.

M. B. Kahn equipment operator in a hard hat seated in the cab of a piece of heavy machinery
1988

Launching Safety Program

M. B. Kahn launches its safety awareness and awards program.

Collegiate Gothic Duke University building illuminated at twilight under a pink and purple sky
1993

Duke University Sanford Institute of Public Policy

M. B. Kahn completes construction of the Sanford Building on Duke University's West Campus in Durham, NC. The building is named for Terry Sanford, former Duke University president, North Carolina governor, and U.S. senator.

Aerial view of the General Electric manufacturing campus with process equipment and support buildings
2002

GE Gas Turbine Technology Laboratory

M. B. Kahn completes construction of the largest off-grid gas turbine testing facility in the world for General Electric in Greenville. The test facility validates gas turbines which are capable of generating enough energy to power 225,000 homes.

Aerial view of the Virginia Beach oceanfront and pier with a Navy helicopter flying overhead
2002

Virginia Beach Office Opens

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Exterior of the MUSC Children's Research Institute, a brick and metal-louvered building beside the Darby Children's Center
2005

MUSC Children's Research Institute

M. B. Kahn completes construction of the 140,000-square foot, seven-story research and laboratory facility. Named for Charles P. Darby, the institute is the largest and most comprehensive pediatric research facility in the Carolinas. It is one of 15 buildings in the country dedicated to children's research.

GE Advanced Manufacturing Works facility at dusk, with glass curtain wall and the GE logo on the exterior
2016

GE Advanced Manufacturing Works

The company completes a first-of-its-kind incubator facility for the development of advanced manufacturing processes and rapid prototyping of new parts. The 132,400-square-foot facility in Greenville consists of a two-level customer experience center and manufacturing space utilizing digitized cutting-edge technologies.

Zeus Industrial Products engineering center of excellence, a modern glass-and-concrete building with landscaped entry walkway
2019

Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. Engineering Center

M. B. Kahn completes a centralized engineering, equipment and tooling design, part fabrication, tooling production, and machine assembly operations facility in Orangeburg, SC, for Zeus. The center wins multiple awards, and is named as the #1 Manufacturing Project in the Southeast for 2019 by Engineering News-Record.

Exterior rendering of the M. B. Kahn office renovation showing a brick entry and landscaped walkway
2025

Breaks Ground on Headquarters Addition

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