Darrell McLawhorn is president of Paragon Construction of VA, Inc. headquartered in Chesapeake, Va.
As a third-generation carpenter, Darrell basically grew up on a construction site and started working in the family construction business at age 13. The day after graduating from Kempsville High school and the Virginia Beach Technical Center in 1997, Darrell started full-time with the family construction business.
After much success, Darrell’s dream of owning his own construction company took shape a decade later when he earned his Class A Builders license and formed Paragon Construction of VA, Inc. in 2007. He is also CBC(Commercial Building) and RBC (Residential Building) certified through Virginia Department of Occupational Regulation.
“I enjoy every aspect of the construction business,” he says. “The transformation of a project from beginning to end is an amazing evolution – and I really enjoy satisfied clients whose dream or vision I’ve helped come true.”