Julie Holmes named among top women business owners in Central Florida

JK2 Scenic president recognized by Orlando Business Journal

APOPKA, Fla. (May 1, 2019) — Julie Holmes, president and principal of leading specialty construction firm JK2 Scenic, was recently recognized among the top women business owners in Orlando.

Holmes was honored by the Orlando Business Journal as one of the 2019 Women Who Mean Business. The award highlights prominent women leaders throughout the Central Florida community in three categories: Women to Watch, Women Business Owners and Business Executives of the Year. Holmes received the recognition at a luncheon on Friday, April 26, at the Hilton Orlando.

“Running a woman-owned business was one of my goals when I came back to the family business in 2013,” Holmes said. “It’s incredibly gratifying to not only see that dream come true, but to be recognized among a field of inspiring peers.”

Under Holmes’ leadership, JK2 Scenic has experienced tremendous growth as a company. Previously a division of JK2 Construction, JK2 Scenic spun off into its own, separate company in 2017 to take advantage of new growth opportunities. Since joining the Scenic team, Holmes has seen revenues grow over 1,000 percent and plans to continue this trend by diversifying services as well as growing through responsible and strategic initiatives.

Holmes’ recognition by the Orlando Business Journal is yet another accolade to add to JK2 Scenic’s long list. The company has won several Eagle Awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors and has been named to both Orlando Business Journal’s Fast 50 and the University of Florida’s Gator100 lists. Last year, JK2 Scenic was certified as a woman-owned business by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.

For more information about JK2 Scenic, visit jk2scenic.com.

About JK2 Scenic

JK2 Scenic focuses on building dreams and bringing unique construction visions to life in a creative way. The company specializes in themed architectural millwork, custom props and specialty items for retail, attraction, entertainment, hospitality and restaurant clients. Founded in 2008 as part of the JK2 family of companies, JK2 Scenic became its own company in 2017. Led by President Julie Holmes, the company has seen amazing growth and has been honored numerous times, receiving multiple Associated Builders and Contractors Eagle Awards and making the Orlando Business Journal’s Fast 50 list. JK2 Scenic provides creative solutions to uncommon ideas and has worked with world-class theme parks and national brands. For more information about JK2 Scenic, visit jk2scenic.com or call (407) 880-8400.

JK2 Construction & Scenic named among Orlando Business Journal’s 2017 Fast 50

Family-owned business honored for incredible growth

APOPKA, Fla. (June 12, 2017) – JK2 Construction & Scenic has been honored for its outstanding growth, ranking among Orlando’s top 50 fastest growing companies.

The Fast 50 list is compiled by the Orlando Business Journal. The list includes private business in Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties, ranked based on the percentage of revenue growth from 2014-2016.

JK2 has seen revenues grow by over 40 percent from 2014 to 2016.

The company combines the capabilities of a general contractor with a dynamic scenic division, allowing it to offer architectural millwork, custom props and specialty items in-house. JK2 Construction has completed projects at area theme parks, as well as for several national home builders. JK2 Scenic has also completed projects at area theme parks, including the new water park in town.

“I started JK2 in order to have a family business that operated with high standards. To see that dream grow into one of the fastest growing companies in Central Florida is outstanding,” said Paul Holmes, president and founder of JK2. “I’m incredibly proud, and I look forward to seeing this company develop and grow strategically in the future.”

JK2 was founded in 1987 and has since developed into a company combining two divisions of construction. JK2 Construction specializes in design-build, commercial, retail, entertainment, restaurant, industrial, amenity and time share projects. JK2 Scenic designs and builds themed architectural millwork, custom props and fabricates specialty items for the retail, major attractions, entertainment, hospitality and restaurant industries.

The company was also recently named to the Gator100, which recognizes the fastest-growing business led by alumni of the University of Florida, for the second year in a row. In addition, JK2 was a 2017 SMART Award Finalist through the Association for Corporate Growth of Orlando for the second year in a row and was named to the 2016 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch list.

The rankings of the 50 companies were revealed and the honorees were recognized at an event on June 9.

For more information on JK2 Construction & Scenic, visit jk2.com.