Anita Staton Earns Construction Management Diploma from NC State | Miles

A 2018 professional-development milestone reflects a commitment to continuous learning and stronger business foundations.

RALEIGH, N.C. — December 7, 2018 — For business leaders, growth often begins with a willingness to keep learning.

On December 7, 2018, Anita Staton, founder and CEO of Miles Enterprise Solutions, marked an important professional milestone by completing the Construction Management Diploma program at North Carolina State University.

The achievement represented more than another credential. It reflected a deliberate investment in knowledge, professional development, and the practical skills needed to navigate complex business and construction environments.

Learning the Business Behind Construction

NC State's Construction Management Diploma is designed for professionals working in the construction industry who want to strengthen their management capabilities, develop practical knowledge, and validate their professional experience. The program is sponsored by NC State's Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering.

Participants complete six courses covering key areas of construction management, including business planning and risk, financial management, estimating, contracts and legal considerations, scheduling, and construction operations.

The curriculum emphasizes the business and operational realities behind successful projects.

Financial management, for example, includes job costing, financial statements, cash-flow management, project returns, budgeting, and bonding considerations.

Other coursework addresses contracts, project delivery, change orders, claims, scheduling, safety, human resources, and day-to-day construction operations.

For a business leader, this type of education provides a broader perspective—connecting technical project considerations with financial, operational, contractual, and organizational decisions.

A Commitment to Continuous Development

For Anita, completing the program was part of a broader commitment to professional growth.

At a time when businesses were navigating increasingly complex markets and evolving expectations, continuing education offered an opportunity to strengthen the knowledge required to make informed decisions and build sustainable organizations.

The significance of the December 7 milestone is therefore found not simply in the diploma itself, but in what it represents:

The willingness to learn.
The discipline to develop.
The commitment to build.

Those principles remain relevant to the way Miles Enterprise Solutions approaches its work today.

From Professional Development to Organizational Growth

The years surrounding Anita's NC State milestone were also an important period in the development of Miles.

The company has since continued to evolve its capabilities, expanding its work across technology services, consulting, workforce enablement, digital readiness, and operational modernization.

That evolution reinforces an important lesson from Anita's professional journey: organizations grow when their people continue to grow.

Professional development is not separate from business development. The knowledge, relationships, and experiences gained through education can influence how leaders approach opportunities, solve problems, manage risk, and build teams.

Looking Back at a Meaningful Milestone

Today, the photograph from December 7, 2018 serves as a snapshot of an important chapter in Anita's journey.

It captures a moment of accomplishment—but also a moment of preparation.

The Construction Management Diploma was one step in a continuing journey of learning and leadership, contributing to the foundation upon which future opportunities could be built.

For Miles, milestones like this are worth remembering because they tell a larger story about where the organization came from and the values that continue to guide where it is going.

Learn continuously.
Build intentionally.
Lead with purpose.