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2025 Living Legends: PAULETTE, WILLIAM A. ‘BILL’
CHAIRMAN, KBS, RICHMOND
2025 Living Legends: PAULETTE, WILLIAM A. ‘BILL’
CHAIRMAN, KBS, RICHMOND
In 1975, armed with $1,000 to invest, Paulette laid the foundation for what would become KBS. What started as a one-person company with an office in a sheet-metal shop has grown to a top-ranked mid-Atlantic construction firm, with $321 million in annual revenue and 110 employees in offices in Richmond and Virginia Beach.
Its notable projects include the Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia State Police Joint Operations Center, Richmond’s Northside YMCA renovation and the Locks Tower, a 355,000-square-foot downtown Richmond apartment development.
A 1969 Virginia Military Institute alumnus, Paulette hails from South Hill and serves as a deacon at Richmond’s River Road Church, Baptist. He is a former member of VMI’s board of visitors and a past president of the VMI Keydet Club. Paulette also previously served on the boards of the Virginia State Board for Contractors and Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia.
In 2022, Paulette’s son, Will, succeeded him as president and CEO of the company.
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