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31 Jan 12

Employee-Owned McCarthy Announces New Jobs Created in 2011

McCarthy Holdings, Inc., parent company to McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and MC Industrial, Inc., created more than 145 new jobs across the country in 2011, the company announced today. The new hires, which include college-level to executive-level positions, reinforce findings that employee-owned private companies, or “S corporation employee stock ownership plans” (S ESOPs) like McCarthy are resilient, high-performing businesses. 
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25 Jan 12

McCarthy Texas Division President Mike McWay Named 2012 TEXO Association Chairman

The TEXO Association appointed McCarthy Texas Division President Mike McWay as chairman of this year’s directorial board. McWay will be responsible for managing a 26-member, volunteer board of directors who work together to establish association policies and strategies.
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19 May 11

McCarthy Gives Green Building a Boost by Adding the LEED AP BD+C Specialty Credential Company-wide

LEED APBD+CMcCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com), one of the nation’s top green commercial builders, has completed the task of getting all of its current LEED Accredited Professionals (AP) to acquire the new specialty accreditation LEED AP BD+C (building design and construction). McCarthy is the largest contractor to date to complete such a significant acquisition through the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), confirming the builder’s commitment to the new Credentialing Maintenance Program. Credential maintenance is the continuing education completed by LEED Professionals to maintain current knowledge of green building practices and LEED in a constantly evolving industry. Because of McCarthy’s encouragement, approximately 400 of their employees now hold the new LEED AP BD+C credential.
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11 May 11

McCarthy Propels Employee Training in the Construction Industry to the National Stage Again

McCarthy was honored this week with a 2011 Corporate University Xchange (CorpU) Award for Excellence and Innovation. This award recognizes outstanding work in corporate learning and talent development and comes on the heels of McCarthy’s placement on the prestigious 2011 Training 125 list earlier this year. The awards were presented during the Global Leadership Congress 2011, a 3-day symposium co-sponsored by CorpU and the University of Pennsylvania. A first-time applicant, McCarthy was honored with a Best Practice award in the Launching Category.

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09 Feb 09

Doug Audiffred Named McCarthy’s Chief Financial Officer

Doug Audiffred has been named chief financial officer of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest privately-held construction companies.   He assumes this new position following a year-long transition period with former CFO George Scherer.  Scherer, 63, retired on December 31, 2008, after 26 years with the firm.

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