McCarthy, one of Southern California’s foremost construction companies in educational facilities, recently completed construction of a new $96.7 million high school for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Located at6100 South Central Avenue inLos Angeles, the new South Region High School No. 2 opened for instruction on September 7, 2011.
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26 Oct 11
$96.7 million High School in Los Angeles Completed Nearly Two Months Ahead of Schedule
18 Oct 11
Palm Springs Unified School District’s Newest Middle School Relieves Overcrowding
McCarthy, one of Southern California’s preeminent builders specializing in educational facilities, recently completed construction on the new Palm Springs Unified School District’s (PSUSD) Painted Hills Middle School. The 
school opened to approximately 800 students and 35 faculty members on August 22, 2011.
Painted Hills Middle School is located on a 22-acre site at 9250 Sonora Drive in Desert Hot Springs. The school is the fifth middle school in the district and is the first middle school to be constructed since James Workman Middle School opened in 1995. A part of the Measure T bond, the middle school was built to relieve overcrowding at Desert Springs Middle School.
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11 Oct 11
Employee-Ownership Culture Fosters Leadership Development Training at McCarthy
Builder’s Innovative Approach Garners National Recognition from Associated General Contractors of America
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. one of the nation’s oldest and largest privately-held construction companies and a 100 percent employee-owned business, was honored last week with a 2011 Education Excellence Award from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
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27 Sep 11
McCarthy Begins Construction on First Carbon-Neutral Lab in the World
McCarthy, (http://www.mccarthy.com/), one of the nation’s premiere research laboratory builders, has begun construction for the much-anticipated J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, a new 45,000-square-foot laboratory facility located at 4120 Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla, Calif., within the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus.
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26 Sep 11
McCarthy Houston Office Achieves LEED Gold Certification
McCarthy, a Texas builder for nearly 30 years, has been awarded LEED® Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Houston office location. The USGBC’s LEED rating system provides a framework for identifying sustainable building practices and recognizes projects that implement these strategies.
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