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08 Dec 11

McCarthy Tops Out on R&D Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

McCarthy, one of the nation’s leading science and technology builders, recently topped out on construction of the new Maximum Building Energy Efficiency Research Lab (MAXLAB) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee. The $11.8 million, 16,600-square-foot facility will be devoted to the research and development of energy-efficient building products, including HVAC and exterior building envelope materials, components and systems. This project follows McCarthy’s construction of the Chemical and Materials Sciences Building completed this past summer. The ORNL campus is managed by UT-Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy.
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30 Nov 11

Summer 2011 Edition of eNewsletter Now Available

To make sure you are up-to-date on the most powerful building solutions, turn to the McCarthy Insights That Buildsm newsletter.
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16 Nov 11

McCarthy Hosts Contractor Day for New Mars Chocolate North America Facility in Topeka

McCarthy, one of America’s oldest and largest builders, hosted a Contractor Day this morning for the new Mars Chocolate North America manufacturing facility under construction in Topeka, Kan. The purpose of the event was to provide contractors with information about the project, the bidding process, and the timeline. At approximately $250 million and 550,000 total square feet, the project will be the first chocolate plant built by Mars in the United States in 35 years. This project is the first phase of a potential multi-phased project. Significant site preparation began in September with construction estimated to be complete in 2013. 
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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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