McCarthy recently began construction of the Initial Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System for the Orange County Water District (OCWD). Located at the OCWD Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) onWard Street inFountain Valley,Calif., the $142.7 million project will create an additional 31,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of new water supplies to serve north and centralOrangeCounty. Once completed, the AWFP’s total production will reach 103,000 AFY, enough water for 850,000 people.
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01 Feb 12
Construction Begins on Orange County Water District’s Initial Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System
31 Jan 12
LAX Central Utility Plant Project Tops Out
Plant designed with strict seismic criteria to help protect the facility during an earthquake
The new Central Utility Plant (CUP) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) reached a major construction milestone when construction workers placed the final structural steel beam atop the building’s frame on January 24, 2012. Currently on schedule for construction completion in summer 2014, the $438 million (development cost) design-build project is being built by Clark/McCarthy, A Joint Venture.
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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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19 Dec 11
Construction of Methodist Hospital’s New Patient Tower Included Underground Tunnel
McCarthy recently completed construction of a 154,486-square-foot patient tower at Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia, Calif. The North Tower is the latest addition to the 122-acre Methodist Hospital campus, which originally opened in 1957 and has undergone building additions and renovations over the years.
15 Dec 11
Soka Performing Arts Center and Academic Building Achieve LEED Gold Certification
Soka University of America’s new Soka Performing Arts Center and Academic Building project, which opened in September 2011, recently received Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The Soka Performing Arts Center, which is located on 1.9 acres of the Soka University campus in Aliso Viejo, serves as a venue in South Orange County for concerts, theater productions, lectures and assemblies, furthering Soka University’s role as a cultural center and community gathering place.
