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06 Dec 11

John Wayne Airport’s New Terminal C Opens to Passengers in Orange County

JohnWayneAirport’s (JWA’s) new Terminal C opened to passengers on November 14, 2011. Constructed by McCarthy and designed by Gensler, the new terminal increases JWA’s capacity from 8.4 million annual passengers to 10.8 million. It also provides the airport with the ability to operate international flights. The $211.5 million facility was part of the $543 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) – one of Orange County, Calif.’s largest-ever public works programs – which created approximately 6,670 jobs over the life of the project.
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01 Nov 11

BIM Driven by Integrated Design-Build is Significantly Reducing Project Cost on New St. Jude Medical Campus Patient Tower

The design/build team of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., and TAYLOR, are working with St. Joseph Health System to build a new patient tower, parking structure and central utility plant at the St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif. Located on the northern side of the existing medical campus at Bastanchury Road and Harbor Boulevard, site preparation has been underway since December 2010, and the new tower officially broke ground during a private ceremony on September 25, 2011.
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26 Oct 11

$96.7 million High School in Los Angeles Completed Nearly Two Months Ahead of Schedule

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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20 Oct 11

McCarthy Wins 2011 St. Louis Healthiest Employer Award for Firm’s Build for Life Program

McCarthy Holdings, Inc., comprised of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and MC Industrial, Inc., was recently recognized as the Healthiest Employer in St. Louis for companies with 1,500-4,999 employees. Healthiest Employers is an innovative awards program recognizing organizations that proactively shape the health of their employees. McCarthy’s receipt of top honors in St. Louis comes on the heels of the builder’s selection as a Healthiest Employer finalist in Sacramento and taking the number two spot in the Bay Area.
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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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