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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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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

Olive View Medical Center – Electronic Operation and Maintenance Manuals

During construction of a 40,000-sf emergency room and acute care addition at Olive View Medical Center, the team took a hard look at the way Operation and Maintenance Manuals (O&Ms) have been created traditionally and found an alternative that would turn out to save time and effort, while making it easier to keep the documents current and improve accessibility.
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21 Sep 11

McCarthy “Heart Hats” Put Military Veterans First

As the 10-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq approaches, thoughts turn to men and women who have risked their lives and left their families at home to serve and protect all of our families. The McCarthy Heart Hats volunteers in Newport Beach, Calif., McCarthy’s employee volunteer group, have been reaching out to help military personnel and their families over the last several years through clothing and holiday toy drives as well as other service activities. After learning more about the plight of homeless and disabled veterans in Orange County, they wanted to do even more to help these forgotten and neglected heroes who have found themselves on hard times.
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30 Aug 11

McCarthy to Begin Major Structural Work on Torrance Memorial Medical Center Replacement Tower

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the premier hospital building contractors in the U.S., is constructing the $300 million Torrance Memorial Medical Center Replacement Tower on the existing medical center site at 3330 Lomita Boulevard. Excavation and shoring for the new construction is nearly complete as the tower’s structural steel is scheduled to begin in October 2011.

“Our partnership with McCarthy in this project will prepare us to offer to our community the most current and effective medical technologies in the most passionate, caring environment possible for decades to come,” said Craig Leach, president and CEO of Torrance Memorial Medical Center. “Once completed, the tower will be unmatched locally in its energy and environmental design efficiencies. It will truly be a beacon for wellness and sustainability.”
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