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McCarthy distributes a newsletter called McCurrents, which is written by employees for employees. Below please find select articles from recent issues of McCurrents – click on the title summary to see the full contents of the story. For more information on McCurrents contact Susan Garritano at 314/968-3300 ext. 42241.
| Issue | Title | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 6/05 | A Quarter Pounder or a Grand Latte?
McCarthy can learn much from the successes and failures of other companies. |
Focus Works |
| 6/05 | Your Community Needs You!
A new series of programs will get everyone at McCarthy involved in their communities. |
Community-Based Building |
| 12/04 | Beware The Dangers Of Success
How do we balance our confidence as a front-runner with our need to handle bad times? |
Balancing confidence with caution |
| 12/04 | The Voices of McCarthy
Profiling our many talented receptionists and their interesting personalities. |
Recognizing our receptionists talents |
| 8/04 | Quality Initiative
Just like our efforts to focus on safety 10 years ago, McCarthy launches focus on quality. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 8/04 | All in the Family
Generations of the Bauer family have worked for McCarthy. Find out why. |
Family Atmosphere |
| 4/04 | Food for Action
Mike Bolen encourages employees to take action on items discussed at the shareholders meeting. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 4/04 | She's Seen It All
When Karen first joined the company, St. Louis was the only McCarthy office and the office itself was a tiny fraction of its current size. |
Long Term Employee |
| 12/03 | What are McCarthy's Core Values?
We believe that six simple, but wonderfully powerful words define who we are and what we are about. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 12/03 | Man on an Initiative
It's fortunate for McCarthy that Harry is dedicated when it comes to recruiting and finding top candidates to become new employees. |
Building Relationships |
| 7/03 | Good To Great
“Our Goal is to be the Best Builder in America.” To approach that Goal on our lobby walls, we must find a way to get from Good to Great. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 7/03 | Repeat Performance at Knapp
Mid Valley Health System selected McCarthy to complete a new $6.2 million emergency room expansion following our successful completion of a six-story patient tower addition in 1997. |
Building Relationships |
| 3/03 | Focus… It Works!
The more we focus on a particular issue, good things start happening with more frequency, or bad things start happening less often. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 3/03 | National Baseball Hall of Fame
Our project at the Hall will enhance the experience and pleasure of future visitors for years to come. |
Project Diversity |
| 11/02 | A Talent Magnet
McCarthy must be a magnet, attracting and holding onto 'the best' talent. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 11/02 | We're Building a Nano-What?
McCarthy is working to get our share (lots of nanoshares?) of this highly technical work. |
Project Diversity |
| 7/02 | Genuine Vision
Now that the company is ours, what are we going to do with it? |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 7/02 | Building Big at Hoag Hospital
The Women's Pavilion represents the single largest project undertaken by Hoag Hospital in 28 years. |
Project Diversity |
| 4/02 | Genuine Partners
The single most-important thing to happen in our company's 138-year history — the buyout of Mike McCarthy's interest in the company and the transfer to the employees/owners. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 4/02 | D/FW Airport: Expect the Unexpected.
Building a people mover system for the nation's 3rd largest airport is the kind of challenge we thrive on. |
Project Diversity |
| 12/01 | Just Who Is McCarthy and What Do We Do?
Sure, we build great buildings — and have since1864 — but CEO Mike Bolen explores what McCarthy is really all about — and comes to a conclusion that is simple, elegant and sometimes overlooked. |
McCarthy Philosophy |
| 12/01 | Alternative Delivery Methods Go Public
Many states served by McCarthy now allow public institutions to buy construction work without using the typical hard bid process. |
Alternative Delivery |
| 9/01 | Building Better Communities
CEO Mike Bolen encourages employees to continue to give back to the communities they live and work in by asking everyone “What are you doing to pull your weight in your community?” |
In the Community |
| 9/01 | Granting the Wishes of the Wish Granters
Corporate and Midwest divisions and local subcontractors worked together to provide an office for the St. Louis area Make-A-Wish Chapter. |
In the Community |
| 6/01 | “The times they are a-changin'”
A little creative thought and a lot of teamwork are changing the way McCarthy does business. |
Alternative delivery methods |
| 6/01 | 21st Century Here We Come
For over 138 years we have been able to successfully adapt to an ever changing world, while managing to hold on to the core values that make it all worthwhile. |
Gearing up for the Future |
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