ST. LOUIS, Mo. — For the second year in a row, construction workers and subcontractors on McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. projects across America wore red on the first Friday in February in support of the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day. This effort is designed to focus attention on the No.1 killer of women — heart disease. McCarthy is a strong supporter of AHA efforts nationwide. “Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, but many people don”t know the warning signs and aren”t sure how to limit the risks,” explained McCarthy Chairman/CEO and American Heart Association Western … Read more

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA will donate $100,000 to the nonprofit organization Wounded Warrior Project from the sale of five KOBELCO SK350 limited edition crawler excavators designed to support the troops. One of these machines will be on display in Silver Lot Booth 4408 at ConExpo 2014 March 4-8 in Las Vegas, Nev. Supplementing the company's donation will be monies collected from attendees making donations throughout the show in KOBELCO's exhibit.   The WWP supports a full range of programs and services for this generation of injured veterans and their families. More than 47,000 servicemen and women have been injured in … Read more

Brasfield & Gorrie and Florida Hospital laid the foundation for Florida Hospital for Women, making it the second largest foundation pour in Central Florida. The overnight pour involved 6,700 cubic yards of concrete transported by more than 100 concrete trucks that made 750 trips over a 12-hour period. The amount of rebar used to reinforce the foundation, laid end to end, would stretch from Orlando to Tampa. The project team conducted a 47,000-cubic-yard excavation prior to pouring the mat foundation, and 4,200 tons of recycled aggregate have been placed underneath the mat foundation. The foundation also includes more than 700 … Read more