MCLEAN, Va. — The Construction Industry Round Table has elected Patricia “Pat” Rodgers, president & CEO of Rodgers Builders, Inc., as chairman of the organization for a term of one year. She succeeds Steven T. Halverson, president & CEO of The Haskell Company, Jacksonville, Florida. Rodgers was elected during CIRT’s Annual Spring Meeting, which also welcomed new directors. Commenting on her election, Rodgers said, “It is truly an honor to work with my fellow CIRT members, who share common goals to meet the needs of the design and construction industry through collaboration and leading edge innovation. Joining our voices together … Read more

St. Louis, Mo. — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. served as construction manager for a research laboratory fit-out project recently completed at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. McCarthy worked with Washington University to finish the interior and install specialized equipment in an existing 15,000-square-foot space in Rudolph Hall on the Danforth Campus. The new space is the home of the Institute of Materials Science & Engineering, established in July 2013 to foster a culture of interdisciplinary materials science research and education at the university. Washington University, with McCarthy’s assistance, installed a new, $3-million, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer, one of only … Read more