ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is constructing a new $11.5-million design-build parking structure at Soka University in Aliso Viejo, Calif.   Being built on an existing parking lot between the main entrance and the tennis courts on the Soka University campus, the 214,983-square-foot structure will provide 677 parking spaces for the school when complete in winter 2013. McCarthy has partnered with Choate Parking Consultants of Irvine on the design and construction of the post-tensioned, cast-in-place concrete parking structure. Designed in harmony with the existing campus, the façade features painted plaster, architectural shapes along three sides and travertine … Read more

LAS VEGAS, Nev. —The Korte Company has been selected to complete the unique tenant improvement project of the Lied Discovery Children's Museum in Las Vegas. The downtown area of Las Vegas has often been overlooked and so the area is being sculpted into a premier destination for families to work, live and play with announcements of Zappo’s relocation there and the opening of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. One of the community's major cultural and educational destinations in the downtown area is the Lied Discovery Children's Museum. Since opening its doors in 1990, the children's museum has been … Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. —The economic climate of the last few years has done more than impact the bottom line of many contractors; it has been the catalyst for changing the industry’s approach to business development. FMI and the Associated General Contractors of America have collaborated to release the “2012 Business Development Survey.” The report captures how the business development efforts of contractors have changed. Beginning with the recession and continuing through the recent months of slow economic expansion, the report takes a concentrated look at the business development function, as well as firm performance and strategy. Survey Insights: Going forward, business … Read more