WASHINGTON, D.C. — Common Ground Alliance, the stakeholder-run organization focused on protecting underground utility lines and the people who dig near them, announced findings from its comprehensive 2010 Damage Information Reporting Tool Report. The report, which is the sum of all 2010 data submitted anonymously and voluntarily by damage prevention stakeholders, identified the importance of making a free call to 811 to reach a local one call center as most critical to safety.   When an excavator notifies a one call center before digging, damage occurs less than 1 percent of the time, according to the report. The report also … Read more

ST. LOUIS, Mo. —McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. was recently honored with a 2011 Education Excellence Award from the Associated General Contractors of America. Presented during the AGC Training, Education & Development Conference in Kansas City, the Education Excellence Awards recognize the most innovative and collaborative training and development programs in the construction industry. McCarthy was honored in the category of Supervisor-Executive Management for the firm's Foundations of Leadership Training Program. “The key to building great projects is building great professionals,” said AGC President Kristine Young. “McCarthy's leadership training program is an example of how to turn tremendous talent into outstanding … Read more