West-MEC Breaks Ground on $13.5M Expansion Project

Western Maricopa Education Center, a career technical education school district serving students in the Phoenix, Arizona West Valley, recently broke ground on a $13.5-million expansion of its Northeast Campus. The expansion will add two new training facilities, update equipment and create more space to serve additional students. The facility is a 16,500-square-foot advanced manufacturing and welding building that will feature an advanced manufacturing lab and cleanroom, both outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment. The building will also contain a 2,000-square-foot cutting-edge electric vehicle bay that includes a teaching facility with car lifts and first-hand instructional areas. Advanced manufacturing, welding and electrical vehicle/hybrid … Read more

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Construction Milestone Reached for Hoag Surgical Pavilion

McCarthy Building Companies celebrated the concrete pour topping out of the Sun Family Campus, the $500-million Hoag Hospital Irvine expansion project located in Irvine, California. Additional project members include LPA Design Studios, KPFF Consulting, TK1SC, Pan Pacific Plumbing and Nevell Group. The Irvine expansion project, expected to be complete in 2026, will add 450,000 square feet of new specialty care centers featuring two inpatient hospital buildings, two outpatient medical offices, a logistics building and an expansion to an existing inpatient hospital, in addition to dedicated urgent care services for cancer patients. Six new structures will add surgical capacity to an … Read more

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McCarthy Building Companies Announces New Leadership for Central Region

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has announced a new leadership team for its Central Region, positioning a team of internal executive promotions to guide the company’s continued growth and success across 28 states. Based in St. Louis, the Central Region spans the U.S. east of the Rockies and represents a significant portion of the company’s expanding footprint in key market sectors, including healthcare, education, science and technology, commercial, industrial, water/wastewater and mission critical facilities. The appointments of Ryan Sawall as regional CEO, Chris Anvik as Regional President, Doug Mangers as Regional Chief Operating Officer, and Josh Gaghen as St. Louis Business Unit Leader reflect McCarthy’s dedication to promoting … Read more

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McCarthy Building Companies Reaches Milestone with Planetarium Project

International Dark Sky Discovery Center

McCarthy Building Companies celebrated a project milestone with the placement of the dome for the International Dark Sky Discovery Center. The project, located in Fountain Hills, Arizona, will feature the Craig and Ruth Gimbel Hyperspace Planetarium, and is expected to be complete in summer 2025. The domed theater will educate visitors with programs about astronomy, the night sky and other STEM education subjects. Planetarium programming may also include topics such as biodiversity, anatomy, aviation and more. The installation of the dome highlights the importance of a dark sky and the potentially harmful effects of light pollution. Designed by SWABACK Architects … Read more

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Beyond Seasonal Surges

Year-round internships to mentor next-gen superintendents in real-world settings By Miguel Arguelles The construction industry has been facing a well-known crisis — a shortage of qualified workers that continues to grow. Last year, Associated Builders and Contractors projected the industry needs to hire over a half-million workers to meet the growing demand — assuming the pace of work doesn’t slow down. While hiring more workers seems simple, there often isn’t enough education or awareness about the diverse roles within the construction industry and the viable career opportunities it offers. Internships play a crucial role in bridging this knowledge gap and … Read more

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