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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U of A Health Sciences Breaks Ground on Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

Construction is underway on the new building that will house the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies on the Phoenix Bioscience Core in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. CAMI will anchor an innovation district that aims to establish the Phoenix Bioscience Core as a hub of cell and gene therapy research, startup activity and corporate engagement. Located at the corner of Seventh and Fillmore streets, CAMI will be adjacent to the Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building that houses the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix. A groundbreaking was held recently for the more than 200,000-square-foot, … Read more

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McCarthy Building Companies Celebrates Completion, Topping Out of Vantage Data Centers in Goodyear, Arizona

General contractor McCarthy Building Companies recently completed the fully commissioned AZ13 building for Vantage Data Centers, a provider of hyperscale data center campuses. AZ13 is the third of five planned data centers at Vantage’s AZ1 campus in Goodyear to be constructed and delivered by McCarthy’s Mission Critical team. The team is simultaneously celebrating the topping out of AZ14 on the same campus, which is expected to complete in summer 2026. When fully developed, the 50-acre campus will offer hyperscalers and large cloud providers 176MW of critical IT load across five data centers totaling more than 1 million square feet. Vantage … Read more

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New Arizona State University-Owned Parking Structure Opens

Construction completed on the $42-million, six-level, 429,000-square-foot Mill Avenue Parking Structure for Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The new parking structure, a design-build partnership between DFDG Architecture and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies, adds 1,205 parking spaces to the busy area and provides designated valet parking for the Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU, as well as for events at the Nelson Fine Arts Center and Gammage Auditorium. To enhance the exterior look, the parking structure’s north and south faces feature a vertical metal screen composed of thin blades set at various angles for a distinctive look that is not … Read more

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Central Arizona College Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Allied Health, Skilled Trades Buildings at Superstition Mountain Campus

Central Arizona College celebrated the groundbreaking of the Superstition Mountain Campus expansion project in Pinal County, Arizona, which will provide new buildings for Allied Health and Skilled Trades, as well as renovations to the college’s existing C building. Design-build partners McCarthy Building Companies and Architekton are teaming up with CAC to complete the $40-million, 51,620-square-foot expansion. The Allied Health building will provide integrated learning classrooms and labs for massage therapy, aesthetician, nursing assistance, pharmacy, phlebotomy, medical assistant, radiology and sonography. Additionally, simulation centers will replicate realistic healthcare environments, including hospital and operating rooms and clinical settings equipped with advanced simulation … Read more

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