Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport’s $28M Terminal Addition Completes Construction

General contractor McCarthy Building Companies recently completed construction of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport’s (Gateway Airport) new 30,000-square-foot, five-gate terminal modernization project. Located in metro Phoenix, Arizona, the approximately $28-million project replaces a 14-year-old temporary passenger terminal annex, originally purchased in 2008 to accommodate airport’s increased flight traffic. The newly completed terminal project provides a larger, modern, energy-efficient and ADA-enhanced commercial passenger facility designed to accommodate additional future growth. The project was largely funded by federal grants, including a $14.4-million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and an additional $6-million grant awarded in 2023 by the Federal Aviation Administration. With the … Read more

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Longroad Energy’s Sun Streams 4 Solar Project Reaches Construction Milestone

McCarthy Building Companies Inc.’s Renewable Energy team recently reached peak construction workforce on the Sun Streams 4 solar construction project, a 377 MWdc PV and 300 MWac/1200 MWh solar and 300MWac battery storage facility being developed by Longroad Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator. McCarthy was selected as the engineering, procurement, construction contractor for the project, located approximately 40 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona. Sun Streams 4 is Longroad’s largest solar and storage project to date. During peak construction, McCarthy will employ more than 250 people during the peak construction phase at Sun Streams 4, which runs … Read more

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Billy Naylor Promoted to Senior Vice President of National Safety for McCarthy

McCarthy Holdings has promoted Billy Naylor to senior vice president of national safety. In this role, he will oversee the implementation of the company’s national safety program, including all company policies and procedures regarding safety. He will replace retiring senior vice president of national safety, Kevin Maitland. Naylor joined McCarthy in 2006 and has nearly 30 years of construction experience. Prior to his promotion, he was vice president, safety for the Southern Region of McCarthy Building Companies, providing leadership for the company’s professional and skilled trade employees in Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. Before this, he was the … Read more

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J.C. Rudden Promoted to Vice President of Information Technology at McCarthy

J.C. Rudden has been promoted to vice president of information technology at McCarthy Holdings. In this role, he will oversee all strategic and operational aspects of technology implementation at McCarthy, including strategy, business intelligence, field and enterprise applications, service desk operations, infrastructure and operations. He will replace Justin McFarland, who has been promoted to chief administrative officer at McCarthy. Rudden joined McCarthy in 2021 as director, information technology infrastructure, overseeing network, information security and server operations. Prior to joining the company, he worked in a variety of leadership and technology roles across multiple industries. “J.C. is passionate about culture, coaching, … Read more

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CAMI Selects Design-Build Team

The University of Arizona Health Sciences has selected the design-build team of McCarthy + SmithGroup to develop the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, or CAMI, a biomedical research hub focused on developing biological therapies that stimulate or suppress the immune system to fight disease, located in Phoenix, Arizona. The CAMI building is anticipated to be seven stories tall with more than 200,000 square feet of laboratory, administrative and seminar space. The laboratory space will accommodate up to 40 principal investigator-led research groups and include labs suitable for bioengineering research. November 2024 is the anticipated groundbreaking date for the … Read more

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