Building for the Next Generation
The very first time Chris interviewed at McGough, he knew it was different. “I remember interviewing with Dave McLaughlin initially and we began talking about my time in the service. I was explaining some of the challenges with being enlisted and handling training while working full time and he just stopped me and said, “That’s ok, we’ll work around it.” That’s when I knew – working at McGough was just different.”
Announced last week, McGough was named a 2022 Distinguished Building Award Recipient by the TEXO Construction Association for its excellence in building the Gene and Jerry Jones Family American Cancer Society – Hope Lodge.
Fiddlehead Coffee to open at the Fenley Apartments
McGough names best Commercial Real Estate General Contractor by the subscribers Twin Cities Business Magazine.
South Dakota Project recognized by Engineering News-Record
McGough moves in to new headquarters.
At the Grinnell College Baccalaureate ceremony on Sunday, May 19, 2019, McGough was named an “Honorary Member of the Class of 2019” in recognition of McGough's outstanding commitment to the students of Grinnell College.
Construction Begins on The Fenley, a New 402-Unit Apartment Project at Bloomington Central Station
The team completed the project on time, even with 15 loss days due to uncooperative weather.
Twin Cities Headquartered Builder-Developer to Transform 60-Year Old Trucking Terminal to Accommodate Growth
The newly constructed portion of Grinnell College's new Humanities and Social Studies Center opened up for spring semester classes and we couldn't be more excited. Welcome back Grinnell students! We hope you're enjoying the new space!
McGough, an ENR Top 400 builder and developer, announced today the establishment of its new South Central office in Dallas, Texas. The company’s Dallas office will now serve as the primary base for its operations in the southern United States, while its seven offices throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa will continue to anchor its northern U.S. operations.
It’s been one year since we completed City of Jamestown’s Jamestown Parks and Recreation’s Two Rivers Activity Center – and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome!
Congratulations to Butler Square on being one of just six buildings to receive the 2017 Building Energy Challenge Award from the city of Minneapolis. Despite being over 111 years old, Butler Square has the lowest energy usage of any building in the challenge.
McGough Headquarters Recognized as a Finance & Commerce Top Project
McGough is proud to have our recently completed company headquarters included in Finance & Commerce’s 12th Annual Top Projects Series.
1600 Spruce Tree, formerly Spruce Tree Centre, has been awarded LEED Gold. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained for improved environmental and human health performance.
McGough hosted a “topping off” ceremony on December 13th for Grinnell College’s new Humanities & Social Sciences Complex (HSSC). The HSSC project is a 207,799 sf renovation and expansion of two existing academic buildings into one unified complex that includes classrooms, offices, auditorium, and academic support offices.
It was a great day in Watertown, SD, as Prairie Lakes Healthcare System celebrated the placement of the last steel beam on the Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic.
While you are checking out the Minnesota State Fair this year, be sure to take notice to a little piece of history that is right under your nose – or should we say above it?
If you’re heading over to “The Great Minnesota Get-Together” be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the new University of Minnesota – Driven to Discover building located north of the Home Improvement building on the fairgrounds.
McGough’s demolition robot (dubbed “FENRIC” by owner The 428 – named after the Norse deity of destruction) was featured in Finance & Commerce.
Happy groundbreaking to the St. Mary’s University of Minnesota team! This project is a 10,000-square foot addition to the existing Cascade Meadow facility in Rochester, MN.
Congratulations to the Hubbard Radio project team (out of our Arizona office) on receiving an ENR Southwest Best Project of 2017 Award of Merit!
Big congratulations to McGough’s Concrete group on their pour of 670 cubic yards of concrete at the City of Fridley’s Civic Complex jobsite.
DULUTH, Minn. – McGough is pleased to announce the additions of Philip Johnson, Mike Gassert and Laura Hart to their Duluth office. Since opening the Duluth office in 2016, McGough has established a strong presence and rapidly growing portfolio of work in northern Minnesota.
At McGough, we believe our remarkable people are the foundation of our company. As a distinct characteristic of our culture, our passion is to develop and grow each one of our employees. We are honored to be named Top Workplace and Best Place to Work by two prestigious Minnesota publications; Star Tribune and Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
McGough is pleased to announce that Andy McIntosh has joined the company as Vice President of Development. In this role, McIntosh will lead a portfolio of the company’s corporate office, healthcare and mixed-use development projects, including McGough’s Master Planned site at Bloomington Central Station (Bloomington, Minn.) and office site at Blue Gentian Corporate Center (Eagan, Minn.).
Ecolab Inc. has reached an agreement with Public Art Saint Paul, a nonprofit that engages artists in shaping the form and experience of public spaces in the city, to donate Above, Above, the iconic Alexander Liberman sculpture that has been the centerpiece of the outdoor Osborn Plaza at the former Ecolab Corporate Center in downtown Saint Paul for nearly 45 years. Public Art Saint Paul and McGough Construction will move the sculpture to Western Sculpture Park at 387 Marion Street in Saint Paul.
The Maurices Headquarters, a recent McGough project, is being honored as one of Finance & Commerce’s Top Projects of 2016!
A big thank you to all our McGough volunteers who helped make a difference on Saturday by “running” silent auction items at the PACER Center event. For multiple years, McGough has been a proud supporter of the PACER Center and their annual silent auction.
As a designated Yellow Ribbon company, we are committed to supporting our nation’s troops. Consistent with this, we are excited about a project we have been working on for the past year at Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake in St. Croix, MN.
Tim Reimann, McGough Construction’s Executive Vice President of Operations, to address over 65 North American Construction Industry CEO’s on leading Lean enterprise transformations.
Team McGough had a fantastic time last week at the annual Lean Construction Institute Congress held in Chicago, Illinois.
After over 70 years of dedicated leadership and expertise in the construction industry, Mr. Larry McGough one of the original founders of McGough Construction, was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota.
DULUTH, Minn. – McGough Construction is pleased to announce that Brian Durand has joined the company as Senior Project and Operations Manager. In this role, Durand will be responsible for overseeing and assisting with all construction projects managed by the company’s Duluth office which opened in Spring of 2016.
Most of the time, we get to spend our days doing really fun and rewarding work. Every once in a while, though, we need to take up a somber task.
We firmly believe that our remarkable people are the foundation of McGough. As an innate part of our culture, we strive to develop and grow each and every one of our employees.
Hearts & Hammers is a Twin Cities non-profit organization that provides exterior home improvement assistance for deserving seniors and disabled homeowners so they can continue to live independently.
What could be better than an office in Iowa – How about two offices in Iowa! We at McGough Construction are proud to announce the grand opening of our second, yes second, office location in the great state of Iowa.
DULUTH, Minn. – McGough Construction is pleased to announce that it is continuing to expand its Midwestern presence with the launch of a new regional office in Duluth, Minnesota.
We were so very honored to receive the 20th Colman J. Barry Award for Distinguished Contributions to Religion and Society! This accolade from St. John’s University is given annually to those who demonstrate that service to others comprises the best in human achievement.
The dedication ceremony for the Ames Laboratory Sensitive Instrument Facility was held last week in Ames, Iowa. The ceremony marked the opening of the 13,300-square foot facility designed to house next-generation and current instruments, which includes electron and scanning probe microscopes.
ST PAUL, Minn. – April 27, 2016 – Jon Holmen, of Ankeny, has been named general manager of McGough Construction’s new office in central Iowa.
At 11-stories and 220,000-square feet, the Maurices Headquarters is the biggest downtown development in Duluth’s history. McGough Construction is pleased to have been a part of this project as a general contractor, and it has been an honor to work with the owners and project partners.
From demolition to present day, check out this time-lapse video at the Iowa State University Advanced Teaching & Research Building project!
McGough Development has officially opened its new Hyatt Regency Bloomington – Minneapolis hotel at its Bloomington Central Station development site, completing the centerpiece of its transit-oriented development.
ST. PAUL, MN March 9, 2016 McGough is pleased to announce that Scott North has joined the company as Executive Vice President of its National Healthcare Group.
In celebration of the new lab, staff at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) tossed fish in a pond to commemorate its opening at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus.
Check out this awesome construction time-lapse video of the Hyatt Regency Bloomington - Minneapolis Hotel being built! Dr. Tom Von Sternberg from the neighboring HealthPartners hospital took photos of the year long construction from his office.
This weekend, a team of McGough employees participated in the “Pedal in Place” fundraiser for Gillette Children’s Hospital.
Minnesota Concrete Council awarded two McGough Construction projects today at the 2015 Annual Meeting and Awards Program. The Ordway Center for Performing Arts - Concert Hall and Production Wing Expansion project received the 2015 Structural Design Merit Award, an award that recognizes cast-in-place structures which enhances the overall design of the building.
SAINT PAUL, MN – Feb. 19, 2016 – McGough Development announced the opening of its new Hyatt Regency Bloomington – Minneapolis hotel at its Bloomington Central Station development site, completing the centerpiece of its transit-oriented development.
Mr. Larry McGough, one of the original founders of McGough Construction, was recognized as the 2016 Red & White Benefit Honoree by Saint Agnes School. From giving presentations on architecture to financing scholarship programs, Mr. McGough rarely hesitated to lend a hand.
John Hintze, a Senior Operating Engineer for McGough Facility Management, receives BOMA’s 2016 Engineer of the Year Award. This award honors a building engineer professional who demonstrates best practices in building operations, innovative development and service to BOMA Greater Minneapolis.
We would like to take a moment to acknowledge a major milestone in the history of our company.
Surly Destination Brewery is in the spotlight again! Congratulations to HGA Architects and Engineers and the project team on receiving the Structural Engineer Excellence Design Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies - Minnesota.
McGough Construction volunteers joined NAWIC – Minneapolis/St Paul Chapter members yesterday at Sacred Heart Catholic School to give 3rd and 4th graders a little insight on the construction industry.
McGough Construction was honored as a Minnesota Keystone honoree! The Minnesota Keystone Program recognizes companies that donate at least 2-percent of their revenue, pre-tax, to the community – McGough donated over 5-percent this year.
McGough broke ground this year on a new, two-story and 28,000-square foot headquarters for Hubbard Radio in Phoenix, Arizona. This facility will be the new home for all five of Hubbard Radio Phoenix’s radio stations; 93.3 FM, 98 KUPD, KSLX 100.7 FM, NBC Sports 440 AM and 1060 AM.
Commissioner Ken Peterson of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry presented McGough Construction’s University of Minnesota – Ambulatory Care Center project team with the prominent Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP) award.
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota – McGough Construction is pleased to announce that Cassie Nelson has joined the company as Vice President of Human Resources. In this role, Cassie will oversee the company’s human capital strategy, which will include human capital development, recruitment, compensation and benefits, outreach, training and performance management.
Let’s raise a glass to Surly Brewing Co.! The Surly Brewing Co. Destination Brewery, a recent McGough project, is being honored as one of Finance & Commerce’s Top Projects of 2014! The $30 million and 50,000-square-foot facility, which can accommodate up to 1,000 beer lovers, is located on the border between Minneapolis and St. Paul and has been deemed a new hot spot in the Twin Cities.
SAINT PAUL, MN - McGough is pleased to announce that Tim Reimann has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Lean Operations. In this role, Tim will provide dedicated executive-level leadership of McGoughs Lean enterprise transformation.
On Tuesday, September 29th, 2015, Twin Cities PBS, McGough, project partners and local dignitaries celebrated the official launch of the newly remodeled Twin Cities PBS headquarters with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
This week, all of McGough took pause to honor the life and contributions of Leo McGough, one of the original founders of our company, who recently passed away at the age of 94.
The bustling growth in the city of Duluth, Minnesota continues! Last week, we officially broke ground on a 45,000-square-foot Health Science building for the College of St. Scholastica. The new facility will be the first-ever off-campus academic building for the college. It will house multiple classrooms and laboratories and includes a free clinic that will serve patients with or without insurance, giving students valuable hands on supervised training.
GRINNELL, Iowa—McGough Construction announced that it has been selected to construct a $50 million humanities and social studies complex for Grinnell College.
Throughout this year’s season, the Twins baseball club has recognized Yellow Ribbon Companies that go above and beyond in supporting service members and their families. Yesterday, at home plate, McGough Construction was recognized as one of these companies.
Building and modernizing sacred spaces has been a big part of McGough’s business for more than five generations. Sacred buildings are often large-volume spaces that have unique structural, mechanical, acoustical, and lighting requirements.
With the Minnesota State Fair right around the corner, most Minnesotans are getting excited for fried food on a stick. But here at McGough, we have a little something more to be excited about. (Don’t get us wrong though, we are still excited for the fried food on a stick.) The West End Market at the Minnesota State Fair, a recent McGough project, is being honored as one of Finance & Commerce’s Top Projects of 2014!
McGough has been named one of the Top Workplaces in Minnesota by the StarTribune, ranking 27th on the midsize company list.
This week, one of our clients earned the impressive distinction of 2015 Renovation of the Year from Golf Inc! Keller Golf Course is one of the best public courses in the country and has a rich history of hosting national tournaments. We are fortunate to have been part of this very cool project, which rebuilt the course, clubhouse and pro shop with the mission of preserving and enhancing the course’s storied past.
July 9th, 2015 marked the grand opening of a project that’s near and dear to our hearts – the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, St. Paul. This warm and welcoming suite is an inclusive family amenities space and is expected to serve more than one thousand parents and family members in just its first year.
As a designated Yellow Ribbon company, we are dedicated to supporting our nation’s troops and their families. Consistent with this, we are excited about a new project we began this week in partnership with Housing our Heroes Minnesota.
We don’t always eat healthy here at McGough, but for many people eating healthy is just not an option financially. McGough set off this morning to help in the fight against nutritional poverty that afflicts so many in South Minneapolis.
McGough’s commitment to supporting our veterans and their families extends well beyond policies and procedures. As a designated Yellow Ribbon company, we seek to build strong relationships with our nation’s troops and their families through multiple levels of outreach. We are honored to support organizations such as Defending the Blue Line, who actively work to make positive impacts on the military community.
Cottage Grove, MN – Groundbreaking on a 113,000-square-foot facility expansion for Renewal by Andersen. Along with Mayor Myron Bailey in attendance were numerous dignitaries, community members, and representatives from the Andersen Corporation.
Our people are our foundation, and it’s an innate part of our culture to value and grow all of our remarkable people that make up this great organization. We are pleased to share that McGough has been named one of the Top Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune, ranking 27th on the midsize company list.
On Friday, June 12th, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) representative John McCallum presented McGough Construction with the NSSAR Flag Certificate in recognition of commendable patriotism in the display of The Flag of the United States of America. The certificate is meant to commemorate those companies who fly The Flag of the United States of America strictly for patriotic purposes.
It was an exciting day in Duluth, MN, as maurices celebrated a major milestone in the construction of their new headquarters. Project partners, maurices representatives, and the McGough maurices project team gathered collectively to celebrate the “Topping Off” of the new structure.
A rare occasion it is that a 75-year membership plaque is presented to a member of the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1 Minnesota/North Dakota. In fact, Leo McGough, 94, is one of only two members to reach this remarkable milestone in 2014.
A hearty congratulations to Surly Brewing Co. for receiving the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2015 Eureka! Award. The award recognizes those particular companies that have exhibited ingenuity and innovation in a wide variety of industries.
The Ordway Center Concert Hall, the newest addition to the Ordway in Saint Paul, MN, has been named “Best New Art Space” in the 2015 Best of Minnesota. The facility is designed specifically for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and is directly connected to the existing Ordway Music Theater.
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