News From Midwest
June 14, 2010
Midwest has been selected by Turner Construction to provide pre-construction services with the expectation of moving seamlessly into the construction phase of the new 280,000 sf Penn National Gaming facility called Hollywood Casino. The new destination casino is to be constructed at the 2nd turn of the Kansas Speedway with a targeted opening date of Dec. 2011. A 440+ room hotel is scheduled to be constructed within a couple of years at the same site.
During pre-construction Midwest will provide multiple budgets, Life Cycle costing including Acoustical evaluation, Maintenance and Operations Analysis, Indoor Air Quality, Vibration Analysis, System Replacement Cost Analysis, Flexibility Studies, Energy Costs and System Comparisons for the new Casino project. Midwest Mechanical is currently constructing a slots-only casino for Penn National Gaming in Perryville, MD.
June 7, 2010
The American Heart Association has awarded Midwest Mechanical Contractors with the 2010 Start! Fit Friendly Workplace Gold Award. This is an exciting follow-up to our Fit For Life Wellness program which launched in 2008 and received the same designation from the American Heart Association in its first year of existence.
Midwest has an all volunteer Wellness Committee that creates a variety of educational programs, competitions and team building events that revolve around getting and staying physically fit.
June 1, 2010
Midwest was recently selected by United Excel to perform the build-out of two patient floors at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Additionally, Midwest was recently selected by Turner Construction to provide plumbing and HVAC construction for the Children’s Mercy Hospital PET/CT project.
Each of these local Kansas City Healthcare projects are important to local health care community and will provide improved and expanded capabilities at both Shawnee Mission Medical Center and Children’s Mercy Hospital.
SAFETY UPDATE - As of June 1st, Midwest Mechanical Contractors has worked 1,853,916 hours without a Lost Time Injury! Everyone keep up the good work – and keep your eyes on TWO MILLION hours!
March 19, 2010
It is with great pride that we announce Midwest Mechanical Contractors-Kansas City was awarded First Place in the Associated General Contractors National Safety Competition on Friday, March 19, 2010 at the AGC National Convention. The award is for the Best Safety Program for subcontractors with between 300,001 and 700,000 hours. Over 250 contractors from around the country competed for this very prestigious award.
Our culture of wellness and safety, our volunteer safety committee, and our field employees have contributed many ideas to our already strong Safety Program over the past several years, all of which has helped make our program among the best in the industry. William McDermott, CEO and Chuck Paulson, Director of Corporate Safety, were present at the national conference to accept the award on behalf of the employees of Midwest Mechanical Contractors.
Chuck Paulson and William McDermott accepting award at the AGC Nation Convention.
March 9, 2010
On March 11, 2010, Midwest Mechanical Contractors will be honored with the Builders’ Association Safety Excellence First Place Award in the Subcontractor Category 300,001 – 700,000 work hours by the Kansas City Builders’ Association.
January 15, 2010
Midwest Mechanical Contractors University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Hospital project graces the cover of the January 2010 Health Facilities Management Magazine.
Midwest provided complete plumbing and HVAC preconstruction and construction services on the new 553,282 square foot hospital for CDI Contractors. To read more visit HFM Magazine's website.
January 6, 2010
It is with great pride that we are announcing that Midwest Mechanical Contractors, Inc. has been named the "2009 National Best Contractor To Work For" by Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine.
Criteria that helped Midwest gain this national recognition includes:
- Our family oriented company culture.
- An innovative wellness program including our in-house fitness center.
- Our commitment to community involvement.
- Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
- An open door policy for all.
- ...and numerous other criteria.
The complete article can be found at Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine's website.
Left to right: Mike Chick, Mike Kotubey, Mike Teahan, Keith Flowers, & Brent Hawley
December 22, 2009
In addition to our Annual Toy's for Tot's drive, which was one of our most successful drives to date, Midwest Mechanical Service also sponsored a two-week drive to collect new and gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves and blankets for the Kansas City, MO Salvation Army.
Our corporate neighbor, Joe Runyon, President of Hangers Cleaners generously donated the laundering and environment-friendly dry cleaning of nearly 40 coats plus numerous hats, scarves, gloves and blankets. Nearly 500 new and gently used items were donated by Midwest employees throughout Kansas City and presented to Salvation Army representatives Major Jim McDowell, Raymond Bell and Owen Ware on December 21st.
The wife of one long-time Midwest employee loves to knit and she donated 15 hand-knitted hats and scarves, because she “just wanted to make someone’s Christmas a little warmer." We thank her and everyone else that contributed to the Toy's for Tot's drive and Project Warmth.
December 21, 2009
SAFETY UPDATE - As of December 1st, Midwest Mechanical Contractors has worked 1,644,561 hours without a Lost Time Injury! Everyone keep up the good work – and keep your eyes on TWO MILLION hours!
December 3, 2009
You can help make the holidays a little brighter for hundreds of children in the Kansas City area by donating your time to wrap gifts for our Annual Children’s Oncology Holiday Party, sponsored by Children’s Mercy Hospital and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is partnering with U.S. Toy for a gift wrapping EXTRAVAGANZA!!
On December 9th we will be at US Toy Company in Grandview to assist in the gift wrapping. If you would like more information about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society you can learn more at their website, www.lls.org/mid.