​Fighting cancer one sip at a time.

Boo Brew is back and this year we are bringing the beer here for a backyard summer party.  The 7th AnnualScare Away Cancer Boo Brew is July 23rd from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the new MCL Construction Headquarters,14558 Portal Circle in La Vista.  The event is open to the public.

You can’t have a summer party without the classics.  This year, we will offer old-fashioned domestic beers in addition to local craft beer options.
“In the past, we have focused on beers from a local brewery.  This year we are mixing it up a lot with domestic choices as well as a wide variety of local breweries, we really will have something for everyone,” said Senior Vice President Tony Fucinaro.

Your donation will cover your evening of drinks and fun.  We suggest starting with a $25 donation.  All proceeds go to Scare Away Cancer.

Scare Away Cancer started in 2011 with a mission to be in everyone’s corner during their fight with cancer.  As a partner, we help collect and give money to patients and families to help make ends meet.  We also support programs that provide charitable care to patients to help improve their lives.  It all starts with something as simple as having a beer.

Scare Away Cancer is a 100% volunteer organization.  MCL is proud to have employees dedicated to our community who participate in several outreach opportunities year-round. Through our partnership, we strive to build hope, rebuild strength, and set the foundation for a cure.

Scare Away Cancer is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Omaha, Nebraska.  Questions and inquiries should be directed to info@scareawaycancer.org.  You can also donate at scareawaycancer.org

Scare Away Cancer and MCL Construction are committed to safety and will be taking extra steps to help maintain social distancing and health measures.  The outdoor event allows for extra space to help everyone enjoy the evening at a safe distance.
“We understand there may be some hesitation about attending an event with lots of people.  Boo Brew is outside and we have plenty of space to make sure you feel you can physical distance.  We want to make sure everyone feels safe and can have a good time,” added Fucinaro.

Come out and have a few for a good cause, there is nothing scary about it.

About MCL Construction: 
For many businesses, navigating the entire construction process and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming.  At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision. 

MCL is honored to be part of family milestones at Methodist Health System’s Women’s Hospital. 

Methodist Women’s Hospital and Women's Hospital Medical Office Building, located at 190th and Dodge, celebrated ten years of their new facility last Sunday.  In those ten years, 46,849 babies were born, lives were saved, and women’s health was prioritized. 

MCL was selected to build this first-of-its-kind hospital in Nebraska. 

The 289,000 square foot hospital has 116 beds, private rooms, family space, decentralized patient check-in, decentralized nursing stations, and a 28-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that helps alleviate a shortage of NICU beds in our area.  

MCL also built the 154,000 square foot medical office building on the Women's Hospital campus.  This three-story structure features office suites, clinical rooms, and a healing garden that connects the medical office building with the hospital. 

Thanks to an incredible team effort and thorough planning, MCL completed the campus in 26 months and 3.2% under budget. 

This campus was an important building block for MCL.  In 2010, it was our largest project to date and demonstrated our ability to succeed on large, detailed projects.   

“It was one of the main foundations of having MCL grow to where we are today.  We proved to the construction community and owners that we are capable of something like that,” said Executive Vice President Gary Leapley. 

​This project set the foundation for the following: 

• Creighton School of Dentistry 
• The Lauritzen Outpatient Center 
• The Cloisters on the Platte 
• Munroe Meyer Institute 

If the walls could talk, stories of families welcoming a new life or rejoicing healed lives would be shared.  We are honored to have built the walls that hold these treasured moments.  Thank you, Methodist Health System, for allowing us to create a space for specialized care. 
 
Congratulations on ten years! 

About MCL Construction: 
For many businesses, navigating the entire construction process and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming.  At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision. 

The vision was clear:  the process required ingenuity, skill, and most importantly, respect. 

As the City of Omaha said goodbye to the Gene Leahy Mall and Heartland of America Park on February 28, 2019, MCL Construction was there to preserve the art that tells the stories of Omaha history and military service. 
 
Omaha Parks and Recreation chose MCL to remove and relocate seven art statues and monuments that sat on the riverfront parks, some for more than 40 years. 

At MCL, we are committed to performing at the highest level while always respecting those impacted by our work. 

In this case, the artists who created these monuments and those the monuments represent deserved great care and respect. 

“Just amazing care was taken to the best of our ability so that everybody would be happy,” said Omaha Parks and Recreation Project Manager, Tim Carmichael. 
 
Each structure had its own challenge.  Two needed to be removed from water, two required salvaging.

The Airborne Trooper and Victory ‘95 honor the valor and sacrifice of those who have served and currently serve our country.  

A brick plaza underneath the monuments was originally built with 17,000 bricks, 4,100 with the names of service members engraved on them.  For families and friends, these bricks are symbols of service and sacrifice. 

Led by MCL Superintendent Wyatt Hansen, our team began the process of relocating them to Memorial Park.  We noticed the deteriorated structure of the original bricks.  The names had faded, but not the memory of each person. 

Rather than relocating them in that condition, our team replaced each brick and placed them within five feet of their original location under the statue.  A time-consuming, detailed task that recreated the personal connection every donor had to the service member honored. 

“He wanted to give every bit of respect to the art and who the artwork was for,” said Carmichael. 

​In addition to those two monuments, MCL removed and relocated the following:

All Photos By: Architectural Photography Inc.

About MCL Construction:
For many businesses, navigating the entire construction process and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming.  At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision.

Ben VanderWert joins MCL Construction as the Director of Talent Acquisition.  Ben's primary focus is to identify and hire the best and brightest to join the MCL Construction family. 
 
"MCL has a long history in the community and has been growing at a great manageable rate," said VanderWert. "The relationships they have built with the community and organizations across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa are long-lasting.  My goal is to apply that approach to attracting and retaining great talent and for MCL to be seen as a premier employer in the community."
 
VanderWert spent several years recruiting in the technology and IT fields.  He understands what it takes to identify top talent in a competitive industry and how having the right employees help organizations grow and thrive long-term. 
 
"Having the right people that will make a positive impact on the organization and do right by the customers is vital in long-term success within any organization.  Finding the person to do the job is one thing.  Finding the person that can do the job and fit within the organization with the team and culturally is what we are looking for in the people we hire at MCL Construction," said VanderWert. 
 
MCL Construction has grown substantially in the past five years, approaching 200 employees. 
 
"We want to keep growing," added MCL Construction Senior Vice President Tony Fucinaro.  "Ben will play a significant role as we continue to expand our geographical footprint and provide our relationship-based building model to clients who are looking for a partner to solve their building problems."
 
MCL Construction recently moved into its new corporate headquarters located at 14558 Portal Circle in La Vista, Nebraska.  The building has made a big impression on VanderWert and he believes it will make his job a lot easier.
 
"Having a new and welcoming facility will undoubtedly help in attracting people.  In my opinion, it is all about the opportunity and culture of the organization.  But having a place to work where there is proper/enhanced technology, collaboration spaces, and an open environment will help in growth and retention."
 
About MCL Construction
For many businesses, navigating the entire construction process and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming.  At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision.

Patients at the Omaha Eye and Laser Institute in Omaha, Nebraska, will notice a new state-of-the-art surgery center. The renovated space features the following:

• Four operating rooms
• Two laser rooms
• Five patient pre-operation areas
• Eight post-operation areas
• Two sterile process rooms

There are also clean and soiled rooms, receiving, storage, nurse stations, offices, and a large reception area. 

 "Surgery is now located more conveniently on the ground floor and provides easier access, " said Omaha Eye and Laser President, Dr. Sao Liu. "It is more than twice as large as our previous surgery center space; we can now have more than one surgeon working at a time."

About MCL Construction
For many businesses, navigating the entire construction process and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming.  At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision.

​The MCL Construction team at Methodist Hospital has received the "Sharing the Care" award from the Methodist Hospital Foundation. 
 
"This award is given to individuals, groups, or businesses that take extraordinary steps to donate supplies to help Methodist deliver The Meaning of Care," said Foundation President and CEO Tracy Madden-McMahon 
 
MCL Construction designed and constructed COVID-19 testing booths that give healthcare workers a safe and sterile environment. The enclosures are mobile so that they can be transported easily to different parts of the hospital.  
 
"This pandemic is like nothing I have ever seen before," said MCL Construction Project Manager Tom Carlisle, who leads the MCL Methodist Hospital team. "This was a team effort, not just with our employees, but our building partners who call Methodist Hospital home. We are a big family." 

The family includes MMC Contractors and Keystone Glass, who donated goods and services to make this project possible. 

The MCL team included:

• Tom Carlisle
• Mark Kidder
• Nick Brim
• Rob Nielsen
• Shawn Post
• Jay Pabian
• Casey Graham

 
Madden-McMahon added, "Keeping our front line healthcare workers safe is essential and we are beyond grateful for partners who go above and beyond. The plexiglass booths built and donated by MCL Construction will protect our caregivers and help save lives." 
 
About MCL Construction
MCL Construction understands that for many businesses navigating the entire construction process and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming. Our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision.  

​A freshly hoisted sign at 11th and Douglas marks the new downtown home of a quickly growing Omaha business and signals its commitment to the community.  
 
Upon first glance, the historic, newly renovated office building in downtown Omaha seems built to house the latest tech startup.  But inside the walls of Kirsch Transportation Services Inc. are longstanding, well-respected business leaders driving the 19-year-old woman-owned logistics company toward its 20th year of operation.  
 
“We’re putting our stamp on the community and saying, ‘This is where we want to make a difference,’” said Shauna Morfeld, VP of Business Development.  “It also gives us access to the people we want to bring into our fabulous company and work with us.  It puts us on the map.” 
 
The company’s history is built on a strong family foundation and boasts an incredibly low rate of turnover.  In its latest growth spurt, owners Camilla Moore Kirsch and Matthew Kirsch were drawn to the fresh, vibrant energy of downtown and sought to become part of the revitalization.  
 
This idea became a reality in 2018 with the purchase of a 30,000-square-foot office building at 1102 Douglas, wedged between the Capitol District and the Old Market, and just north of the Gene Leahy Mall transformation underway.  Over the course of a year, Kirsch tapped local firms MCL Construction and RDG Planning & Design to restore the two-story building.  

​After a year of design and construction, Kirsch opened its restored doors in October 2019 to a bright, spacious office with fun and collaborative breakout areas, a gym/yoga facility, game room, and full kitchen. 
 
“Working together with MCL was critical in terms of the vibe we wanted to create in our new space,” Camilla Kirsch said.  “Combining our ideas, keeping safe some of the brick and mortar of the original building as well as repurposing some of the materials has added so much character.” 
 
The new office not only supports the company’s technology needs but provides an opportunity for the company to open its doors to talented industry professionals and partners.  

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“MCL did a wonderful job exposing the cool things about being in a historic building that we wanted to preserve and then bringing in the modern pieces that reflected our young environment,” said Chief Financial Officer Kelli Gleckler.  
 
During the design process, employees weighed in at various stages, lending their opinions toward the final product. Just as would happen with any family, the company’s culture invites disagreement and deliberation, and staff aren’t afraid to voice their perspectives.  In fact, owners challenged employees as to whether they would actually use the breakout spaces and, ultimately, were swayed by the possibilities of cross-collaboration between teams.  
 
“The best thing about Kirsch is that it really is the open road,” Morfeld said.  “Matt and Cam allow us to explore ideas and come with new solutions and provide assistance in different areas to talk to them about the route we think we need to take.  It’s a very open forum, so we’re able to spread our wings.  You’re able to take off in areas where other companies may try to put limitations on you.”  

​As employees embrace and adjust to their new home base, they say they’re empowered by the new energy in the office.  Each gravitates to various areas of the office depending on the time of day and their mental state.  But how does the new environment translate into productivity?  
 
On tough days, time in the nap room or playing a game of Connect4 can quickly ease stress and put employees back in the game.  Employees realize that owners are prioritizing health and mental wellbeing, empowering them to be the best versions of themselves whether on the phone with customers or at home with family. 
 
The very deliberation that resulted in Kirsch’s new office space is reflective of the dynamic, agile talent the team seeks to hire in the coming years. 
 
“The type of employees we hire aren’t hired because they can do a certain task,” Morfeld said.  “It’s because they’ve worn multiple hats and can work in niche areas of our business successfully.  They challenge us and bring new suggestions to the table that we, as existing employees, utilize to make ourselves better.” 

​And for the first time, the Kirsch brand is taking the forefront as the company looks to share its story and continue to build long-lasting relationships.  
 
“With our move to this great place in Omaha, we are empowered so we actually are focusing more energy on our branding and marketing.”  
 
Expect to hear more from the brand as it continues to grow its footprint in Omaha as the business expands.  The new office will provide Kirsch the ability to grow and fill additional hires as needed.  
 
“As to the future of our company, we’re putting a focus on building our partnerships,” Morfeld said. “We’re showing people our culture now more than ever, and how great of a company we are to work with.”  
 
“Our team absolutely loves our new office with its contemporary style,” Camilla continued.  “This special new space will help us continue to grow our business and we couldn’t be more excited.”

About MCL Construction 
For many businesses, navigating construction and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming. At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision.

​When you first walk into the new Breast Health Center at CHI Lakeside, you know that you’ve arrived at something exceptional.  That’s exactly what Kate Hunley and Mary Bailey had envisioned for the new space that the MCL team guided to fruition.  Mary, Director of Imaging Services, helped oversee the creation and implementation of the new Breast Health Center with the functionality and layout of the space directed by Kate, the center’s lead Nurse Practitioner.  
 
“Patient-centered” was the goal and the team wanted additional space overall, ideally another exam room and new consulting area.  Previously, the waiting area felt outdated and uncomfortable which, unfortunately, could set the tone for a visit.  Now, bright but warm, complete with stunning lighting and a beautiful fireplace, the updated waiting room almost feels more like a spa than a hospital which is really refreshing.  The word “swanky” kept coming up and, according to Mary, “Women come in and take selfies in this area because it’s so pretty.  They’re literally standing in line to take pictures to send to their friends!” 

Aesthetics aside, the biggest impact comes from their new Consult Room, which enables them to bring the entire health care team into one space to inform and empower their patients.  Since the new space opened last September, they’ve been able to launch their new Multidisciplinary Care Clinic which really streamlines patient care.  Within the new private consult area, there is comfortable seating and two large monitors so they’re able to bring doctors in virtually if need be, as well as other imaging, sometimes showing the patient slides of their breast cancer.  Now, instead of requiring multiple appointments with multiple specialists, the patient now can walk out with a complete care plan and all of the answers they need after just one visit.  Kate is excited about the new expanded capability of the multidisciplinary team, “It’s intended to be all encompassing and now it really is.  Patients have been so grateful.” 
 
Kate also explained that the extra exam room allows for better flow for the physicians.  “It’s funny that one more room makes such a difference!  It’s now meeting our growth; we were really busting at the seams.”  She went on to say that the expansion really is changing the care they’re able to provide and improving what was already a nationally renowned clinic. 
 
As a Triple Accredited Center of Excellence, they are part of an elite 1% of breast centers across the country that have achieved this significant accomplishment.  With the modernized new home of the Breast Health Center, they feel that the space matches, and even elevates, the care they provide.  It’s also allowing them to hold their place in the local market in providing more competitive care.  “This is part of the expansion of our awesomeness,” Kate laughed.  

This project was only a dream for about six years but was spurred into action after receiving that award.  From the initial design to the construction itself, the Breast Health team was appreciative of the guidance from MCL.  Mary emphasized that they were so inclusive and creative with the process, “Since we wanted to create something unique, they were very open to different ideas.”  Kate agreed and added, “They had great feedback and were able to show us how they could make it all work. They were really flexible and realistic.  Very kind and respectful and had great communication. They never flinched.”  
 
Even though the construction happened while they were seeing patients, she was impressed that “they were very conscientious of the fact they were in a hospital and they were always cleaning up and making sure everything was tidy.  That was something that was pretty outstanding.” 

About MCL Construction 
For many businesses, navigating construction and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming. At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision. 

Space is getting tight on the campus of Clarkson College . . . students and faculty are about to get a lot more room.  
 
To celebrate the start of construction on the new Clarkson Commons and Education Center, Administration and staff swung a hammer for a ceremonial "wall-breaking."  
 
"I have been with the college a long time and we have been talking about this project for the last 10 or 15 years," said Interim President Dr. Aubray Orduña. "We have really been looking forward to it." 
 
Clarkson College is taking over the former Clarkson Family Medicine Building, a primary care facility operated by Nebraska Medicine.  The complete remodel of the building, which includes two floors and a basement, will give faculty much needed office space and students quieter, more collaborative, and more spacious areas to study. 
 
"Students are going to have a place to go and talk to their faculty in confidence.  They will have places to study where it's quiet. The faculty will now have the facilities they need to get the job done that they need to do and feel good about it," said Clarkson College Board Chair Dr. Steven Black.  
 
Clarkson College partnered with MCL Construction and Schemmer for the project that will be complete in the fall of 2020. 
 
About MCL Construction 
For many businesses, navigating construction and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming. At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build their vision.