1. McKinstry Hires Regional Director in Illinois

   Frank Colacicco to manage energy services sales and operations in Illinois CHICAGO (Sept. 20, 2017) – McKinstry, a full-service, design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) firm specializing in energy and facility services, today announced the hiring of Frank Colacicco as Regional Director for Illinois. Colacicco will be based out of McKinstry’s Chica[...]

2. Putting Water To (More) Work: McKinstry, Canyon Hydro, Covington Team Up

   BY BILL VIRGIN Editor/Publisher, Washington Manufacturing Alert   Capturing the energy inherent in falling or moving water to do work or generate electricity was one of the original power sources of this country. The Northwest still gets the bulk of its electricity from hydropower, mostly from mammoth dam projec[...]

3. Kleberg County Upgrades Facilities While Boosting Energy Savings

   Kleberg County teams with McKinstry to make critical safety and efficiency upgrades to county buildings KINGSVILLE, TEXAS (Sept. 6, 2017) – Kleberg County has completed energy-saving renovations and upgrades in buildings across the county, performed by McKinstry, a national design-build company specializing in energy-based retr[...]

4. Covington Water District Awarded Grant To Install Turbine Inside Water Main

   McKinstry chosen to design and install project and verify energy savings COVINGTON, Wash. (August 3, 2017) – Covington Water District (CWD), a public utility district providing water to over 50,000 residents of South King County, has been awarded a grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to install an [...]

5. McKinstry Announces New Chief Financial Officer, Controller

   Promotions bolster finance and accounting department leadership SEATTLE (August 1, 2017) – McKinstry, a national design, build, operate and maintain (DBOM) firm, today announced the promotions of Joseph Hagar to the role of chief financial officer and Yana Lisikyan to the role of controller. Prior to McKinstry, Hagar worked at [...]

6. Spokane Transit’s Facility Upgrades Conserve Money, Energy

   Spokane Transit's Facility Upgrades Conserve Money, Energy SPOKANE, Wash. (July 28, 2017) – Spokane Transit Authority (STA) is saving approximately $136,000 per year in electricity and natural gas costs as a result of energy-efficient improvements made to the agency’s bus maintenance facilities by McKinstry. In addition to these annual energy cost savings, STA received a $547,269 grant fro[...]

7. Kilgore College Hires McKinstry To Identify Major Energy Savings Opportunities

   College teams with energy experts to help cut costs with board-approved facility upgrades KILGORE, Texas (July 24, 2017) – Kilgore College has announced it is teaming with McKinstry Essention LLC, a national firm specializing in design, construction and energy services, to conduct a complete campus energy infrastr[...]

8. McKinstry Kicks Off Energy-Saving Partnership With Arkansas’ Sebastian County

   McKinstry Kicks Off Energy-Saving Partnership With Arkansas' Sebastian County As this July 20 article from Arkansas' Southwest Times Record notes, McKinstry's just-announced partnership with Sebastian County could yield "vast" energy savings county-wide. The article covers McKinstry South Regional Director Michael Grabham's recent presentation to the Sebastian County Quorum Court. As the stor[...]

9. Albany ISD Achieves Significant Energy Savings As A Result Of Facility Upgrades

   McKinstry surprises Albany ISD leaders with rebate check ALBANY, Texas (June 21, 2017) – Albany ISD has already begun to reap the benefits of its partnership with McKinstry, a national firm specializing in building energy efficient and operationally sound construction, after the firm made numerous upgrades in th[...]

10. McKinstry Awarded Three Technical Services Projects In Madison (Wisc.)

    Recently, a team out of McKinstry's Madison, Wisc. office was awarded three different projects extremely close to home. McKinstry will be working with the City of Madison to provide a variety of technical services from our integrated suite—including Energy Modeling, Measurement and Verification, Envelope Commissioning and[...]

11. McKinstry Employees Mentor STEM Students Across Washington

    Sometimes, the greatest gift you can give a student is time. McKinstry employees in Seattle and Spokane gave their fair share of time this school year through the Skills that Shine mentoring program, a program of the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS). WSOS is a state-established scholarship program that offers scholarship[...]

12. Senators Cantwell & Murkowski Visit McKinstry To Discuss Energy Innovation

    Senators Cantwell & Murkowski Visit McKinstry To Discuss Energy Innovation SEATTLE (June 9, 2017) — Earlier today, United States Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) visited McKinstry’s Seattle headquarters to participate in a roundtable discussion on energy efficiency innovation, grid security and workforce development. Leading the discussion was McKinstry CEO Dea[...]

13. Mayo Civic Center to Kick Off Energy Efficiency Upgrades

    Lighting and facility improvements part of Mayo Civic Center’s environmental stewardship strategy ROCHESTER, MINN. (June 7, 2017) – The Mayo Civic Center announced today that it will soon begin high-performance improvements in partnership with McKinstry, a design-build firm specializing in energy retrofits. Through the use of the St[...]

14. Facility Upgrades Save Childress Regional Medical Center $189K In Annual Savings

    Childress Regional Medical Center and McKinstry announce completion of upgrades to improve patient comfort, energy efficiency CHILDRESS, TEXAS (June 5, 2017) – Childress Regional Medical Center (CRMC) and McKinstry, a local leader in design, construction and energy services, have announced the completion of th[...]

15. Missouri School Districts Breaking Ground On Summer Renovation Projects

    Two neighboring school districts—Bell City R-II and Scott County Central—kick off extensive facility improvement projects BELL CITY, Mo. (May 24, 2017) — Bell City R-II and Scott County Central school districts may be rivals when it comes to athletics, but they’re on the same page when it comes to improving their f[...]