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CRE’s Aspiring Leaders of 2025

Julia Waterbury — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:36:26 +0000

Alison Gorham was named an Aspiring Leader of 2025 by GlobeSt. As Vice President & Director of Wisconsin Operations, Alison leads McShane’s Wisconsin Regional Office and manages the design-build and general construction process for the firm’s projects in Wisconsin.

In 2018, Alison was asked to open and lead McShane’s regional office in Madison. Her remarkable aptitude for cultivating relationships with developers, design professionals, and subcontractors coupled with her expertise in multi-family and commercial construction enabled her to quickly build a project pipeline in the Wisconsin market. She operates with a client service-focused mindset and consistently exceeds her clients’ expectations, which has led them to return to McShane for project after project.

Alison is passionate about increasing the representation of women in the industry. She co-founded McShane’s first women’s leadership group to provide women at all stages of their careers with access to learning opportunities, professional development, resources, and the opportunity to cultivate relationships with other women within the industry.

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2025 CBC Merit Award

Julia Waterbury — Thu, 08 May 2025 15:38:27 +0000

The Foglia Residences was the recipient of a Chicago Building Congress Merit Award. Located adjacent to The Chicago Lighthouse in the Illinois Medical District, The Foglia Residences is a nine-story building that incorporates 76 affordable apartments for residents who are blind, visually impaired, disabled, and veterans, along with parking and retail space. This groundbreaking development is the first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit building in the nation for the blind community.

The units are designed to provide accessible, independent living with solid surface kitchen countertops for added durability, appliances with front controls and tactile operation, dimmable lighting, and high-contrast flooring and finishes. The common areas offer contrasting colors, braille signage, handrails in the corridors, braille wallpaper, and elevators with audible signals.

The joint venture team of McShane Construction Company and Ashlaur Construction successfully delivered the project after more than 120,000 project man-hours with a safety record notably better than the national average.

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2025 General Contractor of the Year

Julia Waterbury — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:49:16 +0000

McShane was named General Contractor of the Year at the 2025 Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards. McShane has operated in the Chicago commercial real estate market since 1984 and has built more than 45 million square feet in the market in that time.

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2025 Opus College of Engineering Professional Achievement Award

Julia Waterbury — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:21:26 +0000

President Mat Dougherty received the Marquette University Opus College of Engineering Professional Achievement Award. The award is part of the university’s Alumni National Awards program, which honors extraordinary alumni who embody Marquette’s mission of excellence, faith, leadership, and service. Mat joined McShane as a project engineer following his graduation from Marquette in 2000 and very quickly proved his dedication and determination. His hard work and strong leadership resulted in a number of promotions, culminating in his promotion to president in 2021.

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2024 Best Companies to Work For in Alabama

Julia Waterbury — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:00:21 +0000

For the second year in a row, McShane was named one of the Best Companies to Work For in Alabama by Business Alabama. McShane is one of only 35 companies in the state to receive this distinguishment. Selection was based on extensive surveys conducted by the Best Companies Group and included factors such as employee benefits, turnover rate, DEI initiatives, company culture, and training and career development.

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2025 Titan 100

Julia Waterbury — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:25:34 +0000

Chief Executive Officer Molly McShane was selected as a 2025 Chicago Titan 100 honoree. The Titan 100 program recognizes the top 100 CEOs & C-level executives who most accomplished business leaders in their industry and demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, and passion.

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2024 ABC Illinois Excellence in Construction Award

Julia Waterbury — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:55:59 +0000

The Woodlands at Canterfield received an Award of Excellence from ABC Illinois. The development is a 129-unit luxury senior living community that offers 91 assisted living units and 40 memory care beds in West Dundee, Illinois. Units are offered in studio, one-, and two-bedroom options and offer high-end finishes including vinyl plank flooring, maple cabinets, and granite countertops. The property integrates 16,000 square feet of best-in-class amenities including a fitness center, spa, salon, theater, pub, clubrooms with fireplaces, and dynamic dining venues. Outside, residents can enjoy a patio with a fire pit, bocce ball court, and putting green.

Located on a site that was once occupied by an apple orchard, The Woodlands at Canterfield exudes a woodland aesthetic. Biophilic principles guided the design with careful consideration of natural daylighting, finish selections, and art curation, all of which contribute to a bright, contemporary atmosphere. Notable features include gilded leaf wallcoverings in the property’s signature restaurant, a wood panel surround bar in the pub, faux green walls and planters in the fitness center and dining areas, and botanical fabrics and wallcoverings in the full-service salon.

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2024 Influencers in Multi-Family

Julia Waterbury — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:19:31 +0000

Scott Hoppa, Executive Vice President of Operations, was named to GlobeSt.’s list of Influencers in Multi-Family. Scott first joined McShane in 1991 as an intern while studying at Marquette University. Over the past 33 years, he has proven himself a strong leader and influencer within the industry and at McShane. Scott is an expert in a variety of multi-family product types including market rate, affordable, senior, and student housing. He has overseen the construction of more than 70 multi-family projects in 14 states totaling 16,600 units and $2.3 billion in value.

In 2005, Scott was tasked with opening a Southeast regional office in Auburn, Alabama, to position McShane to serve the highly populated and growing Sun Belt region. Since opening, Scott has expanded the office to 60 employees with revenue in excess of $285 million. As a result of Scott’s leadership, McShane is now one of the most active multi-family general contractors in the southeastern United States.

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2024 Chicago’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses

Julia Waterbury — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:00:42 +0000

For the third year in a row, The McShane Companies was named the second largest woman-owned business in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business. McShane is the only commercial general contracting firm to appear in the top 25 companies on the list. Molly McShane serves as The McShane Companies’ majority owner, as well as Chief Executive Officer.

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2024 Shero Award

Julia Waterbury — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:56:07 +0000

Molly McShane was named the 2024 Shero by The Goldie Initiative. This prestigious award is given to one woman each year who is regarded as a hero for her outstanding achievements in the commercial real estate industry and her dedication to mentoring women and changing the corporate culture to allow more women to succeed.

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2024 Top Multi-Family Contractors

Julia Waterbury — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:43:13 +0000

The McShane Companies was ranked third on Engineering News-Record’s list of Top Multi-Unit Residential Contractors. Since 1998, McShane Construction has built more than 30,000 units across the nation in the market rate, affordable housing, senior living, and student housing sectors and has a reputation built on delivery results and standing behind our word.

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2024 Influencers in Industrial

Julia Waterbury — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:58:19 +0000

Tom Beres, Regional Vice President – Industrial, was named to GlobeSt.com’s list of Influencers in Industrial. Tom joined McShane in May 2003 as a Project Engineer following his graduation from Marquette University. Since then, he has proven himself an influencer both within McShane and throughout the industry. Tom has extensive experience in multiple industrial product types, including distribution/warehouse, food and beverage, and manufacturing/assembly, in geographic markets across the country. Over the course of his career, he has managed the construction of nearly 70 industrial buildings in 12 states.

Tom is known for his tactical approach to addressing the challenges of a project. Whether he’s facing supply chain issues, poor site conditions, or tough weather, he finds strategic ways to ensure that construction can progress without incurring overall schedule delays and added costs. Additionally, he has a strong ability to collaborate with clients, design teams, trade partners, and municipalities. As an advocate for the design-build method, he has formed key partnerships with architects and engineers in the industrial sector. With more than 20 years of experience, Tom is able to impart his advanced knowledge in industrial construction on his employees as he trains the next generation of industry leaders.

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