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1990s - On the Leading Edge

After solidifying a strong, detail-oriented design-build model in the 1980s, Paric entered the 1990s committed to building even stronger partnerships in both business and the community at large, including vigorous support of civic and philanthropic institutions such as the American Heart Association, United Way, Boy Scouts of America, American Cancer Society and Junior Achievement. At the same time, Paric expanded its reach from the Midwest to work in the Dallas area.

By 1991, Paric emerged as a frontrunner in the healthcare market, as the company formed lasting partnerships with Barnes Jewish Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. Soon after, Paric also created a niche in the educational market, working on educational buildings, student housing facilities, performance theaters, research facilities, and even a venue for the 1992 St. Louis presidential debates, for institutions such as Washington University, University of Missouri St. Louis, Maryville University, Webster University, and St. Charles Community College.

The accolades from the media, the industry and the business community continued to build, with Paul McKee, Jr. featured in a St. Louis Commerce Magazine cover story (focusing on Paric’s people-oriented business model), and both Paul and Rick Jordan named the 1996 St. Louis Entrepreneurs of the Year in the Construction and Real Estate Category by the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, St. Louis Business Journal, and Ernst and Young, in association with the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute.

Again, Paric ended the decade on the forefront, ranking 222nd nationally in Engineering News-Record’s Top 400 Contractor list in 1998.