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2000s - The Next Level Starts Here

The new century found Paric being hailed by the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association as the champions of the design/build model, while leadership at the company was transitioning to the next generation, with Joe McKee named president and Greg Frick chief operating officer.  

In 2002, Joe McKee made the shift in leadership complete by purchasing the company from Paul McKee, Jr. and Rick Jordan, with the headquarters soon moving to 1001 Boardwalk Springs Place, O’Fallon, Missouri. That same year, Paric cracked the Top 200 of the Engineering News-Record’s Top 400 Contractors list, at 178th, with ENR also ranking Paric as 50th among the largest design/build firms in America.

A testament to the company’s continuing commitment to safety, during the first part of the decade, the company reported a total of 1,000,000 hours without a lost time accident, with Paric later winning the AGC’s Excellence in Construction Safety Award.

Throughout the decade, Paric continued to receive recognition from industry, media, civic, and municipal sectors, with awards varying from the AGC’s Excellence in Construction Safety Award; the Mayor’s Spirit of St. Louis Award; the CMiC Innovation Award; AGC’s Keystone Award and the American Institute of Architects Design Merit Award. Paric now was consistently completing projects throughout the Midwest region – including Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio -- and ranking among the Top 400 Contractors in the Engineering News-Record’s annual listing, and had become a fixture in a multitude of other “Top of the Industry” lists.

By 2007, Paric moved to the ” next level starts here” encompassing a total customer experience, helping the customer envision their dream for their building or project.

With a legacy of innovation spanning more than three decades, Paric can lay claim to having helped elevate the efficiency standards of an entire industry. That commitment continues with innovations that are evident in Paric projects today – with the potential to set a yet loftier standard for excellence in the delivery of construction services for decades to come.