Texas Contractor articles from August 2007

Texas Contractor archives from August 2007

Skanska.
August 6, 2007... Staff On Friday, June 15, Skanska USA Building Inc. and Methodist Stone Oak Hospital hoisted the last piece of steel to the top of the new San Antonio hospital, dubbed the "hospital of the future." To commemorate the construction...

LAN.(appointment of David Morris at Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam Inc.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) has appointed David Morris as manager of operations for its Transportation Business Group, where he will be responsible for overseeing and directing the company's transportation operations....

SpawGlass.
August 6, 2007... Staff SpawGlass Construction Corp., a 54-year-old, 100-percent employee-owned general contractor, has announced that Jay Lemery, CPC, has been named Business Development manager for the Houston office. Recent project awarded to SpawGlass...

Linbeck.(promotions of Craig Fredrickson, Wendy Burke and Emre Ozcan at Linbeck Construction Corp.)
August 6, 2007... Staff Craig Fredrickson, a 17-year veteran of Linbeck, was promoted to vice president. Among the high-profile clients he has worked with are ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc., M. D. Anderson Cancer Centers, Christus Healthcare System, and...

Leviton.(appointment of Ed Plaia at Leviton Manufacturing Company Inc.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff Leviton Manufacturing Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Plaia as vice president/general manager for the company's Commercial and Industrial business. In his new post, Plaia will lead product management, marketing...

TTC.(Texas Transportation Commission)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff New legislation signed June 15 by Governor Perry, Senate Bill 792, circumvents most of the halt in transportation construction that the original toll road moratorium legislation had hoped to achieve. Moving quickly to implement...

Fluor.
August 6, 2007... Staff Fluor Corporation's Government Group has been awarded a Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract by the U.S. Army. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a performance period of one base...

Prescott Realty.
August 6, 2007... Staff Developer Prescott Realty Group's Lake Highlands Town Center project received both zoning and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) approval from the Dallas City Council on June 13. Lake Highlands Town Center is located along Skillman and...

GradeBeam.
August 6, 2007... Staff A group of construction project managers designed GradeBeam's Internet-based system (www.gradebeam.com ) to automate faxing, e-mailing, document distribution, and database management into a single system designed as a conduit for...

ToolWatch.
August 6, 2007... Staff ToolWatch (www.toolwatch.com ), a company that provides smart solutions for tool, equipment, materials, and consumables management, has introduced a system which allows companies to manage entire inventories of their assets while...

Radio Pump Tracker.
August 6, 2007... Staff OEM Data Delivery (www.oemdd.com ), a developer of tools for managing task and jobsite data, has introduced an intuitive tracking system for fuel and other high-value consumables. Radio Pump Tracker is a wireless, paperless...

Trimble.
August 6, 2007... Staff Trimble (www.trimble.com ) has released TrimbleA[R] Construction Manager version 1.9, a fully integrated solution for managing construction equipment and operations with charts and a dashboard view designed for users to visualize...

North Safety.
August 6, 2007... Staff Fibre-Metal offers Texas workers the spectacular SUPEREIGHTA[R] E-2 series Texas Flag full-graphic hard hat. The unique Fibre-Metal full-graphic process has been applied to top-quality, high-performance Fibre-Metal SUPEREIGHT hats...

SH 89.(State Highway)
August 6, 2007... By Liz Moucka, Editor Zachry Construction Corporation builds a new way around Sinton. Zachry Construction Corporation of San Antonio is more than halfway completed building a $44.4-million State Highway 89 project around Sinton, north...

Justice On The Trinity River.
August 6, 2007... By Liz Moucka McCarthy Building expands the Lew Sterrett Justice Center for Dallas County. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. broke ground on the new $61.7-million Dallas County Detention Center South Tower this past spring. Upon...

TPWA Awards.(Texas Public Works Association)
August 6, 2007... Staff The Texas Public Works Association hosted their annual conference, awards and equipment show. The Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association celebrated their 60th anniversary during their annual conference and...

Fluor.(contracts of Oak Grove Management Company LLC and Fluor Enterprises, Inc.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff The TCEQ has granted an air permit to Oak Grove Management Company LLC, a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of TXU Energy Company LLC ("TXU Energy"), to develop an approximately 1,600-megawatt net capacity, two-unit, coal-fueled...

Robroy.
August 20, 2007... Staff The Conduit Division of Robroy Industries recently added Ranita Patel to the marketing team as a marketing assistant. Prior to joining Robroy Conduit Division, Patel was a media assistant and account coordinator for Edwards &...

Speed Fab-Crete.(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Ron Hamm and Mitch Hanzik, business development executives, recently were honored with the Designated Design-Build Professional award from the DBIA. This prestigious award recognizes construction professionals who possess a high...

HOK.
August 20, 2007... Staff Senior vice president Sandra Paret has been appointed to the leadership team of HOK's global Corporate Marketplace Group, where she will focus on service delivery for HOK's growing number of national and global corporate accounts...

TxDOT.
August 20, 2007... Staff Independent audits of management and business operations of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Management conducted by the Dye Group and Deloitte Consulting are nearing completion. Draft executive summaries of the audits are...

Bennett Building.
August 20, 2007... Staff Bennett Building Systems, a Burleson, Texas-based construction firm has begun construction of a state-of-the-art pole manufacturing facility for Sabre Tubular Structures, a leading steel pole supplier. Sabre Tubular Structures...

Austin Commercial.(partnership of Granite Properties Inc. and Gables Residential Trust)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Austin Commercial has been selected as the Construction Manager at Risk for the unique partnership between Granite Properties and Gables Residential Trust. The Granite+Gables Uptown Project is an unusual arrangement which combines...

Walton Construction.
August 20, 2007... Staff The Dallas Division of Walton Construction Company, LLC was recently awarded the $18-million design-build contract for the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Seagoville, Texas. This project will be home to the 807th Medical Command,...

BurtWatts.
August 20, 2007... Staff BurtWatts Industries, Inc., a leading Austin-based commercial general contracting firm, was hired by Advocate, MD Financial Group Inc. to design and build out its new 8,500-square-foot Austin headquarters located at 811 Barton...

TTI.(Texas Transportation Institute )(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff The recent rains in Texas have forced many lakes and rivers to flood stage, highlighting the importance of the bridge research the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is conducting with funding from the Texas Department of...

Bury + Partners.(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Bury+Partners is pleased to welcome Andrew Gonzales, P.E., as a project manager. Gonzales has over 10 years of experience in hydraulic design, Capital Improvement Projects, subdivision design, commercial site plan design, and...

C&B.
August 20, 2007... Staff Dane Ridenour II has joined Carter & Burgess as program manager of the Restaurant Design practice of the Building Programs division. Ridenour, who was formerly president of D&E Architecture Interior Design, has 26 years of experience...

Arnold Crushed Stone.
August 20, 2007... By Carl Emigh Texas aggregates company increases production at 30-percent less cost per ton with tracked crushing and screening strategy. Miles Arnold of Arnold Crushed Stone, Inc. knew the operation had to make some changes to take...

Compact Telehandlers.
August 20, 2007... By Steve Kirst, Telehandler Product Manager, Mustang Manufacturing Co., Inc. This versatile alternative to a crane or forklift is the perfect fit for a cramped job site. Homebuilding and masonry contractors already know what others in...

Hanson Opens Longview Precast Plant.(Hanson Pipe and Precast)
August 20, 2007... Staff Using innovations in technology, Hanson Pipe & Precast's new Longview facility produces advanced products such as concrete box culverts and precast products, for the growing Longview and Tyler communities. The new products...

Back By Demand.
August 20, 2007... By Liz Moucka Dallas/Fort Worth area Construction Career Days planning for new event From 1999 through 2003, approximately 42,300 Texas high school students were exposed to construction career opportunities at Construction Career Days...