Texas Contractor articles from December 2006

Texas Contractor archives from December 2006

HOBAS Pipe.(Hobas Pipe USA Inc.)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Staff To celebrate its 20-year anniversary in the United States, HOBAS Pipe USA gathered its regional and area managers from across the United States at its Houston manufacturing facility for a three-day sales training seminar and golf...

Corgan Associates.(moving into new headquarters)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Staff Corgan Associates, Inc. and their general contractor, Turner Construction, recently topped out its new corporate headquarters in Dallas' West End at the intersection of Ross and Houston streets. Corgan will be the sole occupant of...

Skanska USA.
December 4, 2006... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. representatives recently took part in the public dedication of the recently completed Justice Center in Belton. Skanska USA managed the construction of the new $20-million facility, which was built to house...

Austin Bridge & Road Muniz Contracting.
December 4, 2006... Staff Austin has begun work on the first leg of an area commuter rail system. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the administering entity for the commuter rail project, and has contracted Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc....

Providence Remembered.(Sisk-Robb Inc.)(Lindamood Demolition Co.)(Dykon Explosive Demolition)
December 4, 2006... By Liz Moucka A highly skilled trio of contractors demolishes Waco's old Providence Hospital Implosions have been gaining in popularity, particularly in Texas. A structure traditionally considered to be too low in profile for this...

Grace Creek.
December 4, 2006... By Jim Wahl, President of Wahl Marketing Communications, and Shawn Hara, city of Longview, Texas. Advanced Ecology helps Longview provide beneficial floodplain management. A novel approach to flood management saved the city of...

Out With The Old, In With The New.(Houston Methodist Hospital)(Dykon Explosive Demolition)
December 4, 2006... By R.G. Pickard Cherry Demolition clears 22-story building at Houston Methodist Hospital in preparation for the new. Houston Methodist Hospital's West Pavilion Professional Building, built in 1957, was imploded on June 25, 2006, to...

ROMCO.(Romco Equipment Company)(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... Staff Three members of ROMCO Equipment Company's Houston branch product support team took first place for the Central Region at Volvo Construction Equipment's Master Cup competition in San Antonio. The annual event pits three-man teams of...

Donahue/Rubloff.(Donahue Development Corp.)(Rubloff Development Co.)(Brief article)
December 18, 2006... Staff The new owners of the 870-acre South Pointe land in Mansfield, south of Fort Worth, intend to follow through on the in-place plan for build-out, to the proposed $532 million of commercial construction and $530 million of residential....

CraftMaster.
December 18, 2006... Staff CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI) is in the process of opening a new manufacturing plant in the Dallas area where they will produce molded, high-density fiberboard interior doors. The company purchased a 277,740-square-foot...

Martin Asphalt Company.
December 18, 2006... Staff Scott D. Martin, EVP of Martin Resource Management Corporation (MRMC), announces the formation of Martin Asphalt Company (MAC) -- a vertically integrated, strategic and long-term source of all grades of asphalt and raw asphalt...

In Memoriam.(Obituary)
December 18, 2006... Staff William Frank Driskill passed away November 12, 2006, at the age of 66. He recently retired from the Associated General Contractors of Texas after 40 years, most of which were spent as executive director of the Highway Branch. He...

Construction Starts Summary.
December 18, 2006... Staff How To Use The Construction Starts Summary: The information on this page reports non-residential construction activity in the region by contract value. The chart at the bottom of the page tracks cumulative starts for all...

Boom Enriches Many Markets.
December 18, 2006... By Larry Trojak Upswing in gas drilling bodes well for this Texas grinder. Over the last decade, the worldwide rise in oil prices has prompted the drilling of thousands of new wells in Texas. But these wells, when pumping, will yield...

The Latest In Concrete Paving.(Cement Council of Texas)(Conference news)
December 18, 2006... By Liz Moucka Highlights from the fourth TxDOT/Cement Council of Texas Concrete Paving Conference in Austin. The fourth biennial TxDOT/Cement Council of Texas Concrete Paving Conference brought together experts from throughout Texas...

Contract Documents.
December 18, 2006... By Scott A. Swiderski, P.E. Scott Swiderski examines common pitfalls in contractual construction documents. The American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) 2005 Report Card for America's Infrastructure gave the nation a cumulative...

Contractor/TxDOT Teamwork.
December 18, 2006... Staff Texas Project Construction and Design Awards honor efficiency and quality resulting from cooperation. NPHQ and TPTQ Awards TxDOT honored construction contractors and TxDOT personnel from five projects statewide with Texas...

Opening A New Construction Business?
December 18, 2006... By Jesse Abercrombie Last year, more than 670,000 businesses opened their doors, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people set up their own shops every single year. If you're considering...