Texas Contractor articles from December 2008

Texas Contractor archives from December 2008

HOK.
December 1, 2008... Staff HOK Houston has completed the expansion of Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, located at 16655 Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, TX. The 341,000-square-foot expansion has more than tripled the hospital's size and is the largest expansion...

Trammell Crow Shares Timeline for Austin Development.(Chronology)
December 1, 2008... Staff The city of Austin has chosen a partnership between Trammell Crow Company (TCC), Austin developer Constructive Ventures Inc. (CVI) and San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate Company (USAA RealCo) to redevelop a five city blocks in...

Safe Way Rental Awarded.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Staff The American Rental Association recognized Austin's Safe Way Rental with a Certificate of Appreciation for operating the oldest family-owned rental operation in the state of Texas. Started 58 years ago by Allen R. Rundell, the same...

TxDOT and KCSR Plan South Texas Rail Bypass.(Texas Department of Transportation and Kansas City Southern Railway)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Staff In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) executed October 23, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) officials agreed to work together to investigate options for relocating KCSR rail lines...

TTC Approves Completion of I-35/Ben White Interchange.(Texas Transportation Commission)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Staff During their October meeting, the Texas Transportation Commission approved $203.4 million for two Central Texas projects. Four new flyover bridges at the Ben White Boulevard/I-35 interchange will complete that Interchange on the...

HOLT CAT Celebrates 75 Years in Texas.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Staff Open house events at the company's headquarters and 11 branches. This year marked the 75th anniversary of William K. Holt establishing a Caterpillar[R] dealership in Texas. William K. 'Bill' Holt was one of the sons of Benjamin...

Skanska Sponsors HUB Networking.
December 1, 2008... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. enjoyed an active October in Texas. On October 13, Skanska USA Building hosted a HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) event where more than 90 Houston-area HUB contractors learned about the growing...

Mastering the Centuries-Old Trade of Stone Cutting.
December 1, 2008... By Randy Happel How Cooper and Vermeer revolutionized an industry. Stone cutting is one of man's earliest documented trades. The ancient Egyptians were among the first to extract stone from the earth's surface and architects of the...

GeoShack Earns Topcon Top Dealer Status.(GeoShack North America)(Brief article)
December 15, 2008... Staff For the second year in a row, GeoShack North America's distribution achievements were honored at Topcon's International Dealer Conference in San Francisco, CA. GeoShack accepted three top Dealer Awards and one top sales award:...

Voluntary Safety Decal.(Brief article)
December 15, 2008... Staff Manufacturer members of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) have agreed on a new symbol that will signpost the location of emergency descent controls. "Even experienced operators sometimes have difficulty locating...

AEM Hall of Fame Inductees Announced.
December 15, 2008... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced five new inductees for the AEM Hall of Fame, which recognizes, celebrates and preserves the history of outstanding leaders in the off-road equipment industry. ...

McCarthy Appoints MEP Director.(McCarthy Building Companies Inc. Texas Div.)(mechanical electrical plumbing)(appointment of Chris DiFloria)(Brief article)
December 15, 2008... Staff McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has announced that Chris DiFloria is their new mechanical electrical plumbing (MEP) director for the firm's Texas Division. In this role, DiFloria will be responsible for providing MEP analysis,...

Boyken Strengthens Project Management Staff.
December 15, 2008... Staff Boyken International, Inc. has announced the addition of David Suarez to the firm's Dallas office as senior project manager. Since 1987, Suarez has been serving in executive and senior project management roles for major health care...

Rush Adds Board Member.
December 15, 2008... Staff Rush Enterprises, Inc., Houston, TX, has appointed Gerald R. Szczepanski to their board of directors. Szczepanski was the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Gadzooks, Inc., a publicly traded, specialty retailer of casual...

Turner Hires Manager of Business Development.
December 15, 2008... Staff Turner Construction Company has hired Gregory L. Rhodes as manager of business development at the firm's Houston office. Prior to joining Turner Construction, Rhodes was marketing manager for a leading international commercial real...

Construction Activity A Mixed Bag In Gulf Coast States.
December 15, 2008... By Liz Moucka We leave our autumn of turmoil with hopes turned toward a new year. Many sources say that the general economy will continue its downward spiral for some months yet. Unemployment figures continue to rise as the result of...

The Right Contractor -- The Right Tools.
December 15, 2008... By Liz Moucka Lindamood and Sisk-Robb Demolish UT's Experimental Science Building While concrete gets better with time, the technology housed within falls farther and farther behind. The Experimental Science Building at the University...

AGC of Texas.
December 15, 2008... Staff 25th Annual Trade and Equipment Show Although 2008 has been a difficult year for highway construction contractors throughout Texas, they traveled to Austin to support the AGC of Texas this past October. The attendance count...

How Hard Will Recession Hit Construction Management Firms?
December 15, 2008... By Bill Scott, Division President, Linbeck Amidst the nail biting and angst of some industry sectors, the commercial construction marketplace is poised to do better. Over the next 12 months, I firmly believe we'll see the Texas commercial...