Texas Contractor articles from May 2005

Texas Contractor archives from May 2005

Headed For The Bayou.(BRH-Garver Inc., contract)
May 2, 2005... By Liz Moucka, Editor BRH Garver transforms an existing sloped bank drainage channel that empties into Houston's Buffalo Bayou into an enclosed double box culvert. The project was difficult to estimate. The bidders were unable to see...

Financial Focus.(municipal bonds)
May 2, 2005... By Jesse Abercrombie Municipal bonds offer tax benefits. If you're an investor, 2004 was a pretty good year, from a tax standpoint. The new tax laws lowered tax brackets and cut the maximum rates on long-term capital gains and stock...

H&E Houston Grand Opening.(GSL Constructors, H and E Bobcat Construction)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff John Engquist, CEO of H&E, and Steve Flood, Houston H&E Crane Division store manager, along with their staff greeted spring and their customers April 7 during a ribbon cutting and open house at their new crane facility in South...

DFW Airport.(Trammell Crow Co. starts a new cargo facility for Airbus)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff Trammell Crow launched a four-building project to provide first ever cargo facility to support Airbus A380 aircraft. The Groundbreaking Ceremony took place on March 17 at DFW International Airport. Steve Bradford, principal of...

TTC.(Texas Transportation Commission)(Deborah Garcia, K. Stephen Bonnette, Marc Maxwell)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff The Texas Transportation Commission has approved the selection of a 21-member Trans-Texas Corridor Advisory Committee. Deborah Garcia of El Paso; K. Stephen Bonnette, San Antonio; Marc Maxwell, Sulphur Springs; Louis Bronaugh,...

Union Pacific.(Union Pacific Railroad Co., contract)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff Gov. Rick Perry has signed a historic agreement between the state of Texas and Union Pacific Railroad to work in partnership to move freight rail out of densely populated urban areas across the state. "Relocating rail lines from...

HDR.(Rick Vensas, Carmen Abad-Fitts appointed)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff HDR has named Rick Vensas, P.E., executive vice president at the firm's Corpus Christi office. Vensas is the regional director of HDR's Central region, overseeing strategic growth and overall operations for 16 states. He has more...

Cadence McShane.(Rodney E. Bowers appointed)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Staff Chuck White, Vice President -- Division Manager of Cadence McShane Corporation, is pleased to announce that Rodney E. Bowers has joined the firm as Chief Estimator of the Houston office of Cadence McShane. Bowers will manage Cadence...

Ditch Witch.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Valley Ditch Witch was recently honored by the Ditch Witch organization, The Charles Machine Works, with their President's Award and Million Dollar Award for 2004. Owned by Dick & Betty Chew for 33 years, Valley Ditch Witch serves...

Cadence McShane.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff The Frisco Independent School District has awarded Cadence McShane the construction of a new 138,651-square-foot middle school to be named after long-time Frisco ISD educators, Pat and Catherine Fowler. Fowler Middle School, to be...

Steele & Freeman.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Steele & Freeman Inc., one of Tarrant County's leading general contracting firms, has begun work on a $3.2-million expansion and remodeling project at the Ryan Family YMCA at 8250 McCart Ave. in south Fort Worth. The project, which...

Tellepsen.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Tellepsen Builders of Houston has recently been awarded several contracts totaling $93.6 million for various church-related construction projects, including the Kingdom Builders Center for Windsor Village United Methodist Church;...

Rain For Rent.(registeration with the National Equipment Register)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Rain For Rent, a leader in the rental of liquid handling equipment, has registered its equipment fleet with the NER (National Equipment Register) in order to help Rain For Rent and its clients deter theft and increase the chances of...

Cadence McShane.(appointed Charles H. White as vice president )(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Charles H. "Chuck" White has joined Cadence McShane's Houston office as vice president -- division manager. He will spearhead the firm's expansion into the growing markets of health care and biotechnology as well as work in concert...

C&B.(Carter and Burgess Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... Staff Randy Sorensen, FASLA, has joined Carter & Burgess as an associate with the firm's Fort Worth Urban Design & Planning Unit. In this new role, Sorensen will apply his extensive experience with higher education, institutional...

Godwin Pumps.
May 16, 2005... Staff Godwin Pumps recently added two new sales engineers to its team in Houston. Clay Hoffpauir of Spruger, Texas, joins Godwin Pumps as a sales engineer responsible for developing new business and serving existing customers in the...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
May 16, 2005... By Liz Moucka Our underground construction issue allows an excellent opportunity to look back on the UCT (Underground Construction Expo) which was held in Houston in January and to look forward to the ICUEE (International Construction and...

Opening The Barnett Shale Gas Field.
May 16, 2005... Article by Tara Deering, Technical Writer, Two Rivers Marketing, Des Moines, Iowa Modern drilling technology unearths this Texas gas field when utility contractors use HDD units and trenchers to install gas pipelines in the Barnett Shale...

Backfilling With Lightweight Aggregate.
May 16, 2005... Staff Contractors enjoy practical experience of a different application with TXI's rotary-kiln lightweight aggregate. In late summer 2001, Brent Vilhauer, vice president of operations at TRI DAL Utilities Limited, was awarded a project...

New Products Debut At UCT.(Underground Construction Technology)
May 16, 2005... Staff National manufacturers introduced their newest machines during Houston underground construction expo. Manufacturers continued to showcase their newest technology and introduce their new equipment at the UCT (Underground...

Coronado Building Schools.(contracts of Coronado Builders Inc.)
May 16, 2005... Staff Coronado Builders, Ltd., has been chosen to serve as the General Contractor for the Dallas Independent School District's new $10,191,749 Rosemont Primary School. Located on Stevens Forest Drive in Dallas, the 92,000-square-foot...