Texas Contractor articles from May 2008

Texas Contractor archives from May 2008

Cadence McShane.
May 5, 2008... Staff McShane Corporation has been selected by developers Seefried Properties and AMB Property Corp. to construct the new 397,202-square-foot build-to-suit for CEVA Logistics (formerly Eagle Global Logistics). The new office/warehouse...

Cherry.(Cherry has appoints Joseph Rizzo as director of business development)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff Joseph Rizzo has been named director of business development for Cherry, the industry leader in high-quality demolition, aggregate supply, stabilized products, and road removal. In his new role, Rizzo's responsibilities include...

McCarthy Building.(McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has announced the promotion of Kyle Masters to business development manager)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has announced the promotion of Kyle Masters to business development manager for the firm's Texas Division. In this role, Masters will be responsible for marketing and business development efforts...

Opus West.
May 5, 2008... Staff Opus West Corp., a full-service real estate company, has named Greg Wattson vice president of retail development for the firm's six-state western region of Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, and coordinator with...

Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford.(Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford has appoints Eric Claycamp and Lynn Milstone as associate principals)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford is pleased to announce two new associate principals to the Fort Worth-based architecture firm's executive management team. As associate principals, Eric Claycamp and Lynn Milstone will oversee the day-to-day...

SulphCo.
May 5, 2008... Staff Houston-based SulphCoA[R], Inc. has announced the appointment of M. Clay Chambers as chief operating officer. Chambers has over 35 years of experience in the refining and petrochemical industry, having begun his career with UOP, Inc....

PSI.
May 5, 2008... Staff Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) congratulates Michelle Lawson on her promotion to business development manager in their Dallas operations office. Lawson graduated cum laude from the University of Texas - Dallas and had...

AGC Building Branch.(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff Paul D. Workman has been installed as president of the Texas Building Branch of the Associated General Contractors of America in Austin. Workman founded Workman Commercial Construction Services, Ltd. He is currently the director of...

Tindall.
May 5, 2008... Staff Tindall Corporation has begun construction of its new Texas Division precast, prestressed concrete plant in San Antonio - Tindall's fifth plant. The 114,000-square-foot production facility at 2222 West Malone Avenue will have the...

R.B. Everett.(R.B. Everett & Company has been appointed Farrel Henderson as president,Dean Henderson as vice president and Bob Hodson as sales manager)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff R.B. Everett & Company has once again been appointed to be the southeast Texas region's exclusive distributor of Champion Compact Motor Graders. Everett's executive team includes President Farrel Henderson, Vice President Dean...

Yellowhouse.(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff Yellowhouse Machinery Co. has been appointed a distributor for BOMAG and HYPAC equipment in north and west Texas. Under the agreement, Yellowhouse will distribute the complete line of BOMAG heavy compaction, paving, milling,...

Landscaping Projects.
May 5, 2008... Staff On March 28, Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) announced the nine winners of the 2008 Governor's Community Achievement Awards. The communities of Angleton, Dallas, Denton, Duncanville, Lindsay, Muenster, Richland Hills, Tyler, and...

TxDOT Podcasts.
May 5, 2008... Staff The Texas Department of Transportation Podcast Program is now publishing weekly interviews on the www.KeepTexasMoving.com website. The podcasts will cover a wide variety of statewide transportation-related topics with experts in...

Ditch Witch.
May 5, 2008... Staff The Ditch Witch organization offers an extensive variety of merchandise bearing the Ditch Witch logo. Through the company's online store, dwoutfitters.com , customers can order caps, T-shirts, dress shirts, women's clothing, coats,...

HydraMatriCx.(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff HydraCX2A[R] Cotton Fiber Reinforced Matrix, the first product from North American Green's new HydraMatriCxA[R] series of hydraulically applied erosion control products, has been recognized by Better Roads as one of the 50 Top...

Terracon.
May 5, 2008... Staff Terracon Consultants, Inc. has promoted C. Harold Cobb , P.E., to division manager overseeing the firm's offices in Houston, League City, Lufkin, Conroe, and Brazos Valley. Mr. Cobb joined Terracon in 1997 as the Houston office...

Westside Recreation Center.
May 5, 2008... By Liz Moucka Schrickel, Rollins and Associates created a landscaping vision that allowed El Paso contractors to transform a neglected region that gathered as much crime as rainwater into a model recreational facility. As neighborhoods...

Quality Filter Cleaning.
May 5, 2008... By Liz Moucka Green philosophy is growing throughout industrial markets. Cylindrical cartridge filters from trucks and heavy construction equipment are replaced on an average of once a month. At this rate, filters for one truck can...

Skanska Tops Out at U of H.
May 19, 2008... Staff On Friday, March 7, Skanska USA Building Inc. and University of Houston System-Sugar Land hoisted the last piece of steel atop the multipurpose building at the campus' Sugar Land location it shares with Wharton County Junior College....

J-Q Names Hoenig Associate.(Jaster-Quintanilla (JQ) has promoted John J. Hoenig as project engineer)(Brief article)
May 19, 2008... Staff Jaster-Quintanilla (JQ) has promoted John J. Hoenig , P.E., to Associate in its Dallas office, according to JQ principal and partner, Mr. Thomas L. Scott, P.E., LEED AP. As Associate and a structural team leader, Hoenig is...

HERC Open Store In La Feria.
May 19, 2008... Staff Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) celebrated the grand opening of its newest General Rental store at 1801 West Expressway 83 in La Feria in the middle of the Rio Grande Valley. HERC's La Feria General Rental location...

TACA Awards Concrete Innovation.
May 19, 2008... Staff Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association (TACA) held its 3rd Annual High Strength Concrete Competition involving member companies of the association early this year. TACA began the competition in 2006 to showcase the material...

Skanska Opens San Antonio Office.
May 19, 2008... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. has opened their newest Texas office located in the Stone Oak area of San Antonio. Skanska has been operating in the San Antonio area for more than six years on multiple projects throughout the community,...

KIOTI Announces 2007 Million Dollar Dealers.
May 19, 2008... Staff KIOTI Tractor, a division of Daedong Industrial, has announced their Million Dollar Dealers for 2007. Alan Rivera, president of the KIOTI Dealer Council and owner of Rivera's Machinery of Texas, and C.G. Kim, president of KIOTI North...

MSA Safety Equipment Catalog Available.
May 19, 2008... Staff The 2008-2009 MSA Safety Equipment for Construction catalog is now available. Covering the full range of safety products for the construction industry, it includes head and eye protection, fall protection, respirators and gas...

Norscot Debuts New Model Set.(Norscot Scale Models has created one of the most exciting truck)(Brief article)
May 19, 2008... Staff By combining three leading brands, Norscot Scale Models has created one of the most exciting scale model releases of 2008. This 1:50 scale package includes a Peterbilt Model 389 truck in tri-axle, day cab configuration, a...

Corgan Associates Promotes Four.
May 19, 2008... Staff Corgan Associates, Inc. has announced four associates to add to its team of professionals in the Dallas office with expertise in corporate, aviation, medical, and education design and accounting. David Safir has been named...

HKS Filling Their V-P Ranks.
May 19, 2008... Staff The architectural firm HKS, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, has promoted Todd Gritch , FAIA, FACHA; Billy Hinton , AIA; Kirk Krueger , AIA, CCCA; Richard Johnston , AIA, LEED AP; Bob Martineck , AIA; David Prusha , AIA, and Kirk Teske...

Gas Tax Holiday Or Nightmare?
May 19, 2008... By Liz Moucka I usually confine my editorials to Texas-specific topics, but there are times when something tweaks me. The most recent occasion was when Sen. John McCain urged Congress to institute a "gas-tax holiday" by suspending the...

Lewis Contractors, Inc.
May 19, 2008... By Liz Moucka South Fork on San Gabriel wastewater interceptor joins private utility to public works. Public wastewater line installation joins private for development of a new residential project in Georgetown. Lewis Contractors, Inc...

Ysleta ISD Replacing Outdated Schools.
May 19, 2008... By Liz Moucka Construction projects are still in the works on a $250-million bond program in the El Paso area. A lot of activity is underway in the Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) in the greaterEl Paso area. With about 46,000...

New Killeen Police HQ Designed To LEED Standards.(Brief article)
May 19, 2008... Staff Design is almost complete on a new, 80,000-square-foot police headquarters for the city of Killeen, Texas. PSA-Dewberry is serving as the architect/engineer for the $22-million facility, which will enable the city to consolidate its...