Texas Contractor articles from October 2005

Texas Contractor archives from October 2005

Panhandle Highway Rehab.
October 3, 2005... Article by Liz Moucka, Editor J. Lee Milligan performs a full-depth rehabilitation of U.S. 287 near Amarillo A convenient link for freight traveling between Texas and the Mountain States, U.S. 287 carries a huge amount of truck...

Sunbelt Rentals.
October 17, 2005... Staff In order to help its branches and customers deter theft and increase the chances of recovering stolen equipment, Sunbelt Rentals has registered its entire equipment fleet with the National Equipment Register and is placing warning...

Hillwood.
October 17, 2005... Staff DynCorp International has leased 100,000 square feet of a 120,000-square-foot build-to-suit office building at AllianceTexas from Hillwood. DynCorp, which will consolidate its offices in Fort Worth into the new facility on the...

Exports.
October 17, 2005... Staff U.S. construction equipment exports in 2005 continued to grow through the second quarter of the year to reach more than $6 billion for January-June 2005, according to data released by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)....

TxDOT.(Texas. Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Staff The Waco District of the Texas Department of Transportation has released a statement designed to quell misinformation that has recently taken hold in Central Texas communities regarding the Trans-Texas Corridor, which is currently in...

TTC.
October 17, 2005... Staff The Texas Transportation Commission, at its August meeting, approved a three-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which includes 2,885 highway, 1,033 transit and 13 statewide transit projects. The commission also...

PHA.
October 17, 2005... Staff Four of the Port of Houston's (PHA) high-priority projects totaling more than $40 million in funding have been included in the Transportation Reauthorization Act, ISETEA-LU. The four projects in southeast Harris County would ease...

TxDOT.(Texas. Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Staff August 10, the books were officially closed for the state fiscal year. The Texas Department of Transportation set a record in issuing more than $4.537 billion in construction contracts for the last 12 months. This amount is for...

Caterpillar.(appointment of John Campbell)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Staff John Campbell, general manager of engineering for the Caterpillar Large Power Systems Division, has been appointed by EPA to serve on its Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC). Campbell, a 39-year veteran of Caterpillar, was a...

Editor's Report.
October 17, 2005... By Liz Moucka This Editor's Report began as a testament of efforts put forth by Texas equipment dealers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They were among the first to be able to move machinery into the affected region. But while their...

Remediation.
October 17, 2005... By Liz Moucka, Editor Problem To Prime Real Estate Environmental Recycling Technologies' (ERT) current project in Laredo depicts a quandary unusual to the wide-open spaces of the West, where if you do not like a piece of land, there is...

A Strong Base.(Brooks Air Force Base)(soil stabilization)(G.T. Sirizzotti, Ltd.)
October 17, 2005... Staff G.T. Sirizzotti, Ltd. conditions soil on Brooks City-Base for commercial development. For nearly 75 years, Brooks Air Force Base was a leading aviation training, education and research facility. Formally established as Brooks...

NAWIC.
October 17, 2005... By Liz Moucka, Editor Golden Anniversary Celebration NAWIC, the National Association of Women in Construction, celebrated their 50th Anniversary Convention in Grapevine, Texas, September 7-10. During ceremonies, several Texas women...