California Builder and Engineer articles from April 2009

California Builder and Engineer archives from April 2009

National Cemetery Construction In Central California.
April 6, 2009... By Loren Faulkner New Bakersfield Area National Cemetery is being constructed by Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business A new National Cemetery is under construction in the rolling hills near Bakersfield, CA, in the lower...

Jamestown Company Geared For Stimulus Package.
April 6, 2009... By Loren Faulkner Combined Effort, Inc. offers six tips for small construction companies to prepare for upcoming work. California has 1,971 "shovel-ready" construction projects -- worth about $23.2 billion -- lined up for federal...

Workers Raise $Thousands For Children's Hospital.
April 6, 2009... Staff San Diego, CA-- A team of 75 employees at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. was honored recently by Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego for raising a total of $13,725 as part of its second annual SeaWorld Shamu & You Family Walk...

First New School Building in Santee, CA, Since 1960.
April 6, 2009... Staff San Diego, CA-- Construction contractor Barnhart, Inc. announced the completion of the $10-million, 18-classroom addition to Cajon Park School in Santee, CA, that houses 450 students in grades 5 through 8. The 32,823-square-foot,...

Barnhart, Inc. Building Camp Pendleton Barracks.
April 6, 2009... Staff San Diego, CA-- Barnhart, Inc. and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest are construction a unique $23-million Bachelor Enlisted Quarters for marines and sailors in the Wounded Warrior Battalion West stationed at...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.(Interview)
April 6, 2009... Staff Q: I was told that if I work 20 percent of the time, I could be the company responsible managing employee (RME). My employer also told me that as RME I would not be responsible for their work and they would give me something in...

It Was A Good Run ...(California Builder & Engineer magazine)(Editorial)
April 20, 2009... By Loren Faulkner California Builder & Engineer magazine began in 1893 and will end in April 2009. That is a lot of history in the heavy/highway construction industry. The magazine has been written through the Great Depression, two...

Hauling Materials From Bautista Canyon.
April 20, 2009... By Loren Faulkner The Federal Stimulus Package could help small materials handling company weather lean economic times. Bautista Canyon in Southern California's San Jacinto Valley has a flood control catch basin at the base of Mt. San...

Green In Orange County's Great Park.
April 20, 2009... Compiled by Loren Faulkner Southern California's Great Park -- set to rival New York's Central Park in size and amenities -- moves to production phase, and accepts 5,000 donated citrus trees for green upgrade. In Irvine, CA, Orange...

McCarthy "Heart Hats" "Heart for Hunger" Program.
April 20, 2009... Staff Newport Beach, CA-- Employees from McCarthy Building Companies of Newport Beach and its local construction sites recently donated approximately 1,000 pounds of much needed food and supplies to the Orange County Rescue Mission. ...

Clark Completes North Concourse at Airport.
April 20, 2009... Staff San Jose, CA-- Nine gates line the new, 1,500-foot long North Concourse at the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC). Clark Construction Group, California -- LP completed work on the $144-million, 380,000-square-foot...

Granite Construction Inc. Honored for Bridge Work.
April 20, 2009... Staff San Diego-- Granite Construction Inc. of Watsonville, CA, was honored recently for its work building support for and coordinating with a variety of contractors, owner groups and federal, state and local agencies as part of the...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
April 20, 2009... Staff Statistics from the federal government show construction-related deaths in the workplace dropped 41 percent in 2007. Other stats show one in five California workplace deaths are construction related. You might guess roofers taking a...