California Builder and Engineer articles from December 2006

California Builder and Engineer archives from December 2006

Shoring SR-330.(Caltrans and Vance Corporation)
December 4, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Caltrans has worked 24/7 to repair severely storm-damaged slopes Caltrans and Vance Corporation crews are finishing up this month a nearly three-month project, shoring up portions of State-Road 330. This portion of...

SBDO County Freeway Work.
December 4, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Atkinson Construction Co. can be seen working on a stretch of I-10 in Redlands, Calif., between Orange Street and Ford Street. The $41.7-million job includes widening 11 sets of bridges and adding a mixed-flow lane both...

Mack Announces Workforce Reductions.(Company overview)
December 4, 2006... Staff Lehigh Valley, Pa. -- In response to an anticipated market downturn caused by reduced industry-wide demand for vehicles compliant with the stringent U.S. EPA emissions standards taking effect on January 1, 2007, Mack Trucks, Inc....

Industry News 1.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Staff Riverside, Calif.-- The Inland Empire of Southern California remains one of the fastest growing areas in the United States. Developer/Constructor meetings have been held in the past two weeks showing anticipated growth during the...

Kubota Approves Biodiesel Fuels.
December 4, 2006... Staff Torrance, Calif.-- Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) announces a global Kubota decision to approve the use of "B5" biodiesel fuels in specified Kubota diesel-powered products. Biodiesel fuels, most often offered in a blended-petroleum...

Industry News 2.(Kaliber Group, Inc.)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Staff March Air Reserve Base, Calif.A $100-million warehouse complex is in the planning stages at the former Strategic Air Command base along the I-215 in Riverside County. An Orange County developer is asking the city of Riverside to...

Sukut's Michael Bobeczko Honored.
December 4, 2006... Staff Santa Ana, Calif.-- Michael Bobeczko of Sukut Construction has won the 2006 Case Bradford Award. The Home Builders Council (HBC) -- the educational arm of the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) --...

O.C. Great Park Approval.
December 4, 2006... Staff Irvine, Calif.-- The Orange County Great Park Corporation board of directors recently unanimously approved the Great Park Preliminary Master Plan in concept as presented by Master Designer Ken Smith and the Great Park Design Studio...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
December 4, 2006... Staff We all know that missing a deadline can become a problem, like failure to file taxes by April 15, or paying a parking ticket. The "liability" we suffer as citizens is usually a fine or, in some extreme cases, jail. A contractor wants...

Editor's Report.(Southern California Leadership Council)
December 18, 2006... By Loren Faulkner It was no surprise when Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger won handily in his re-election bid within our mostly Democrat-registered state. Much was attributed to his ability to work together with both parties, including...

Switching From Stationary To Portable.(BruBaker-Mann, Inc)
December 18, 2006... Story by Loren Faulkner Colored rock quarry owner gains from switching decades-old stationary rock crushing plant to new portable set-up. The average motorist driving through the Mojave Desert in Southern California sees only...