Construction News articles from December 2004

Construction News archives from December 2004

Green Quarry.(Northwest Arkansas Quarries, demand of residential products)
December 6, 2004... Staff Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC Meets Demand for Finished Rock Products Explosive growth in Northwest Arkansas has created a voracious demand for all types of products required for commercial and residential construction. ...

Tennessee Concrete Association Director Receives Environmental Award.
December 6, 2004... Staff Concrete industry executive Alan Sparkman went more than the extra mile this summer to promote a construction product and give back to the community. Sparkman rode 2,700 miles --on his bicycle. The executive director of the...

Dell Builds Customer Contact Center In Oklahoma City.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Dell is building a customer contact center on a 60-acre site in Oklahoma City. Dell began the construction of a 120,000-square-foot facility last month. Completion is expected in summer 2005. Dell announced the selection of...

Concrete Recycling.(concrete and asphalt rubble, demolition debris)
December 6, 2004... Staff A Natural For Aggregates Producers Recycling concrete and asphalt rubble and demolition debris can be a very profitable addition to an aggregates producer's competitive arsenal, as many have discovered in recent years. In fact, a...

Thompson Machinery Celebrates 60th Anniversary.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff On Thursday, September 23, the Memphis Thompson Machinery location hosted a customer appreciation day and open house as part of the company's year-long 60th anniversary celebration. Over 200 principals and employees of numerous area...

Award-Winning Pavement.
December 20, 2004... Staff Gilbert Central Corp. Infuses Arkansas' Interstate System With Quality Arkansas' Interstate Highway System has received a significant infusion of award-winning asphalt pavement during the past few years -- courtesy of Gilbert...

Topping Out Highlights Progress Of Hotel & Casino Construction.
December 20, 2004... Staff Lake Charles, La.-- Development of the new L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino continues with a traditional "topping out," marking the completion of the resort's steel shell and achievement of its maximum height. The 26-story hotel...

Topcon(r) Moves To New Headquarters.
December 20, 2004... Staff Topcon moved into its new headquarters in early September 2004. The company took the morning of October 27, 2004, to thank its employees, its distributors and the users of its positioning control products by dedicating its new...

ASV Completes Acquisition of Loegering Mfg. Inc.
December 20, 2004... Staff Grad Rapids, Minn.-- ASV Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Loegering Mfg. Inc. of Casselton, North Dakota, in a merger transaction. ASV acquired all the outstanding common stock of Loegering...

ARTBA TEA-21 Reauthorization Advocacy Campaign Wins National Award.(American Road & Transportation Builders Association's)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff Washington, D.C.-- The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) "Transportation Makes America Work!" (TMAW) campaign relating to the reauthorization of the nation's surface transportation programs has been...

SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress And Exhibition Draws Enthusiastic Response.(Society of Automotive Engineers)
December 20, 2004... Staff The first annual Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), was a huge success, exceeding all projections in registration and number of exhibitors. The show drew more...

"The Sky's The Limit" For Women In Mechanical Contracting.
December 20, 2004... Staff Currently undergoing a skilled labor shortage, the construction industry must also face the distinct possibility of a skilled leader shortage. For the industry to continue to grow and prosper in the future, the leaders of tomorrow...

Regional NAWIC Meets In Oklahoma City.(National Association of Women in Construction)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... By Liz Moucka The Oklahoma City Chapter of National Association of Women in Construction hosted 36 construction-industry women during the organization's Annual Fall Planning Conference in late October. In addition to representatives from...