Construction News articles from July 2006

Construction News archives from July 2006

NES Rentals to be Acquired.
July 3, 2006... Staff Chicago, Ill.- NES Rentals Holdings, Inc., one of the nation's largest aerial and general equipment rental and traffic safety services providers, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Diamond Castle...

Kobelco Celebrates 20,000th Excavator Built in Calhoun, Ga.
July 3, 2006... Staff Calhoun, Ga.- Kobelco Construction Machinery America reached a milestone as the 20,000th excavator, a Model SK210LC, was manufactured in the company's Calhoun, Ga. facility. Opened in 1979, Kobelco's Calhoun facility currently...

Phase II Huey P. Long Bridge Awarded.(Department of transportation and development awards the contract to Boh Brothers Construction Company Inc. )(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Staff Baton Rouge, La.- Boh Bros. Construction Co., of New Orleans, La., has been awarded the contract for Phase II of the Huey P. Long Widening Project over the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish. The $12.1-million bid came in under...

Design-Build Bridge Replacement Work Begins.(Department of Transportation signs Gearhart & Knight Inc.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Staff Jackson, Miss.- Key, LLC and Williford, Gearhart and Knight, Inc. Engineers and Surveyors have begun work on a $3-million design-build project for the Mississippi Department of Transportation for the replacement of two bridges in...

People.
July 3, 2006... Staff Phillip May has joined the MAY Construction Company team as a project coordinator. Specializing in close-outs and warranties, May assists the retail/commercial, multi-family/assisted living and industrial/distribution business units....

Greater Little Rock NAWIC Announces New Officers, Board of Directors.
July 3, 2006... Staff Little Rock, Ark- Pleasant Valley Country Club was the setting for the Greater Little Rock NAWIC's annual Industry Appreciation Dinner and award ceremony. Brian Faught, keynote speaker, addressed the crowd of NAWIC members and...

Tight Deadline For Big Projects.
July 3, 2006... Story By Lisa Doyle Three contractors worked 24-hour days, 7 days a week for 70 days. Here are the results of their efforts. June 1, a milestone for the Corps' restoration of pre-Katrina hurricane protection in south Louisiana, was a...

Panel Discusses Gulf Coast Rebuilding Challenges.
July 3, 2006... By Lisa Doyle National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) members gained perspective on the devastation caused by Rita and Katrina with the combination of a tour of New Orleans followed by a panel discussion. The tour and panel...

Tilt Walls And Metal Building Systems.
July 3, 2006... By Charles Praeger Integration Can Save Time and Money Two of the most popular building types today are tilt wall buildings and metal building systems. It is sometimes assumed that these two are mutually exclusive building methods, but...

Who Has The Keys?
July 3, 2006... By David Jankiewicz and Dan Shive, LeasePlan USA Protect Company and Employees by Emphasizing Driver Safety Safety in the workplace has emerged as one of the top issues facing business executives today, particularly those in the...

People.
July 17, 2006... Staff Ed Kirby of Kirby-Smith Machinery , in Oklahoma, was recently recognized by Komatsu America Corp. with an award given for distributor with the highest retention ratio and the highest percentage of growth for service technicians....

University of Wisconsin-Madison Wins Concrete Canoe Competition.
July 17, 2006... Staff Stillwater, Okla.-- This was no ordinary boat race. The competitors weren't sleek sailboats riding the winds or high-powered yachts muscling their way across the finish line. These were canoes. Made of concrete. Hundreds of pounds of...

Grainger Contributes $15,000 to Small Business Disaster Relief Fund.
July 17, 2006... Staff New Orleans-- Grainger, distributor of facilities maintenance supplies, contributed $15,000 to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI)/Baton Rouge Area Foundation Small Business Disaster Relief Fund to help small...

DFI Creates Educational Trust.
July 17, 2006... Staff The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has announced the creation of the DFI Educational Trust. The Trust is an independent charitable foundation of the Deep Foundations Institute. Its goals include providing scholarships for...

Building Performance and Steel Framing Hot Topics For METALCON International 2006.
July 17, 2006... Staff Newton, Mass.-- Slated for October 3-5 at the Tampa Bay Convention Center, METALCON International 2006 includes a 30-session conference program, eight intensive specialty programs, a 700-booth exhibit hall filled with a broad range...

Editor's Report.(Louisiana construction industry faces slowdown.)(Metal Construction Association's 9th annual competition.)
July 17, 2006... By Lisa Doyle Reports that the state of Louisiana is a vacuum for construction workers and materials are incorrect," said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America at the Rebuild Louisiana Forum held...

On-Site Concrete Crushing And Recycling.
July 17, 2006... By Zoie Clift Arkansas-based Highway 67 Project Begins Concrete Crushing and Recycling Measures With rising costs and landfill space at a premium, combined with new technology and equipment hitting the market, more contractors are...

LAGC Hosts Rebuild Louisiana Forum.
July 17, 2006... Staff Skyrocketing project costs, state and local infrastructure needs, and rebuilding that requires active participation on the local level were all topics of the The Louisiana Associated General Contractors (LAGC)-held Rebuild Louisiana...

Vermeer MidSouth Holds Customer Appreciation Day.
July 17, 2006... Staff Vermeer MidSouth held a Customer Appreciation Day on June 6 at the Agricenter in Cordova, Tennessee. The day included product training, live demonstrations, over $1,000 in door prizes, financial deals, and parts discounts. ...