Construction News articles from May 2008

Construction News archives from May 2008

The NTEA Adds Local Dealers to MVP Status.(National Truck Equipment Association)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Staff Farmington Hills, Mich.- Arrowhead Truck Equipment, Inc., Bixby, Okla.; CASECO Mfg., Inc., Claremore, Okla.; and CASECO Truck Body, Claremore, Okla., have achieved National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Member Verification...

NRMCA Reaches Landmark Agreement with EPA.
May 5, 2008... Staff Silver Spring, Md.- The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has signed an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and promote environmental management tools to help ready mixed concrete plants comply...

People.
May 5, 2008... Staff Alan Wilson , AIA, design principal at The Haskell Company (Jacksonville, Fla.) was elected president of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) board of directors. Wilson has been a member of the Tilt-Up construction industry more...

High Frequency Rollers.
May 5, 2008... Staff Southern Mississippi Contractor Dunn Roadbuilders Creates Smooth Roads With Double Drum Asphalt Rollers Take a construction company with 130 years of experience and mix well with a compaction equipment company with 90 years in...

Oklahoma School Excels at First-Ever "Construction Challenge".
May 5, 2008... Staff Perry High School students take first prize at AEM teen program An Oklahoma team has won the first ever Construction Challenge held at the recently concluded CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 trade show in Las Vegas, USA. Teams from Illinois,...

People.(Associated Builders and Contractors honor Dr. Lawrence Leslie)(Joseph Rizzo named as director of business development )
May 19, 2008... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors' (ABC) educational affiliate, the Trimmer Education Foundation, presented its 2008 John Trimmer Excellence in Teaching Award to Dr. Lawrence Leslie "Les" Rosso , associate professor in construction...

Superior Industries Expands Dealer Partnership in Gulf Coast.
May 19, 2008... Staff Superior Industries, a leading manufacturer of conveyor systems and components, announced today that McCourt & Sons Equipment, Inc. is its new, exclusive equipment dealer throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. The new deal...

Green Building with Concrete Course Launched.
May 19, 2008... Staff Silver Spring, Md. - The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has been approved as a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Education Provider and is launching its first approved course titled Green Building with Concrete on...

HCSS Receives National Award for Employee Ownership.
May 19, 2008... Staff Houston, Texas - Construction software developer HCSS (www.hcss.com ) has received an Innovations in Employee Ownership Award, administered jointly by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and the Beyster Institute (BI)....

A Suspended Gas Tax Costs Us All.
May 19, 2008... By Lisa Doyle Earlier this week Sen. John McCain called for a suspension of the gas tax between Memorial Day and Labor Day, calling it an immediate "economic stimulus." The move would shave the tax off high gas prices, which would be an...

Construction Cameras At Work.
May 19, 2008... By Vicki Robertson, Vice-President/General Manager, iBEAM Systems, Inc. Construction cameras record progress of The Pinnacle at Jackson Place in Downtown Jackson, Miss. Builders and developers throughout the United States are turning...

Tindall Corporation Dedicates Moss Point Facility.
May 19, 2008... Staff A new $26-millionprecast, prestressed concrete facility opens in Moss Point, Miss. Tindall Corporation, headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, held an official ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony today at its new...