Construction News articles from November 2005

Construction News archives from November 2005

Gilbert Central Corporation Earns National Highway Quality Award.
November 7, 2005... Staff Arkansas- The National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ) announced that its 2005 State Award will go to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) and general contractor Gilbert Central Corporation for their...

United Rentals Opens Bentonville, Arkansas, Branch.
November 7, 2005... Staff United Rentals, Inc. has opened a branch in Bentonville, Ark. The 9,000-square-foot facility at 1500 Phyllis Street will serve customers throughout northwestern Arkansas with equipment rentals, new and used equipment sales, repair...

H&E Equipment Services Expands to Oklahoma.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
November 7, 2005... Staff Oklahoma City, Okla.- Recently H&E Equipment Services Hi-Lift Division expanded their service territory to Oklahoma with two new locations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. As a full-service aerial lift, boom truck and straight-mast...

"Pumping Out" Time.
November 7, 2005... By Lisa Doyle An Overwhelmed Argonne Pump Station In Montegut, La., Drains Rita's Floodwaters With The Aid Of Thompson Pumps When Hurricane Rita hit just weeks after Katrina, the monumental task of recovery in Louisiana became much...

Silence Please.(Arizona. Department of Transportation)
November 7, 2005... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Reducing road noise ACPA goal Quieter pavement is a common goal in the highway construction industry, but numerous roads are being traveled to reach this goal. The use of rubberized...

National Association Of Women In Construction Celebrates 50 Years.
November 7, 2005... Liz Moucka Grapevine, Texas- NAWIC, the National Association of Women in Construction, celebrated their 50th Anniversary Convention in Grapevine, Texas, September 7-10, 2005. The organization that encourages women to pursue and establish...

People.(appointments)(Contech Construction Products Inc.)
November 21, 2005... Staff Liebherr Nenzing Crane Co. announces that Scott Moreland has been made vice president of Sales and Marketing for the United States. This includes lift cranes 45-ton to 300-ton capacity, duty-cycle cranes, and combination drill/pile...

Fikes Truck Line Awards New Trailer to Contractor.
November 21, 2005... Staff Hot Springs, Arkansas -- Saturday, October 1, 2005, marked the 15th Annual Fikes Fall Festival. Over a thousand individuals were invited to the festival hosted by Fikes Truck Line. Originally planned for Camp Couchdale in Hot...

Editor's Report.
November 21, 2005... By Lisa Doyle RMC Research Foundation to Fund Forensic Study of Gulf Coast Region Infrastructure Silver Spring, Md. -- The RMC Research Foundation announced the approval for funding of a forensic study to evaluate how various building...

The Competitive Edge.
November 21, 2005... Staff This Year's Meeker Roadshow Offered Contractors The Latest In Positioning Technology, And Included Fuel-Efficient Alternatives To Earthmoving Contractors were offered the unique opportunity to experience GPS at work during the...

ARTBA Holds Annual Convention.
November 21, 2005... By Steve Hudson Highway construction industry representatives from across the United States convened in Florida recently for the annual convention of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. ARTBA -- the American Road &...