Construction News articles from October 2005

Construction News archives from October 2005

Cleaning Up After Katrina.
October 3, 2005... By Lisa Doyle C&B Services Helps The Gulf Coast Pick Up The Pieces Driving along I-10 to Gulfport on Labor Day is usually a trip made alongside people who are on their way away from their everyday life, to spend a weekend in the sun...

J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. Breaks Ground On New Facility.
October 3, 2005... Staff Springdale, Ark.- Using only CaterpillarA[R] equipment, the fourth generation of owners of J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. broke ground today at 4039 Wagon Wheel Road in Springdale on a new, larger parts, service, sales, and rental facility....

People.
October 3, 2005... Staff Jeff Thatcher has joined the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce /Associated Industries of Arkansas as director of Communications, Events and Marketing. Thatcher will be responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing...

People.(Contech Construction Products Inc. gives promotion to six of its employees)
October 17, 2005... Staff Louisiana AGC member Bill Doyle, Vice President of Brice Building Co., Inc., Metairie, Louisiana, has been appointed to the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) Occupational Analysis Task Force. The...

Disaster Site Assistance Focus of Workshop.(2005 Fire-Rescue International Conference)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Staff The vital role that demolition contractors play in assisting fire departments at disaster sites was the focus of a workshop developed by executives of the National Demolition Association at the 2005 Fire-Rescue International...

Lippert Bros. Breaks Ground on Church.(Lippert Brothers Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Staff Edmond, Okla.-- Construction has begun on the Acts 2 United Methodist Church in Edmond. The new facility located at the corner of Pennsylvania and Covell is being built by Lippert Bros., Inc. and is scheduled for completion in June...

MDOT Launches Study for Relocation of Rail Lines in Tupelo.
October 17, 2005... Staff Northern District Transportation Commissioner Bill Minor announced the beginning of the planning and environmental assessment for the relocation of BNSF and/or KCS rail lines out of the Tupelo Central Business District. The...

Editor's Report.(Hurricane Katrina, 2005 effects)(rise in prices of construction materials)
October 17, 2005... By Lisa Doyle Katrina Aftermath Expected To Cause Rising Material Prices Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) believes construction materials prices will rise at least 10 percent next...

Digging With The Dirt Dog.
October 17, 2005... By Richard Rybka, Topcon Errol Marshall, Earthwork Veteran, Shares The Secret To Moving Earth Successfully Northwest Arkansas continues to be a hotbed for construction. Since Wal-Mart based their corporate headquarters in Bentonville...

Megasites: The Fast Track For Development.(Wellspring Project megasite for automotive industry)
October 17, 2005... By Jim Romeo The Wellspring Project megasite in northeast Mississippi will keep pace with the burgeoning automotive South Auto manufacturers expanding their production into the southern U.S. have brought a new excitement to the...

First Step In "Land Recycling": Remediation.
October 17, 2005... By Steven R. Silicato, REM, CIE Edited by Greg Sitek There is a fundamental change under way in the approach states are taking to clean up old industrial sites. Sites once avoided as potential locations for new development are now...