New England Construction articles from October 2004

New England Construction archives from October 2004

Affordable Housing Site.(John E. Farmer and Sons Inc)
October 11, 2004... By Paul Fournier Work proceeds at complex where market-rate units absorb $7.7-million loss for others. A 30-acre site is being prepared for a large residential development in North Andover, Mass., in which proceeds from the sale of...

Geralco: Small Firm Thinks Big.(Geralco Corporation )
October 11, 2004... Edited by Paul Fournier Earthmover stresses close project management, cost-tracking and machine maintenance Geralco Corporation , a small New Hampshire excavating company, thinks big and goes by the numbers. Alan Burke founded...

Grace Celebrates 150 Years.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Staff W.R. Grace & Co. , headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., celebrated its 150th anniversary recently. Suppliers of catalysts and silica products, specialty construction chemicals, building materials, and sealants and coatings, Grace...

Cianbro Wins Top Health Award.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Staff Cianbro's wellness program received the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's (ACOEM) Corporate Health Achievement Award for 2004. The award recognizes organizations that have demonstrated outstanding...

News.(Utility Contractors Association of Rhode Island)(C.N. Wood Co. Inc)
October 11, 2004... Staff Massachusetts highway workers are plugging a hole in a wall of the Liberty Tunnel on the northbound section of Boston's Central Artery (Big Dig) after water poured into the tunnel on September 15 causing a huge traffic jam. A...

Historic Mill Addition.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Staff Cutler Associates has completed a 102,500-square-foot, brick, two-story addition for Nypro, Inc., in Clinton, Mass. The architecturally accurate design-build addition is connected to the nationally historic Bigelow Carpet Mill and...

New Literature.
October 11, 2004... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) now publishes its backhoe loader safety manual in Spanish to extend the reach of its safety promotion messages by making the manuals available to the broadest possible audience in the...

People.
October 11, 2004... Staff Frank DiRaimo of Allied Construction Products LLC has been appointed eastern sales representative covering all states east of the Mississippi River. DiRaimo brings over 30 years of construction equipment and mining experience as well...

On the Web.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Staff Cimline Inc. brings modern cracksealing technology to their new website, www.cimline.com . The interactive addition of "Request a Spec" invites municipal buyers and contractors to design their own Generation 2 Magma Series(TM)...

ARTBA Convenes In Boston.(American Road and Transportation Builders Association)
October 25, 2004... By Paul Fournier "Dig It In Boston" is theme of meeting of transportation construction industry group Boston, Mass., was the site for the annual meeting of The American Road & Transportation Builders Association, held Wednesday,...

Technology Transfer Expo Held.(Connecticut Highway Street Supervisors Association, Technology Transfer Center of the Connecticut Institute of Transportation)
October 25, 2004... By Paul Fournier CHSSA and Technology Transfer Center present 4th annual show at UCONN campus Technology Transfer EXPO 2004 drew hundreds of visitors to the University of Connecticut (UCONN) Depot Campus in Storrs on Wednesday,...

News.(construction industry)
October 25, 2004... Staff On November 11, students across America will learn about careers available to them in today's construction industry from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) when it airs Build Your Future 2004. NCCER's...

Editor's Report.(construction industry, demolition, recycling)(Editorial)
October 25, 2004... By Paul Fournier This issue's Local Focus, Demolition And Recycling, is reflected in the cover story and an accompanying article on a local contractor's efforts to reduce scrap and debris from such activities. Nationally, more than...

J.J. Gregory Open House.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... By Paul Fournier Rhode Island dealer offers food, refreshments, sales specials during four-hour event Rhode Island equipment dealer J.J. Gregory & Son Inc. held an Open House September 23 at its headquarters on Route 6 in East...

New Literature.(construction industry, American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, International Safety Equipment Association )
October 25, 2004... Staff The updated American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, ANSI Z87.1-2003, is now available from the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA). The Z87 standard gives...

On-Site Waste Separation.(construction industry)
October 25, 2004... By Paul Fournier Consigli Construction adopts C&D source separation policy for all of its jobs After participating in a voluntary study on construction waste recycling, a Milford, Mass., contractor has made source separation of...

Worcester School On Target.(vocational high school )
October 25, 2004... By Paul Fournier Consigli Construction, O'Connor Constructors, build $65-million vocational complex Work on the construction portion of a $90-million new vocational high school for the city of Worcester, Mass., is on schedule and on...