Western Builder articles from August 2007

Western Builder archives from August 2007

Industry Icon Hayden Dies.(Edward J. Hayden)(Obituary)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff Highly respected and well-liked construction industry leader Edward J. Hayden passed away in his sleep on July 6. He was 58. A well-known advocate of cooperation between labor and management, Hayden is remembered as warm and...

Vermeer-Wisconsin Holds Climbing Seminar.
August 6, 2007... Staff Vermeer-Wisconsin, Butler, Wis., recently hosted a climbing and chainsaw safety seminar for 60 arborists at Lions Park in Sussex, Wis. The class was presented by Kelley Reed, parts manager at Vermeer-Wisconsin's Butler branch. The...

ACEC WI Calls ForEngineering Excellence Entries.
August 6, 2007... Staff The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACEC WI) is accepting entries for its 2007 Engineering Excellence Awards competition. Any firm that has an office in Wisconsin and is in the private practice of consulting...

Local Governments Receive Share Of Fuel Tax, Registration Fees.
August 6, 2007... Staff As part of his ongoing "Grow Wisconsin" initiative to support economic development and encourage job growth, Governor Jim Doyle has announced that quarterly checks totaling nearly $101 million for general transportation aid,...

WTBA Holds Seminar For Future Leaders.
August 6, 2007... Staff The Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association (WTBA) recently held a two-day "WTBA of Tomorrow" seminar for about 70 future transportation construction industry leaders. Participants received an update on the state budget, heard...

Registration And Housing Open For ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008.
August 6, 2007... Staff Registration and housing recently opened for the ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008 and IFPE 2008 shows, which will be held March 11-15 in Las Vegas, Nev. Show management has secured rooms at more than 35 hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, near the...

Wolslegel Leads Miron Industrial Division.(Chris Wolslegel)(Miron Construction Co.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff Miron Construction Co., Inc., Neenah, recently named Chris Wolslegel as its new vice president of industrial business development. He will lead Miron's industrial team in all aspects of business development and client relations for...

MSA Names New Team Leaders.
August 6, 2007... Staff MSA Professional Services, Inc., Baraboo, Wis., an architectural, engineering and planning firm, has promoted four employees to team leader status. They are Tom Fitzwilliams, hydrogeologist; Mike Hinz, Airport Group manager; Kevin...

GPS Boosts Productivity For Wanasek.
August 6, 2007... Story By Mike Larson, Editor System is faster and more accurate than traditional staking. Wanasek Corp., Burlington, Wis., has found that GPS is adding surprising productivity and increased quality to its already-excellent earthworks...

Building Parkview Skilled Nursing Facility.
August 6, 2007... Story by Mike Larson, Editor State-of-the-art facility combines home-like design with green building principles and fast-track schedule. The new $20.5-million Parkview Skilled Nursing Facility going up on Butler Ave. near Winnebago...

Taking The Checkered Flag.
August 13, 2007... Staff Paving for the Bristol Motor Speedway project in Bristol, Tenn., concluded recently when a GOMACO SL-450 put down the final feet of racing surface. The project is on schedule so the speedway will be ready for its first race of the...

Gehl Donates Compact Loader And Attachments.
August 13, 2007... Staff Gehl Co., West Bend, Wis., a leading manufacturer of compact equipment for construction and agriculture, has donated a Gehl AVANTAGE(TM) compact loader with attachments and trailer to the Washington County Fair Park for use in...

Comment About ASCE's APM Standard Until August 29.(American Society of Civil Engineers )(Automated People Mover )(Brief article)
August 13, 2007... Staff The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is seeking public comment until August 29 about part two of its revised Automated People Mover (APM) standard (ASCE 21). To expedite approval and simplify its use, the standard has...

U.S. Green Building Council Now Includes 10,000 Companies.
August 13, 2007... Staff The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has welcomed its 10,000th member company. USGBC President, CEO and founding chair Rick Fedrizzi said the growing membership demonstrates a broad conviction that the built environment can...

AZCO Names Coenen VP Of Construction.
August 13, 2007... Staff AZCO Inc., Appleton, Wis., an employee-owned, full-service industrial constructor-fabricator offering a wide range of general construction and mechanical services, has promoted Dale Coenen to vice president of construction. In his...

McLean Joins Magill.
August 13, 2007... Staff Magill Construction Co., Inc., Elkhorn, Wis., has hired Cory McLean as its chief estimator. McLean has more than 10 years of experience in the commercial construction industry and performed undergraduate work at Harper College,...

WEM[R] Automation Expands Sales Staff.
August 13, 2007... Staff Wisconsin Electrical Manufacturing Co., Inc., (WEMA[R] Automation), New Berlin, Wis., has added Michael Caldwell as regional sales manager for its construction and aggregates division. Caldwell's 30-year career in industrial controls...

Wisconsin PSC Turns 100.(Wisconsin. Public Service Commission)(Brief article)
August 13, 2007... Staff In late July, Wisconsin's Public Service Commission (PSC) celebrated 100 years of public regulatory service for Wisconsin's citizens. Wisconsin was the first U.S. state to regulate public utilities. The PSC, as we know it, was born...

NDA Website Offers Links To Products And Services.(Website overview)
August 13, 2007... Staff Visitors to the National Demolition Association (NDA) website www.demolitionassociation.com can now locate demolition-related products and services just by clicking the mouse. The site's new "Find a Product" button brings up...

Miron Breaks Ground For New UW-Whitewater Facility.(Miron Construction Co. Inc)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Miron Construction Co., Inc. recently broke ground for Timothy J. Hyland Hall, the new College of Business and Economics building at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. When the $41-million, 187,000-square-foot, multi-story...

R.A. Smith Studies Commercial Redevelopment At 124th St. And Capitol Dr., Brookfield.(Capitol Drive)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., Brookfield, is completing an economic feasibility study of the area bounded by 124th St., Lisbon Ave., 128th St., and Capitol Drive for possible commercial re-development. The economic feasibility...

Renovation Of Milwaukee Airport's C Concourse Complete.
August 20, 2007... Staff The $18-million renovation that added eight gates to C Concourse at Milwaukee's General Mitchell Airport has been completed. The 61,000-square-foot expansion also includes a business center, stores, food service areas, and a play...

Silvernail Retail Center Completed.
August 20, 2007... Staff Creative Constructors, LLC recently completed a 7,000-square-foot retail center on Silvernail Road in Waukesha. The center houses three businesses. Creative Constructors, LLC is a general contractor and construction management firm...

Cahill Receives AGC Community Service Award.(Patti Cahill)(Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin recently named Patti Cahill of Ellis Stone Construction Co., of Stevens Point, to receive its 2007 Community Service Award. The award recognizes individual members who make...

Ingersoll Rand Sells Bobcat To Doosan.(Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd.)(Doosan Infracore Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff At the end of July, Ingersoll Rand Company agreed to sell its Bobcat, utility equipment and attachments businesses to Doosan Infracore for approximately $4.9 billion. The sale is expected to be complete early in the fourth quarter of...

Bobcat To Enter Compact Utility Tractor Market.
August 20, 2007... Staff Bobcat Company has announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Korean manufacturer Daedong Industrial Co. Ltd. to produce a line of Bobcat-branded compactutility tractors. The new alliance plans to start offering compact...

ITT Technical Institute Offers Construction Management Degree Programs.(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff The ITT Technical Institute campuses in Greenfield and Green Bay are among 47 ITT locations now offering a bachelor's degree in construction management. In addition to core courses that cover 3-D modeling, design theory,...

New Safety Campaign.(Aerial Work Platform Training)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Aerial Work Platform Training (AWPT) has launched a new "Click it!" safety campaign to encourage all users of boom-type platforms to wear a full body harness with a short lanyard attached to a suitable anchor point. The new...

Genie Donates Boom Lifts To Fabtech.(Genie Industries)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Genie Industries has contributed the use of two boom lifts - an electric-powered Z-30/20N self-propelle darticulating unit and a diesel-powered S-40 self-propelled telescopic model - to the new FABTECH service technician education...

Rust-Oleum Plans New Warehouse In Kenosha.
August 20, 2007... Staff Rust-Oleum Corp., Vernon Hills, Ill., is has submitted plans to the city of Kenosha for a 600,000-square-foot warehouse that will replace two smaller facilities in Pleasant Prairie. The new warehouse and distribution center would sit...

Harms Named To AGC/State Facilities Liaison Committee.(Steve Harms)(Associated General Contractors of America)(Department of State Facilities Liaison Committee)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Steve Harms, director of pre-construction services for Tri-North Builders, Inc., Fitchburg, has been appointed to the Associated General Contractors (AGC)/Department of State Facilities (DSF) Liaison Committee. The committee...

Wausau Among New PacLease Locations.(PACCAR Leasing Corp.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff JX PacLease, Wausau, Wis., is among 10 new PACCAR Leasing Co. (PacLease) franchise locations that PACCAR has established to meet what PacLease President Bob Southem believes is a growing demand for leased vehicles. "Companies are...

Compact Equipment Vital To Landscaper's Success.
August 20, 2007... Story by Mike Larson, Editor DCM Landscaping, Nekoosa, Wis., relies on its Case compact wheel loader and compact excavator fora wide range of projects. DCM Landscaping is a family-owned business headquartered in Nekoosa, Wis. The...

Glewen's New Bobcat T320 Is First In State.
August 20, 2007... Story by Mike Larson, Editor Waupun contractor finds that versatile new model packs horsepower and handles a variety of work for growing business. Andy Glewen knows excavating equipment. He grew up around it, then spent eight years...

Caterpillar Introduces New Machines.
August 20, 2007... Staff New skid-steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, hydraulic excavators, wheel excavators, and track loaders are unveiled Key features of 17 new and unique Caterpillar machines were outlined during a late May presentation at Cat's...

FABTECH Offers Innovative Technician Education.
August 20, 2007... By Mike Larson Caterpillar dealer teams up with technical college to offer innovative technician education and career opportunities. Construction education and career opportunities in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan will take a step...

Miron's View Of The Valley.(Miron Construction Co.)(Interview)
August 27, 2007... Staff Miron Construction Co., Inc., Neenah, Wis., ranks among the country's 125 largest contractors, as rated by Engineering News-Record, and was named the Wisconsin AGC's contractor of the year for 2006. With the Fox Valley being...

CNH Will Take Control Of Parts Depots.
August 27, 2007... Staff Construction and agricultural equipment manufacturer CNH Global, N.V., Lake Forest, Ill., will assume operating responsibility for seven North American parts depots now managed by its third-party logistics supplier. Ugo de...

USGBC Tightens LEED Energy Requirement By 14 Percent.
August 27, 2007... Staff The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has stiffened the energy-performance requirements for buildings seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The new standard, approved in June, requires...

Cat Computerized Training For Mini Excavator Operators.
August 27, 2007... Staff Caterpillar now offers a computerized training course for operators of mini hydraulic excavators. The program covers the daily maintenance, machine controls, safe operating practices, and operating techniques for Caterpillar mini...

New Fall-Protection Code Offers More Resources.(Brief article)
August 27, 2007... Staff The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Des Plaines, Ill., recently announced approval of the new Z359 fall-arrest code, a new series of American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ASSE fall-protection/arrest standards. It...

Creative Constructors Building Two Aldi Stores.
August 27, 2007... Staff Creative Constructors, LLC, Menomonee Falls, Wis., recently began constructing a 16,967-square-foot Aldi grocery store in Oconomowoc, Wis., and a 17,325-square-foot Aldi store in Greenfield, Wis. Aldi is an international retailer...

GZA Earns Safety Award.
August 27, 2007... Staff The Waukesha, Wis., office of environmental and geotechnical consultant GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. has received the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers' (IAAP) highest safety award, the "Rock Solid Excellence In Safety...