Western Builder articles from February 2009

Western Builder archives from February 2009

Tunnel Project Boringly Smooth. That's Good.(Super Excavators Inc.)(Editorial)
February 2, 2009... Story by Mike Larson, Editor Super Excavators microtunneling project to install nearly 2 miles of concrete sewer as much as 80 feet deep beneath Milwaukee, WI, is proceeding smoothly. Super Excavators, Inc., Menomonee Falls, WI, is...

Telescopic-Mast Piling Rig Drives Productivity.(Edward E. Gillen Co.)(ABI Group)(Editorial)
February 2, 2009... By Mike Larson, Editor Proven technology popular in Europe is proving effective for Wisconsin's Edward E. Gillen Company, too. A kind of pile-driving machine not commonly found in North America is helping Edward E. Gillen Company...

Common Ground Alliance To Hold Free Information Summit.
February 2, 2009... Staff The Common Ground Alliance for Damage Prevention (CGA) will hold a free informational summit about several topics related to preventing damage to underground utilities on February 12 at the office of Ruekert & Mielke, W233 N2080...

Vermeer-Wisconsin Free HDD Workshop Feb. 13.
February 2, 2009... Staff Vermeer-Wisconsin is hosting a free Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) workshop February 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Country Springs Hotel, 2810 Golf Road, Waukesha, WI. The workshop is geared to operators, crew...

Consulting Engineers And WisDOT Plan Transportation Improvement Conference.(Conference news)
February 2, 2009... Staff The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACECWI) and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) are partnering to present the 2008 Transportation Improvement Conference March 9-10 at the Holiday Inn Hotel...

State Upgrades Internet Job Site, Adds Search Tools For Job Seekers, Employers.
February 2, 2009... Staff Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has upgraded the state's new Internet employment site, JobCenterOfWisconsin.com, with improvements that will better connect job seekers and employers searching for skilled...

TDA Names New President And Executive Committee For 2009.(Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin)(Phil Ramlet, Rick Jones and Dean Haen)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Staff The Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin (TDA), a statewide alliance representing more than 400 transportation stakeholders, has named its executive committee for 2009. Leading the list is new President Phil...

Case Unveils Redesigned Website.
February 2, 2009... Staff Case Construction Equipment, Racine, WI, has launched an extensively redesigned website, www.CaseCE.com , that features a new look, more content and an easy-to-use structure. "Case has created an online customer experience that...

Miller Turns 80, Announces 2009 Welding Catalogue.
February 2, 2009... Staff Miller Electric Manufacturing Co., Appleton, WI., celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2009. In honor of that milestone, Miller's 2009 full-line welding- and cutting-equipment catalog celebrates the individuals and companies that...

O'Leary Earns LEED Certification.(American Society of Landscape Architects)(Jennifer A. O'Leary)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Staff Jennifer A. O'Leary, ASLA, of Crispell-Snyder's Landscape Architecture Division, has received LEED accreditation. O'Leary has more than 15 years of experience in landscape architecture and planning, including planning and design...

Underground Contractors Name Directors For 2009.(Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association )(Robert Olson, John Wanasek and Mark Karow)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Staff The Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association (WUCA) has named its board of directors for 2009. They include: President -- Robert Olson, Globe Contractors Vice-President -- John Wanasek, Wanasek Corporation ...

Morbark Adds Nortrax To Serve Minnesota, Wisconsin And Michigan's U.P.
February 9, 2009... Staff Forestry and recycling equipment manufacturer Morbark, Inc., has named Nortrax as its exclusive dealer serving Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Nortrax will carry Morbark's complete industrial product...

Boldt Overseeing LEED-Certified Project At Lawrence University.
February 9, 2009... Staff The Boldt Company, Appleton, WI, has completed 25 projects built to LEED guidelines nationwide and has several projects under way that are seeking LEED certification or being built according to sustainable guidelines. One...

Metal Forms Corp. Purchases Sterling Handling Equipment.
February 9, 2009... Staff Metal Forms Corporation (MFC), a manufacturer in the concrete construction industry since 1909, has purchased Sterling Handling Equipment, Inc., Glendale, WI. Both companies have more than a century of manufacturing history in...

R.A. Smith National Provides Services For Waukesha Retail Development.
February 9, 2009... Staff R.A. Smith National - civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3-D visualization consultants - Brookfield, WI, is providing site work engineering and surveying services to Opus North Corporation,...

Wisconsin State Patrol: In Winter, Slow Down To Match Driving Conditions.(Brief article)
February 9, 2009... Staff The Wisconsin State Patrol is reminding drivers that snow- and ice-covered roadways require drivers to adjust their speed and safe following distances. "When road conditions are treacherous or visibility is reduced, driving at...

Weidmann Named Membership Chair Of National Trade Association.
February 9, 2009... Staff Jerry Weidmann, president of Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp., Brookfield, WI, has been elected membership chairman of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA), a national trade association. The Material...

Wisconsin Regulatory Review Starts For Biomass Project.
February 9, 2009... Staff The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) has created a docket to begin evaluating Xcel Energy's request to install biomass gasification technology at the Bay Front Power Plant in Ashland, WI. This is the first step in...

WisDOT Presents Construction Excellence Awards For 2008.
February 16, 2009... Staff The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) recently named the recipients of its Construction Awards for contractors who did outstanding work on WisDOT projects during 2008. WisDOT presented the annual awards during the...

Memorial Wall Under Construction In Metcalfe Park Neighborhood.(Brief article)
February 16, 2009... Staff After nearly six years of planning and fundraising, construction has begun on a community park and memorial wall at the intersection of North 37th Street and West Lisbon Avenue in Milwaukee's Metcalfe Park neighborhood. The...

Michels Wins Safety Award.
February 16, 2009... Staff Michels Corporation recently received one of the first Keystone Pipeline Vice President's Awards, which honor commitment to workplace safety. The award was established as part of TransCanada's recognition program for contractor...

Insulation Contractors Name Officers For 2009.
February 16, 2009... Staff The Insulation Contractors' Association of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan has named its officers for 2009. They are: President -- Jim Bartelt, Bartelt Insulation Supply, Inc., Appleton, WI. Vice President --...

Mechanical Contractors Name Officers, Board For 2009.
February 16, 2009... Staff The Mechanical Contractors' Association of North Central Wisconsin has named its officers for 2009. The officers are: President -- Donald Tennie, E.G.I. Mechanical, Seymour, WI. Vice President -- Mark Loper, AZCO, Inc.,...

Conex Show Interesting, Attendance Up.
February 16, 2009... By Mike Larson I attended the 2009 edition of the Wisconsin/Northern Illinois Conex trade show this week at State Fair Park in West Allis. The annual show is the one occasion all year where major suppliers of the state's construction,...

WisDOT Taking Comments About 2030 Transportation Plan Until February 27.
February 16, 2009... By Mike Larson There's still time to voice your comments on WisDOT's long-term transportation development plan "Connections 2030." Connections 2030 is a statewide, multimodal transportation plan that provides a vision for highways,...

Governor's State Of The State Speech Doesn't List Construction As A Priority.
February 16, 2009... By Mike Larson Governor Jim Doyle's recent "State of the State" speech reiterated the hard economic reality that without some tough budget cuts and retrenching, Wisconsin's budget deficit will grow to $5.4 billion by the time the next...

Warm-Mix Asphalt Simplifies Wisconsin Highway Job.(Payne and Dolan Inc.)(Wisconsin. Department of Transportation)(Editorial)
February 16, 2009... By Mike Larson, Editor Warm-mix product offers longer compaction time, same strength as hot mix. Payne & Dolan, Inc., Waukesha, WI, found that warm-mix asphalt was the ideal product when it repaved three miles of two northbound lanes...

Young Contractor Shoots For The Rooftops.(Company overview)
February 16, 2009... Story by Mike Larson, Editor Ambitious young roofing and sheet-metal contractor started with a mini van that wouldn't go into reverse, and has been driving forward ever since. The Penebaker Enterprises, LLC is an energetic young...

Asphalt Paving Requires Teamwork.
February 16, 2009... Provided by Volvo Construction Equipment, Edited by Mike Larson Time, as the saying goes, is money. On a hot mix asphalt (HMA) paving project, time -- more specifically, delays -- can be money lost due to failure of the mix, the compaction,...

ACEC WI Announces Excellence Award Winners.(American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin)(Brief article)
February 23, 2009... Staff The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACEC WI) has announced the winners of its 38th Annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition. The Engineering Excellence Awards recognize Wisconsin engineering...

Case Expands Toll-Free Parts-And-Service Hotline.
February 23, 2009... Staff Case Construction Equipment recently expanded the availability of its toll-free customer-assistance hotline -- 1-866-54CASE6. As of February 1, the Case customer assistance program expanded to cover models of Case crawler dozers,...

Arndt Returns To MSA.
February 23, 2009... Staff Carter Arndt, AIA, an architect with nearly 20 years of experience, has returned to MSA Professional Services, Baraboo, WI. Arndt designs municipal and county buildings, police and fire stations, libraries, churches, and...