Western Builder articles from July 2007

Western Builder archives from July 2007

HCEA And UW-Manitowoc Announce Scholarship Program.
July 2, 2007... Staff The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) and the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc County Center (UW-Manitowoc) have announced new scholarships for engineering students. The scholarships have been made possible by a...

Economist Saltes Joins ARTBA.
July 2, 2007... Staff The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has hired Diego Saltes as senior economist. Saltes brings more than a decade of economic analysis and research expertise gained with top industry groups and trade...

Revitalizing Roland Kampo Bridge.
July 2, 2007... Story by Mike Larson, Editor Fast-track operation repairs major bridge in Neenah The scheduled maintenance and repair of Neenah's Roland Kampo Memorial Bridge is on the fast track and running as smoothly and swiftly as a bullet train,...

Tilt-Up Is Looking Good In Wisconsin.
July 2, 2007... By Jim Baty, Technical Director, Tilt-up Concrete Association Rapidly growing construction method boasts two award-winning examples in Madison Edited by Mike Larson Tilt-up construction is one of the fastest growing industries in...

AIA Wisconsin Bestows Design Awards.(American Institute of Architects)
July 2, 2007... Edited by Mike Larson Eleven innovative projects in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan are recognized in 2007 competition. AIA Wisconsin, the state society of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has honored 11 building projects for...

Boldt Regional HQ Leads LEED Ratings.
July 9, 2007... Staff Boldt Construction Co.'s southern operations headquarters in Oklahoma City, Okla., has set the state standard for "green" building. It is Oklahoma's first private building to earn silver certification for Leadership in Energy and...

Bryce Heads Manitowoc CraneCARE.(Larry Bryce)(Brief article)
July 9, 2007... Staff Manitowoc Crane Group (MCG), Manitowoc, Wis., has promoted Larry Bryce to executive vice president, Manitowoc CraneCARE. He reports to Eric Etchart, MCG president. Bryce had been vice president of strategic planning and business...

Ten Graduate From ABC Superintendent Academy.
July 9, 2007... Staff Ten successful students recently graduated from the Jobsite Superintendent Academy (JSA) of the training trust of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin, the state chapter of the nation's fastest-growing...

Anderson Joins R.A. Smith.(R.A. Smith and Associates Inc.)(Kevin Anderson)(Brief article)
July 9, 2007... Staff Kevin Anderson has joined R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., Brookfield, civil engineering, planning,surveying, landscape architecture, GIS, and 3-D visualization consultants, as a structural design engineer. Anderson's...

Bandit Industries' New Midwest Rep.(Gerad Himebaughas)(representative)(Brief article)
July 9, 2007... Staff Bandit Industries, Inc., Remus, Michigan, has appointed Gerad Himebaughas its new midwest regional sales representative. Himebaugh has over 12 years of sales experience. Prior to accepting his new position, Himebaugh had been in...

Scaffolding, Shoring and Forming Products Should Meet ANSI/SSFI Standards.
July 16, 2007... Staff To maximize assurance that scaffolding, shoring and forming products are dependable and safe, check that the products you buy or rent are tested and rated to Scaffolding, Shoring & Forming Institute (SSFI) standards. One of...

Wisconsin Project Earns National Honor From ABC.
July 16, 2007... Staff The Village at Bay Park, Ashwaubenon, Wis., a 180,000-square-foot community shopping center in metropolitan Green Bay, was recently recognized with a national Excellence In Construction (EIC) award during the Associated Builders and...

Snow And Ice Management Association Moves To Milwaukee.
July 16, 2007... Staff The Snow And Ice Management Association (SIMA), a 1,200-member group, is relocating its headquarters from Erie, Pa., to Milwaukee. Martin Tirado, former head of Wisconsin's chapter of the Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors...

Putzmeister Names Dwyer VP -- Sales And Marketing.
July 16, 2007... Staff Putzmeister America, Inc., Sturtevant, Wis., has named Bill Dwyer as vice president of sales and marketing. Dwyer is responsible for U.S. and Canadian concrete pump sales, the Pro-Tech pre-owned and renewed equipment division and the...

Putzmeister Names Farrell Used Equipment Sales Manager.
July 16, 2007... Staff Putzmeister America, Inc., Sturtevant, Wis., has promoted Dick Farrell to Pro-Tech used equipment sales manager. In his new role, Farrell will assist regional sales managers and customers with the sale of used and reconditioned...

Dramatic Corrosion Deteriorates Lake Superior Docks.(Brief article)
July 16, 2007... Staff The 18-inch drop in Lake Superior's water level this year has revealed that aggressive corrosion is eating at the steel sheet piles forming the commercial docks in the Port of Duluth. Some pilings are reportedly in danger of failing....

No-Cost Online Tool Helps Customers Get Loan Quotes.(service introduction of AFP Solutions Inc.)(Brief article)
July 16, 2007... Staff AFP Solutions, Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., recently launched an Internet-driven loan-quoting service that enables a builder or private borrower from anywhere in the country to receive quotes from multiple lenders by completing just one...

Flambeau River Papers Wins Energy Efficiency Award.
July 16, 2007... Staff Flambeau River Papers, LLC, Park Falls, Wis., has won the Wisconsin Governor's 2007 Pulp and Paper Energy Efficiency Award. The award goes to a company dedicated to reducing its use of natural resources. Flambeau River's...

Yerges Joins MSA Professional Services.(Brian Yerges )(Brief article)
July 16, 2007... Staff Brian Yerges has joined the Baraboo office of MSA Professional Services, Inc. (MSA) as an associate planner. His duties will include redevelopment planning, tax increment finance planning and general land use planning. Yerges...

Link-Belt Plans $24-Million Expansion.
July 16, 2007... Staff Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co., Lexington, Ky., has announced that it will spend $24 million to expand its headquarters. The expansion will add 90,000 square feet to the company's existing 592,000-square-foot facility, and is...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
July 16, 2007... By Mike Larson ACP To Examine Education In Construction As in so many other fields, education is key to the success of our industry. In one issue each month from August through December, all 14 Associated Construction Publications...

Expanding Highway 57 In Door County.
July 16, 2007... Mike Larson, Editor Site preparation continues for a four-lane, divided highway that will replace the two-lane highway now serving this popular tourist area. Hoffman Construction Co., Black River Falls, Wis., is performing the...

Achieving Success Through Resource Management.
July 16, 2007... By Don Kafka Construction resource management is a top-to-bottom method of managing tools, equipment, consumables, and other materials throughout a company or project. In the competitive construction industry, providing unsurpassed...

UW-Madison Is Five-Time Concrete Canoe Champ.(University of Wisconsin-Madison)(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Staff Continuing its dominance for the fifth year in a row, the University of Wisconsin-Madison captured the "America's Cup of Civil Engineering" at the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) 20th Annual National Concrete Canoe...

Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. Separates Materials Division.(Kraemer Mining & Materials, Inc.)(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Staff Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc., Plain, Wis., has separated its materials division as a stand-alone company called Kraemer Mining & Materials, Inc.(KMM). Owned and operated by the Kraemer family, KMM has a management team that...

ACEC-WI Names Budde President.
July 23, 2007... Staff The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACEC-WI) has named Philip E. Budde, P.E., Strand Associates, Inc., Madison, as its new president. Budde, who is Strand's president and chief operating officer, has 37...

Jennings joins MSA Professional Services.(Katherine Jennings)(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Staff Katherine Jennings has joined the Baraboo office of MSA Professional Services, Inc. (MSA) as a project engineer. Her experience includes road and bridge structure design, project cost estimating, project coordination with various...

Birkel joins MSA Professional Services.(Todd Birkel)(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Staff Todd Birkel has joined the Dubuque, Iowa, office of MSA Professional Services, Inc. (MSA) as a senior structural engineer. His duties include participation in a variety of commercial development, municipal building and roadway...

New Caterpillar Customer Safety Services Website.(Website overview)
July 30, 2007... Staff Customer Safety Services, a division of Caterpillar Technology & Solutions, has launched Safety.Cat.Com (TM), a new website dedicated to promoting the health and safety of everyone in, on or around Caterpillar products. The new...

New All Erection & Crane Rental Website.
July 30, 2007... Staff All Erection & Crane Rental Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, has completely revamped its website, www.allcrane.com . The new site presents a variety of information about All Erection, including its nationwide network of branch locations,...

IFPE 2008 To Be Held In Conjunction With ConExpo.
July 30, 2007... Staff The 2008 International Exposition for Power Transmission (IFPE) will be held March 11-15, 2008, co-located with ConExpo-Con/Agg show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. The triennial IFPE show is an international...

Doosan Promises Prompt Replacement Part Or Free Machine Rental.(Doosan Infracore America)(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Staff Doosan Infracore America's new 48-hour parts guarantee for wheel-loader and excavator customers promises that Doosan owners will receive a "machine debilitating" replacement part within two business days or Doosan will pay for rental...

National Survey's Silva And Zodrow Earn Certifications.(Diego Silva and Shane Zodrow certified at National Survey and Engineering Brookfield)(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Staff Diego Silva and Shane Zodrow, survey technicians of National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., Brookfield, have become certified survey technicians (CST). Silva is a CST II and Zodrow a CST III. ...

Wells Fargo Acquires CIT Construction.
July 30, 2007... Staff Wells Fargo & Co. has acquired CIT Construction, the U.S. construction lending business unit of CIT Group Inc. CIT Construction's name will change to Wells Fargo Construction, part of Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. Its main...

ARTBA College Assistance For Children Of Fallen Highway Workers.
July 30, 2007... Staff Scholarships from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) are helping children of deceased or permanently disabled highway workers pursue higher education. ...

Energy To Make Cement Cut 1.1 Percent.
July 30, 2007... Staff The energy required to produce 1 ton of cement has dropped 1.1 percent, according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA) annual survey of energy use at U.S. and Canadian cement plants. In 2006, the amount of energy required to...

Bauer Joins Durrant.(appointment of Joe Bauer at Durrant Group Inc.)(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Staff Durrant, an architecture and engineering firm, has hired Joe Bauer as a designer in the electrical engineering department its Madison office. Bauer will be responsible for coordinating and executing projects through programming,...