Western Builder articles from November 2006

Western Builder archives from November 2006

Transportation Solutions.
November 2, 2006... By Loren Faulkner, Editor, California Builder & Engineer Inter-modal designs, increased private funding topics at ARTBA convention Increased private investment as a way to fund transportation improvements necessary to relieve traffic...

Drive For Safety.
November 2, 2006... By David Jankiewicz and Dan Shive Practices to improve driver safety, as well as the condition of vehicles Safety in the workplace has emerged as one of the top issues facing business executives today, particularly those in the...

Distinguished Service.
November 2, 2006... Staff John Skotzke Honored for Innovation, Service to Concrete Foundation Industry John Skotzke, founder of John Skotzke Concrete Construction, Inc., Neenah, Wis., has been awarded the Robert D. Sawyer Distinguished Service Award by...

Industry News.
November 2, 2006... Staff Western Builder is launching a new used-equipment section that will serve the construction and logging industries in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This section, called Green Sheet, will give you...

City Planning.(Brief article)
November 2, 2006... Staff R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc.'s Appleton, Wis., office is preparing an update to the city of Appleton's downtown plan, including addressing existing and future needs of the downtown, its connectivity with the Fox River Corridor, as...

Cautious Outlook.
November 2, 2006... Staff Construction industry executives in five East North Central states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) expressed a cautious outlook for the coming year, according to the 31st annual CIT Construction Industry Forecast....

Green and Growing.(Brief article)
November 2, 2006... Staff Mead & Hunt has announced that three employees at the firm's Madison, Wis., office have passed the examination to become LEED accredited professionals. Shannon Miller, designer; Keith Swartz, PE; and Jessica Tyler, associate...

On the Move.(Daphne Odishoo)(Stephan Hoffmann)(Chad Bigler)(John Favorite)(Brian Boecker )(Ben McMullen )
November 2, 2006... Staff Milwaukee -- Bryce Unger has been promoted to senior project manager at CG Schmidt. He is currently managing the $300-million Columbia St. Mary's Milwaukee Hospital project. Unger joined CG Schmidt in 1995, and is a Leadership in...

Just Add Water.(Advance Construction, Inc.)
November 2, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Prefabricated connection stations control flow of Lake Michigan water to Brown County With Lake Michigan forming Wisconsin's eastern border, the Mississippi River marking the western border...

New Construction.(Brief article)
November 9, 2006... Staff MSI General Corporation, Oconomowoc, Wis., has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of a new 15,586-square-foot multi-tenant retail facility in Sturtevant, Wis. Renaissance Commons is a collaborative venture...

Special Blend.(Buechel Stone Corp. introduces Chilton Woodlake Blend)(Brief article)
November 9, 2006... Staff Buechel Stone has announced the launch of a new product, Chilton Woodlake Blend. This product has a blend of irregular and rectangular shaped pieces and features a natural color combination of gray, blue, brown, lavender, and...

In Memoriam.(Obituary)
November 9, 2006... Staff Construction industry veteran Robert J. (Bob) Waldhuetter died Sept. 26, 2006, at the age of 80. Until his retirement in 1991, Waldhuetter was president of Megal Construction Company in Brookfield, Wis. In his 40 years with Megal...

WRMCA Awards.
November 9, 2006... Staff The Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association has issued a call for entries to the 2006 Concrete Design Awards. The deadline to enter is Friday, December 1, 2006. The awards are a part of a program showcasing best uses of ready...

Welding Made Easy.
November 9, 2006... Staff Weldcraft has announced the availability of six new TIG torch packages designed to ease ordering and inventorying by offering all the components necessary for TIG welding in one package. Weldcraft will offer four torch packages for...

Under Construction.
November 9, 2006... Staff Creative Constructors, LLC, Meno-monee Falls, Wis., was awarded the contract and recently began construction on a 7,000-square-foot retail center in Waukesha, Wis. The architect for this project is Plunkett Raysich Architects,...

One Car, Two Engines, 350 MPH.
November 9, 2006... By Steve Hudson, Editor, Dixie Contractor JCB sets land speed record for a diesel-powered car It isn't every day that someone sets a land speed record, particularly in a diesel-powered car. But that's exactly what happened -- not once...

Plenty Of Muscle.
November 9, 2006... Staff Gehl introduces 7810E Skid Loader Gehl Company , a manufacturer of compact equipment for agriculture and construction markets headquartered in West Bend, Wis., has announced a new model Gehl 7810E Skid Loader. This new skid...

Construction Starts Summary.
November 16, 2006... Staff How To Use The Construction Starts Summary: The information on this page reports non-residential construction activity in the region by contract value. The chart at the bottom of the page tracks cumulative starts for all...

On Board.
November 16, 2006... Staff Randy Ziarek , Putzmeister America, Inc., Sturtevant, Wis., has been named a new board member with the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) -- an international association dedicated to improving the quality and acceptance of...

Product Introduced.
November 16, 2006... Staff Quest Technologies Inc, the Oconomowoc, Wis.-based manufacturer of monitoring instrumentation and software for occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) applications, announces the new release of QuestSuite Professional...

New Site.(Brief article)
November 16, 2006... Staff VISTA Training, Inc., Burlington, Wis., has created a new website, www.vista-start-smart.com , to showcase their variety of expanded offerings. The former website had become outdated and increasingly difficult to navigate due to...

Cement Consumption.(Brief article)
November 16, 2006... Staff Led by an expected 8.5-percent growth in China, worldwide portland cement consumption will increase 5.6 percent this year followed by a rise of 5.5 percent in 2007 -- an average of nearly 130 million metric tons annually -- according...

Airport Construction.
November 16, 2006... Staff Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has approved a $2.5-million project to construct aircraft parking apron space and reconstruct a perimeter road at Milwaukee County's General Mitchell International Airport. The governor's action releases...

WisDOT Access.(Wisconsin Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
November 16, 2006... Staff A new website promotes Minority Business Enterprise Program Provides information and opportunities to qualified minority-owned businesses interested in selling their goods and services to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation...

Editor's Report.
November 16, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein This week's Western Builder features a story about roof construction under way at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Replacement of the bogies that move the roof sections is the latest repair to the retractable roof that has...

Roof Repair.
November 16, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder $13-plus million to replace 10 bogies that move roof panels at Miller Park While the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team prepares for opening day against the Los Angeles Dodgers, construction...

Winter Prep.
November 16, 2006... Staff WisDOT installs anti-icing technology near Superior The seasons are changing, and that means motorists in Wisconsin, Minnesota and across the Midwest need to watch out for ice, snow and the other hazards that fall and winter...

No Boundaries.
November 16, 2006... By Don Chaput, RLS New technology creates virtual interrelated land surveys Land surveying is taking a very technical turn. It's on a road leading to a virtual future. Monuments and markers have been the foundation of surveying and...

Making The Grade.(Applied Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
November 23, 2006... Staff Applied Technologies, Inc. (ATI), a multidisciplinary engineering and architectural firm specializing in water/wastewater treatment design and consultation headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., announced that Jason Froehlich has passed...

Walther ASCE Officer.(American Society of Civil Engineers)(Thomas R. Walther)(Brief article)
November 23, 2006... Staff Thomas R. Walther, P.E., F.ASCE, highway commissioner for Eau Claire County, Wis., has been installed as an officer on the board of direction for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Walther will represent sections and...

Rebuilt Components.
November 23, 2006... Staff The Ingersoll Rand Reman Solutions program offers contractors cost-saving benefits and reduced machine downtime with remanufactured and warranty-backed paver and compactor replacement components. The Reman Solutions program...

German Engineering.(Mercedes Benz AG)(Brief article)
November 23, 2006... Staff Selzer-Ornst Co., Wauwatosa, Wis., has been selected to construct a new showroom building for the Mercedes Benz Dealership located on in Waukesha, Wis. The scope of the project includes new site work, landscaping and a new...

Extreme Makeover.
November 23, 2006... Staff Gehl Company, the West Bend, Wis.-base manufacturer of compact equipment used in construction and agriculture applications, lent a helping hand to "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to help build the Koepke family of Dundee, Wis., a...

New Version.(Metal-Era Inc.)(Brief article)
November 23, 2006... Staff Metal-Era Inc., Waukesha, Wis., has introduced a new version of the company's arched coping: Snap-On Arched Coping. Snap-On Arched Coping uses concealed anchor clips with dual springs. This innovative design completely eliminates...

Good Work Honored.(Brief article)
November 23, 2006... Staff J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. recently received the Heart of the Community Award from Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women (WCREW) for work completed on the new Findorff office in Milwaukee. As part of the annual Real Estate...

Biodiesel Use Approved.
November 30, 2006... Staff Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) has announced a global Kubota decision to approve the use of "B5" biodiesel fuels in specified Kubota diesel-powered products. Biodiesel fuels, most often offered in a blended-petroleum format,...

Economy Strong.
November 30, 2006... Staff Nonresidential construction spending climbed to its 13th consecutive record in September, showing that the homebuilding slide hasn't carried other segments downhill with it, according to Ken Simonson, chief economist for the...

Trench Protection.
November 30, 2006... Staff United Rentals, Inc. has announced the release of the second in a series of white papers on issues of importance to the construction and rental industries and their customers. "Optimal Trench Protection: Key to Safety and...

Oliphant Back Home.(Randy Oliphant)(Brief article)
November 30, 2006... Staff Strand Associates, Inc., Madison, Wis., has announced the return of employee SSG Randy Oliphant from active duty overseas with the United States military. Oliphant served on tour with his oldest son Ryan . They are both members...