Western Builder articles from October 2006

Western Builder archives from October 2006

Scholarships Announced.
October 5, 2006... Staff Michels Corporation, a Brownsville, Wis.-based diversified utility construction company, announced the company has made a multi-year scholarship commitment to the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Inc., the parent company of...

Equipment Monitoring.
October 5, 2006... Staff John Deere Construction & Forestry Company and QUALCOMM Incorporated have announced an alliance to create an equipment and machine monitoring and information delivery system that will be sold across North America by certified John...

Student Awards.
October 5, 2006... Staff The Wisconsin Insulation Advancement Fund (WIAF) awarded 2006-2007 scholarships in the amount of $750 to $1,500 to the following college students: Adam Lautenbach, Ross Borchardt, Megan McLees, Corey Paulowski, Kylie...

Golf Course Expansion.
October 5, 2006... Staff JJR is designing the expansion of the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis., project in collaboration with golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (RTJ) and Bryant Taylor Gordon Golf (BTG). The team is currently...

Rettler Honored.(American Sports Builders Association honors Rettler Corporation with Outstanding Outdoor Track and Outstanding Sports Field awards)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... Staff Rettler Corporation, a landscape architecture and civil engineering firm with offices in Stevens Point, Wis., and Middleton, Wis., has been awarded two awards from the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA). The categories...

Afghanistan Reconstruction.(International Road Federation honors Antigo Construction Inc. with Global Road Achievement Award )(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... Staff Antigo Construction, Inc., Antigo, Wis., received the 2006 Global Road Achievement Award from the International Road Federation. The annual competition recognizes outstanding achievement in design, innovative finance, advocacy,...

On the Move.
October 5, 2006... Staff West Bend, Wis. - The board of directors of Gehl Company has elected Bruce D. Hertzke to a position on the board. Hertzke is the chairman and chief executive officer of Winnebago Industries, Inc., of Forest City, Iowa. ...

Time To Fly.(using fly ash in the reconstruction of runway at Waukesha County Airport)
October 5, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Use of full-depth reclamation with fly ash saves time and money at Waukesha County Airport When it came time for the reconstruction of one of the runways at the Waukesha County Airport,...

Equipment Management.
October 5, 2006... By Neal Borchert, Business Development Manager, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. AZCO INC. saves 40 percent on rental costs by pairing invertors with welding generators Simplification is a key concept for Mike Lang, tool/warehouse manager for...

Decades Of Success.
October 5, 2006... Staff Ruekert/Mielke celebrates 60th anniversary The chance association between a young assistant city engineer and an even younger college student was the basis for what has become the consulting engineering firm of Ruekert/Mielke....

PCA Award.(Portland Cement Association)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Staff A Milwaukee project is among 10 winners in Portland Cement Association's (PCA) Tenth Biennial Bridge Awards Competition. The Brady Street Pedestrian Bridge in Milwaukee serves the twin purpose of functionality and architectural...

Construction Begins.
October 12, 2006... Staff Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church of Milwaukee has selected MSI General Corporation, Oconomowoc, Wis., for the design and construction of a new 12,100-square-foot church. Construction begin in September and is scheduled to be...

Woodlands Marketplace.(Beyer Construction contracts with Weas Development Company Inc.)(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Staff Beyer Construction, New Berlin, Wis., has begun a construction of Woodlands Marketplace in Menomonee Falls, Wis. The project developer is Weas Development Company, Inc. of Milwaukee. Beyer is constructing two buildings totaling...

Taxiway Extension.
October 12, 2006... Staff Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has approved a $5.5-million project to extend a taxiway and complete pavement repairs at Milwaukee County's General Mitchell International Airport. Doyle's action releases $687,952 in state funds to help...

Construction Forecast.
October 12, 2006... Staff Although many regional markets throughout the United States experienced strong cement consumption growth earlier this year, a new forecast from the Economic Research department at Portland Cement Association (PCA) expects the second...

Buyout Announced.(Brief article)
October 12, 2006... Staff An internal buyout of Energenecs, a Cedarburg, Wis.-based provider of engineered systems, has been announced. Although details of the private sale were not disclosed, the business was purchased by Jared Feider from Don and Mary...

Reducing Waste.
October 19, 2006... Staff It is estimated that more than 1,122 tons of waste materials will be generated during the construction new Froedtert Hospital Cancer Pavilion in Wauwatosa, Wis., however Froedtert Hospital and M.A. Mortenson Co., the pavilion...

Tweet/Garot Recognized.
October 19, 2006... Staff Tweet/Garot Mechanical, Green Bay, Wis., received a Certificate of Commendation signed by Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle for participation in the Wisconsin Registered Apprenticeship Program. Also, Service Division of Tweet/Garot...

New and Improved.(Milwaukee County Labor Council)(Brief article)
October 19, 2006... Staff The Milwaukee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO (MCLC) has announced the launch of its redesigned website, www.milwaukeelabor.org . The redesigned website will serve as a source for news and information about issues and events...

Now In DePere.(Central Wisconsin Engineers and Architects, Inc. )(Brief article)
October 19, 2006... Staff Central Wisconsin Engineers and Architects, Inc. has opened a branch office in DePere, Wis., to provide civil engineering and related services throughout Northeast Wisconsin. Named as regional manager was Mike Decur, an engineer...

Smith Honored.
October 19, 2006... Staff Richard Smith , president of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., Brookfield, Wis., has received a 2006 distinguished service award from the Wisconsin Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The award was presented...

Design and Build.(MSI General Corp.)(Brief article)
October 19, 2006... Staff MSI General Corporation has been selected to design and build a 14,900-square-foot retail center and a new 62,000-square-foot Pick 'n Save at Centennial Place in West Milwaukee, Wis. The Centennial Place project is being...

Editor's Report.
October 19, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein News the past several weeks seems to indicate that inflation will adversely affect construction in Wisconsin and nationwide in 2007. The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) released its latest...

Swamp Thing.(H. James and Sons, Inc. to build bypass for Wisconsin Department of Transportation )
October 19, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder H. James & Sons, Inc. digs as deep as 28 feet to move 600,000 yards of marsh in Burlington An excavator buries its boom 16-feet deep into a marsh, pulling out a bucket full of wet, black...

Expect Less.(Wisconsin Department of Transportation)
October 19, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder WisDOT let level, most quantities projected to drop sharply in 2007 Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) projected lets for 2007 are down, and with few exceptions quantities are...

Bough Honored.(Jeremy Bough wins Portland Cement Association research fellowships)(Brief article)
October 26, 2006... Staff A University of Wisconsin - Madison student is among six graduate students the Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation awarded with $20,000 educational fellowships at the association's fall meeting in Chicago. ...

30th Anniversary.
October 26, 2006... Staff The engineering consulting firm of Vierbicher Associates, Inc. is celebrating 30 years of delivering development projects to public and private clients this year. The firm was originally founded in 1976 by James Vierbicher, PE,...

Gateway to Baraboo.(Ideal Builders, Inc. to build new manufacturing plant for Teel Plastics )(Brief article)
October 26, 2006... Staff Ideal Builders, Inc., Madison, Wis., has announced the start of construction on a new project in Baraboo, Wis., for Teel Plastics, Inc. The new manufacturing plant and company headquarters for Teel Plastics is expected to open in...

Performance Handbook.
October 26, 2006... Staff John Deere Construction & Forestry Company has announced the release of the 2006/07 Edition Deere Performance Handbook and CD-ROM package. In addition to the latest equipment specifications, the handbook features owning and...

Rural Transit Service.
October 26, 2006... Staff Rural areas in Wisconsin may be getting federal funds to start or expand transit service. Applications have been mailed to local governments, transit commissions, regional planning commissions, tribal governments, and others to...

Time For Coffee.
October 26, 2006... Staff Creative Constructors, LLC, Menomonee, Falls, Wis., has announced completion of the interior finish-out of a 1,800-square-foot Starbucks Coffee Shop in Plover, Wis. This Starbucks location features drive-thru service. ...