Western Builder articles from October 2008

Western Builder archives from October 2008

Schultz To Manage R.A. Smith Construction Services Municipal Group.
October 6, 2008... Staff R.A. Smith National, Brookfield, WI, has promoted Andrew Schultz to municipal group manager in the company's construction services division. He was previously a project engineer in the municipal services division. Schultz...

Kneeland Named United Rentals President And CEO.(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Staff Michael Kneeland was recently unanimously elected president and CEO of United Rentals, Greenwich, CT, by the company's?board o f directors. He was also named as adirector of the company. Kneeland had served as interim CEO of...

Mead & Hunt's Anne Anderson Passes PE Exam.
October 6, 2008... Staff Civil Engineering firm Mead & Hunt, Madison, WI, has announced that Anne Anderson recently became a licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin. Anderson has more than five years of experience as an engineer, including work with...

Kenneth E. Kruse Elected Fellow Of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.
October 6, 2008... Staff The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Chicago, IL, has elected Kenneth E. Kruse as a Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the precast concrete structures industry and to the organization. Kruse...

William G. Kriesel Elected Fellow Of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Staff The Precast/Pre-stressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Chicago, has elected William G. Kriesel as a Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the industry and the organization. Kriesel is chairman and vice president,...

Yale Equipment & Services To Hold "Train The Trainer" Seminar.
October 6, 2008... Staff Yale Equipment & Services, Menomonee Falls, WI, will hold a Train the Trainer class for basic forklift operation at its Menomonee Falls store from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,Thursday, Oct. 9. For more information or to register, call...

Topcon Names Ludchak Eastern Sales Manager For Telematics.
October 6, 2008... Staff Topcon Positioning Systems, Livermore, CA, has named Ron Ludchak as the eastern region sales manager for its recently formed Telematics business unit. Before joining Topcon, Ludchak directed a sales team for Qualcomm, a wireless...

Gehl Agrees To Be Acquired By Manitou.(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Staff Gehl Company, West Bend, WI, has agreed to be purchased by Manitou BF S.A., a manufacturer and distributor of material-handling equipment that is headquartered in France and already is Gehl's largest shareholder. The sale,...

Case Helps Sponsor 2008 Construction Career-Awareness Campaign.
October 6, 2008... Staff Case Construction Equipment, Racine, WI, is a sponsor of the 2008 "Build Your Future" campaign. This national education and recruitment program increases young people's awareness of the rewarding careers available in the...

TAUC Survey: Industrial Contractors Seeing Shortage Of Skilled Labor.
October 6, 2008... Staff The largest expansion in the industrial construction market in decades recently prompted the union construction industry to conduct a study to determine the impact of increased job demand and costs related to forecasted labor...

Wausau Window And Wall Adds Green Building Section To Website.
October 6, 2008... Staff Wausau Window and Wall Systems, Wausau, WI, has added a "Green Building" section to its website, http://www.wausauwindow.com . The online addition serves visitors seeking help in understanding and meeting green building goals and...

Underground Contractors Award Scholarships.
October 6, 2008... Staff The Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association and its Public Works Industry Improvement Program have awarded five scholarships to new college students: Kyle J. Eberle , majoring in engineering, sponsored by Ruekert & Mielke,...

Tower Mechanical Adds Three VPs.
October 6, 2008... Staff Tower Mechanical Services, Oshkosh, WI, has announced the addition of three vice presidents to its management staff. Brian Balke, formerly of Hurkman Mechanical, Green Bay, is vice president of plumbing and piping operations. ...

Turning Roofs Into Roads.(Editorial)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Story by Mike Larson, Editor Recycling asphalt shingles into pavement makes ecological and economic sense. B.R. Amon & Sons, Inc. and Rooftop Recycling, LLC, both of Elkhorn, WI, have teamed up to become Wisconsin's first companies to...

No Job Too Small.(Wolf Paving's highway construction)(Editorial)
October 6, 2008... By Chris Thiede Wolf Paving Applies Large Capabilities To Small Jobs, Too Edited by Mike Larson Wolf Paving, Oconomowoc, WI, is a different kind of paving company. One of the largest paving contractors in southern Wisconsin,...

Wisconsin's New, Free, Internet Employment Site Connects Job Seekers And Employers.
October 13, 2008... Staff The state's new job-connection Internet site, JobCenterofWisconsin.com , is a new, free, interactive site accessible around the clock. On it, job seekers, from young people to older workers, can post resumes and search for work....

Wisconsin's Model Apprenticeship Program Opens Doors To Good Jobs In Utility Industry.
October 13, 2008... Staff Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman recently said that Gov. Doyle's plan to expand Wisconsin's model apprenticeship program is vital to ensuring utilities a skilled workforce, to growing the economy,...

Milwaukee Area Technical College In Grainger Scholarship Program.(Brief article)
October 13, 2008... Staff Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI, is one of 35 technical colleges from across the country participating in the Grainger Tools for Tomorrow scholarship program, and is the only school in Wisconsin to be involved. ...

Milwaukee Auto Dealer Building Receives LEED Silver Certification.
October 13, 2008... Staff Bergstrom's SMART car dealership at 11340 West Metro Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, recently received LEED silver certification. The Boldt Company, Appleton, WI, was the general contractor for the project, which was completed last winter....

JSD Professional Services Acquires Mayo Corp.
October 20, 2008... Staff JSD Professional Services, Inc. (formerly Jenkins Survey & Design), Verona, WI, recently acquired the Mayo Corporation, Madison, WI, in order to provide greater resources for current and prospective clients. Established in 1998...

Ground Broken For New SAFC Pharma Building In Verona.
October 20, 2008... Staff Vogel Bros. Building Co., Flad Architects, and Affiliated Engineers, all of Madison, WI, broke ground for the new 45,000-square-foot SAFC Pharma(TM) manufacturing facility on October 1. Located on 15 acres of green space in...

$6.7-Million Project At Milwaukee Airport.
October 20, 2008... Staff Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $6.7-million project to complete runway safety area improvements at Milwaukee County's General MitchellInternational Airport. The governor's action releases $833,333 in state funds to...

PCI Competition Offers University Students $25,000 In Prizes.
October 20, 2008... Staff Applications for university teams competing in the annual Engineering Student Design Competition conducted by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Chicago, IL, are due to the organization on March 15, 2009, with results...

Beware: 'Tis The Season For Crashes With Deer.
October 20, 2008... Staff The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) warns that the chance of hitting a deer with a vehicle shoots up during fall. During their mating season in October and November, deer are more active, especially at dusk and...

ASCC Offers Safety Management Plan And Manual.
October 20, 2008... Staff The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of those who build with concrete, offers a Safety Management Plan that can help contractors develop...

Michels Helps Restore Power After Hurricanes.
October 20, 2008... Staff Michels Corp., Brownsville, WI, recently sent crews to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week to help restore power to several million people still without power in Louisiana and Texas following hurricanes Gustav and Ike. On...

Cooperation Between WisDOT And University Benefits All.(Wisconsin. Department of Transportation)
October 20, 2008... By Mike Larson The lead feature in this edition of WesternBuilder covers the construction of the first precast segmental bridge abutment ever used on a highway in Wisconsin. This is WisDOT's first use of the technique. It resulted from...

Precast Bridge Abutments Cut Construction Time.
October 20, 2008... Story and Photos by Mike Larson, Editor Wisconsin's first test of construction method going well New pre-cast, segmental bridge abutments being put together on State Highway 63 near the western Wisconsin village of Baldwin may be the...

Earthmoving Prepares Way For Highway Work.
October 20, 2008... Story and Photos by Mike Larson, Editor Widening of Hwy. 41 will allow traffic and construction to co-exist Excavating, filling, and grading are playing a key role in preparing for the temporary widening of U.S. Hwy. 41 on the...

Clean Water Construction Coalition Meets In Milwaukee.
October 27, 2008... Staff The Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association (WUCA) recently hosted a semi-annual meeting of the Clean Water Construction Coalition (CWCC), a national organization of construction associations whose purpose is to promote federal...

Online Language Courses Bridge Barrier.
October 27, 2008... Staff The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Gainesville, FL, has partnered with constructNet International (cNI), Phoenix, AZ, to provide online language instruction to help the construction industry bridge...

State Law Tells When Headlights Must Be On.(Brief article)
October 27, 2008... Staff With the hours of daylight dwindling, drivers must turn on their headlights more frequently to see and to be seen by other motorists, says the Wisconsin State Patrol. State law dictates that drivers must use headlights from 30...

EPA Awards Wisconsin $295,320 Clean-Diesel Grant.
October 27, 2008... Staff The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative (MCDI) has awarded a $295,320 grant to for Wisconsin to use in its 2008 clean-diesel program. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and...

Komatsu D51 Dozer Wins Design Award.
October 27, 2008... Staff Komatsu America Corp.'s D51 EX/PX-22 crawler dozer won a silver award for design in the IDEA[R] (International Design Excellence Awards) competition. The D51 design was honored for its slanted-nose engine hood, which provides...

Michels Climbs In Global Contractor Rankings.
October 27, 2008... Staff Michels Corporation, Brownsville, WI, has reached a new high in recent rankings of global contractors by Engineering News-Record magazine (ENR). This year's list ranks Michels at number 172, up 24 spots from number 196 last year. ...