Western Builder articles from September 2007

Western Builder archives from September 2007

Montpas Joins MSA Professional Services.(Jeff Montpas)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff Jeff Montpas has joined the Baraboo office of MSA Professional Services, Inc. (MSA) as a project engineer who will engineer and manage water and wastewater projects for municipal clients. His experience includes designing wastewater...

Thompson Pump Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification.
September 3, 2007... Staff Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., Inc., Port Orange, Fla., a full-service manufacturer and provider of pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 quality certification for their Port Orange...

Triad Construction Makes Progress On House Of Peace.
September 3, 2007... Staff Triad Construction, Inc., West Allis, Wis., continues to move towards completion of the addition and renovation of the House of Peace, a Milwaukee community center that provides food, clothing and pastoral care to the poor. This...

NEI Launches Revamped Website.(Website overview)
September 3, 2007... Staff The Nuclear Energy Institute has launched a revamped website at http://www.nei.org . The new site is debuting after two years of testing and development aimed at reestablishing it as the leading online destination for news and...

Wondrachek Joins National Survey & Engineering As Project Manager.(Bill Wondrachek Jr.)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff Bill Wondrachek Jr. has joined National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., Brookfield, Wis., as project manager in the land development services division. Wondrachek has more than 11 years of...

Ostgard Joins Spancrete.(appointment of Rick Ostgard at Spancrete Group, Inc.)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff The Spancrete Group, Inc., Waukesha, Wis., recently hired Rick Ostgard as a sales representative in the Green Bay office. He will provide architectural and structural precast solutions for architectural and engineering firms,...

Szrom New VP At CRSI.
September 3, 2007... Staff The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI), Schaumberg, Ill., has appointed Darren Szrom as its new vice president of marketing and communications. He will be responsible for all CRSI market development as well as all internal...

Cox Joins Durrant As Principal.(Thomas R. Cox)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff Durrant, Madison, Wis., an architecture, engineering and construction management firm, has hired Thomas R. Cox, AIA, NCARB, LEED-AP as principal. Cox will work closely to guide clients through the design and construction process. His...

PSI Appoints Koszarek Principal Consultant.(Paul Koszarek)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff PSI, Waukesha, Wis., has appointed Paul Koszarek, P.E., principal consultant of its geotechnical engineering service line. He will be the principal consultant for PSI's offices in Waukesha, Wis., and St. Paul, Minn. Koszarek holds a...

OMNNI's Lyons Earns National Certification.
September 3, 2007... Staff Kris Lyons, erosion-control specialist with OMNNI Associates, Appleton, Wis., has earned national Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) certification from the Soil and Water Conservation Society and the...

Poynter Joins National Survey & Engineering As Project Manager.(appointment of Clifton (Clif) Poynter III at National Survey and Engineering Brookfield)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff Clifton (Clif) Poynter III has joined National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., Brookfield, Wis., as project manager in the Land Development Services Division. Poynter has more than 10 years of...

Gibbons Joins Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.
September 3, 2007... Staff The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has appointed Jack Gibbons as its new central region manager. Gibbons will be responsible for managing all CRSI activities in the central region: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,...

Cranes Lift Casino Project To Success.
September 3, 2007... By Mike Larson, Editor A team of four cranes is the right pick for Milwaukee project. A team of four cranes has been key in construction of the $240-million addition for Milwaukee's pOTAWATOMI Bingo Casino. The 535,000-square-foot...

Concrete Atop Asphalt Renews Highway.
September 3, 2007... By Mike Larson, Editor Dodge County finds concrete overlay is cost-effective upgrade Dodge County, Wis., recently resurfaced 4.25 miles of its County Highway A near Beaver Dam, Wis., by paving concrete over the existing asphalt. It is...

Pervious-Concrete Seminar Leads To Certifications.(National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association)(Brief article)
September 10, 2007... Staff Twenty-five attendees recently learned the basics of pervious concrete, including mix design prepration, subgrade preparation, proper placement and finishing, and proper curing during the Ready Mixed Concrete Association's...

Event Will Teach Details Of Government Contracting.(Conference news)
September 10, 2007... Staff The inaugural Connecting Construction Contractors in Wisconsin (C3W) conference at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha, Oct. 30, 2007, will teach construction companies and related businesses how to be...

Bonestroo Opens Office In Elkhorn.
September 10, 2007... Staff Bonestroo, a civil engineering and planning firm, has opened a satellite office in Elkhorn, to serve municipalities in the Walworth County area and throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Gary Welsh, P.E., formerly Elkhorn's city engineer...

ARTBA Offers 2007 Transportation Directory.(Directory)
September 10, 2007... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has published its 2007 Transportation Officials & Engineers (TO&E) Directory, which provides address, phone and fax information for over 6,000 county, state and federal...

ABC of Wisconsin, OSHA And WOSHCP Renew Partnership For Reducing Injuries.
September 10, 2007... Staff ABC of Wisconsin, OSHA, and Wisconsin's Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program (WOSHCP) have renewed their partnership focused on continuing to reduce the on-the-job injuries of ABC member companies by 3 percent each...

CR Meyer Employees Receive HERO Award.
September 10, 2007... Staff Kelly Niles and Ken Schmidt, employees of CR Meyer & Sons, Oshkosh, have received a HERO award from the AGC of Wisconsin for saving the life of a co-worker who was having a massive heart attack last November. Kelly and Ken...

Guide For Structural Steel Roof Joists Newly Revised.
September 10, 2007... Staff The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) has issued its second edition of Technical Digest #3, which addresses steel joists that meet stability requirements when water accumulation, or ponding, on a flat or low-sloped roof is a consideration....

DSF Consultants Conference Coming Oct. 23.(Conference news)
September 17, 2007... Staff The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACECWI) invites consulting engineers, architects, contractors, and design professionals to attend the Division of State Facilities Consultants (DSF) Conference, Oct. 23 at...

Vanderloop Hosts Night At Races.(Vanderloop Equipment Inc.)(Brief article)
September 17, 2007... Staff Vanderloop Equipment, Brillion, Wis., recently hosted more than 200 customers and contractors during a night at the Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wis. In addition to watching racing action, guests at the event had the...

AGC Of Wisconsin Offers Blueprint Reading Seminars.(Associated General Contractors of America)(Brief article)
September 17, 2007... Staff AGC of Wisconsin is offering three half-day seminars on basic blueprint reading (Oct. 2 in Appleton; Nov. 6 in Kenosha; and Dec. 4 in Madison). Participants will learn to read and understand the blueprints and specifications...

Nortrax Holds Two Events In Northern Wisconsin.
September 17, 2007... Staff John Deere distributor Nortrax, Eau Claire, Wis., recently held two events in northern Wisconsin. The first, called "Government Day," was held at the Sawyer County Fairgrounds in Hayward, Wis. It offered representatives of...

PSI's Springstead Completes Manager In Training Program.
September 17, 2007... Staff Nathan Springstead, geotechnical engineer at PSI, Waukesha, Wis., has completed the company's Manager-In-Training (MIT) program for geotechnical engineering. He holds a bachelor's degree in geotechnical engineering from the...

Bolcek Joins PSI.
September 17, 2007... Staff PSI, a consulting engineering firm, Waukesha, Wis., has hired Michael Bolcek as manager of its construction services department. Bolcek is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., where he earned a...

R.A. Smith Names New Associates.
September 17, 2007... Staff R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., Brookfield, Wis., has named Tracy Farrand, Steve Miazga and Marty Worden as new associates. Tracy Farrand is a group manager in the Land Development Services Division at National Survey &...

KBS Adds Scholz And Johnson, Makes Enterpreneur Hot 500 List.(KBS Construction, Inc. appoints Jon Scholz as chief operating officer and Joshua Johnson as a project manager )(Brief article)
September 17, 2007... Staff Jon Scholz has become a shareholder and chief operating officer KBS Construction, Inc., McFraland, Wis. Scholz will oversee the company's project management and estimating personnel, procedures and systems. He brings more than 25...

Total Team Construction Completes Fourth Year.
September 17, 2007... Staff Total Team Construction LLC (TTC), Brookfield, Wis., recently completed its fourth year in business. The company, started in July 2003, provides construction management, design-build and property maintenance management services for...

Faust Joins Creative Constructors.
September 17, 2007... Staff Creative Constructors, LLC, Menomonee Falls, Wis., a general contractor and construction management firm serving southeastern Wisconsin, has hired Patrick Faust as project manager and estimator. Faust recently completed a degree in...

Editor's Report.(keeping infrastrcuture top of mind)
September 17, 2007... By Mike Larson Keeping Infrastructure Top Of Mind Among the good that can grow out of the disastrous collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis is a heightened national awareness of the urgent need to maintain, repair and rebuild...

Condos Rise On Glove-Tight Site.
September 17, 2007... Story by Mike Larson, Editor Hunzinger handles challenges; keeps condo project rising on schedule Hunzinger Construction Co., Brookfield, Wis., is the general contractor constructing the Park Lafayette Condominiums now going up at the...

Marquette Interchange Has "The Country's Safest Bridges".
September 17, 2007... By Mike Larson, Editor New double-box-girder ramps and bridges wouldn't collapse even if one box cracked completely through. One of the little-recognized wonders of Milwaukee's $810-million Marquette Interchange project are the eight...

Education: two Women's Experiences.
September 17, 2007... Staff Sheri McQuality is a project manager with 15 years of experience. She works for J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc., Madison, Wis., and is currently managing construction of the $35-million Capitol West Condominiums project in the heart of...

Grove, National Crane Introduce New Products At ICUEE.
September 24, 2007... Staff Manitowoc Crane Group will display and demonstrate three cranes in booth N2016 at ICUEE 2007, Oct. 16-18 in Louisville, Ky. Making its debut will be the National Crane Series 900H, a 29-ton capacity boom truck with H-style...

Understanding "Structurally Deficient" In Bridge Ratings.
September 24, 2007... Staff Conn Abnee, executive director of the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), a non-profit association that promotes the use of steel bridges, says that "structurally deficient" and "functionally obsolete" may not be as bad as they...

Manitowoc Names Wood Global Product Manager.
September 24, 2007... Staff Manitowoc Crane Group, Manitowoc, Wis., has appointed Mike Wood as global product manager for Manitowoc crawler cranes. In his new position, Wood oversees strategy and financial performance for the product line, manages...

CARB Takes Aim At On-Road Trucks.
September 24, 2007... Staff Although these emission-control regulations will apply only in California, this kind of regulation tends to spread. Having recently passed regulations for off-road heavy equipment, California Air Resources Board (CARB) is now taking...

Miller To Showcase New Welders, Portable Plasma Cutter at FABTECH Show.(Brief article)
September 24, 2007... Staff Miller Electric Mfg. Co. will showcase its new Dynasty 350 AC/DC TIG inverter, Maxstar 350 DC TIG inverter, Spectrum 375 X-TREME plasma cutter and Millermatic 212, DVI2 and 252, in booth 4071 at the 2007 FABTECH International/AWS...

AGC Of Wisconsin Unveils New Website.(Website overview)
September 24, 2007... Staff The AGC of Wisconsin has unveiled its new website, http://www.agcwi.org , which is easier to navigate and offers new information for AGC members, BID+ subscribers and members of the general public looking for industry-specific...