Construction Digest articles from January 2008

Construction Digest archives from January 2008

Hunt Tractor Hosts Case Rodeo.
January 14, 2008... Staff Elizabethtown, Ky.- Hunt Tractor recently hosted a Case Rodeo Series event at its facility in Elizabethtown. The event represented just one in a year-long series of loader/backhoe rodeo competitions at Case dealerships across North...

Chicago's Jackson Bridge Reconstruction.(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Staff Chicago- Reconstruction has begun on the Jackson Boulevard bridge over the Metra/Illinois Central Railroad tracks in Grant Park. The $11-million project, scheduled for completion in August 2008, will rebuild all the bridge's...

OAIMA Meets In Columbus.
January 14, 2008... Staff Columbus, Ohio- Approximately 580 people attended the recent Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association's (OAIMA) annual meeting and trade show in Columbus. The trade show featured 66 exhibitors. Speakers included Ohio...

People.(CONTECH Construction Products Inc. has appoints Jeffrey S. Lee as senior vice president and chief financial officer)(Whayne Supply Co. as appoints Scott Murphy as paving specialist)(Alter Moneta has announce the addition of Don Chadwell for sales team )
January 14, 2008... Staff West Chester, Ohio - CONTECH Construction Products Inc. announces that Jeffrey S. Lee has joined the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Lexington, Ky. - Scott Murphy has accepted the position of paving...

Construction Digest's 2008 Outlook.
January 14, 2008... By Tom Hale Optimistic forecast for Digest-area states Reports indicate that the nation's economy should ease somewhat in 2008, with indicators pointing to a modest decline in nonresidential construction. But don't tell that to...

Messer's Training And Recruitment Success.(Company overview)
January 14, 2008... By Kathleen Sweeney Company's professional development strategy is grounded in a growth-from-within model that enables every individual the opportunity to succeed Cincinnati-based Messer Construction Co., a regional general contractor...

Erb Partners With Local 513.
January 28, 2008... Staff Fenton, Mo.- Erb Equipment Co., 200 Erb Industrial Dr. in Fenton, announces that it has partnered with Operating Engineers Local 513 of St. Louis. Erb thanks its valued customers for their past business and looks forward to serving...

New Traffic Safety Company.
January 28, 2008... Staff Romeoville, Ill.- Private equity investors Aperion Management, LLC and Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC recently announced the acquisition of the NES Traffic Safety Division and the NES Rentals Studio Equipment group from NES Rentals...

Tarlton Guiding Hospital Expansion.
January 28, 2008... Staff St. Louis- St. Louis-based Tarlton Corp. is serving as construction manager for the expansion of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. The three-story addition, scheduled for completion in 2009, will bring 18 new patient rooms to the...

Fort Knox High School.
January 28, 2008... Staff Fort Knox, Ky.- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, has selected Barton Malow Co. to design and build a $16-million high school at Fort Knox. The new two-story, state-of-the-art facility will unite the existing...

People.
January 28, 2008... Staff Cleveland - Allied Construction Products, LLC announces the promotion of Eddie Turner to the position of director of sales. St. Louis - S.M. Wilson & Co. has hired Brett Goodman as senior project manager and Louis Kostielney as...

Editor's Report.
January 28, 2008... By Tom Hale Messer Construction Co., one of Dayton, Ohio's largest general contractors and construction managers, has been recognized with a Merit Award for the company's work on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airman's Dormitory. The...

Indy Airport Project Begins Final Year.
January 28, 2008... Story by Tom Hale New airport scheduled to be operational by Thanksgiving The $1.1-billion New Indianapolis Airport project, the largest development initiative in the city of Indianapolis' history, is just months away from opening. The...

Trimble Dimensions 2007.(Conference notes)
January 28, 2008... Staff Engineering and construction conference attracts attendees from over 50 countries More than 2,500 people from over 50 countries attended Trimble Dimensions 2007, held recently in Las Vegas, Nev. The theme of the conference was...