Construction Digest articles from January 2009

Construction Digest archives from January 2009

MC Industrial Honored For Silos Project.
January 12, 2009... Staff St. Louis - Completing 13 slip form silos in 18 months on the world's largest single-line clinker cement plant recently earned MC Industrial Inc. a Keystone Award, the highest honor bestowed by Associated General Contractors of St....

OAIMA Celebrates 90th Anniversary.(Ohio Aggregates & Mineral Aggregates Association )(Conference news)
January 12, 2009... Staff Columbus, OH - Ohio Aggregates & Mineral Aggregates Association (OAIMA) held its annual meeting and trade show at the Hilton Columbus in Columbus on Nov. 13-14. The event attracted 56 exhibitors and sponsors and more than 450...

Supercomputer Facility.
January 12, 2009... Staff Champaign, IL - A new era for scientific discovery was launched following a recent groundbreaking ceremony for a new 90,000-square-foot computing facility for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the National Center for...

Clayco And Concrete Strategies Honored.
January 12, 2009... Staff St. Louis - Concrete Strategies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clayco Inc., has received recognition for outstanding quality in the use of concrete from the Concrete Council. The company was awarded two Quality Concrete Awards for...

Preempt High Repair Costs.
January 12, 2009... Staff The 'how' and 'why' of repairing before failure There are many reasons why equipment owners do not repair their equipment before failure. Production schedules are extremely tight, and the contractor cannot afford the necessary...

Construction Digest's '09 Outlook.
January 12, 2009... By Tom Hale Area states grappling with bleak economic news After several years of steady growth in key segments of the marketplace such as the highway/bridge and commercial building markets, construction activity in Digest-area states...

Illinois Bridge Features Hybrid-Composite Beams.
January 12, 2009... By Kimberly Kayler HCBs used in construction of High Road Bridge in Lockport Township HC Bridge Maine, LLC - a firm specializing in the development of hybrid-composite structural alternatives that can be used for accelerated bridge...

Clayco Wins Design-Build Award.(Clayco Inc.)(Brief article)
January 26, 2009... Staff St. Louis - Clayco Inc. was recently recognized by the Design-Build Institute of America Mid-America Region for its innovative work on the Ely Walker Lofts in St. Louis. The project received the coveted Design-Build Award for its...

Holland Construction.
January 26, 2009... Staff Swansea, IL - Holland Construction Services (HCS) announces its acceptance as a Star-Level participant in the Voluntary Protection Program Mobile Workforce Demonstration for Construction through the Occupational Safety & Health...

Office/Distribution Center.(Brief article)
January 26, 2009... Staff Dupo, IL - Kadean Construction recently completed a new office/distribution center for Kuna Foodservice in the new South Point Commerce Center in Dupo. The $11-million project included construction of the Kuna facility, site...

People.
January 26, 2009... Staff St. Louis -Deborah Shapiro Weber has been added as business development manager for Paric Interiors group. Also, Debra Sheahan has joined Paric Corp. as senior project estimator. Springfield, IL - Roland Machinery announces that...

Editor's Report.
January 26, 2009... By Tom Hale ICA Safety Award Program Winners Announced Gary, IN-based Superior Construction Co. was the big winner of the Pinnacle Safety Award at the inaugural ICA Safety Awards Program, announced at the recent 2008 Indiana...

Protecting Workers In The Windy City.
January 26, 2009... By Anita LaFond Doka's Xclimb 60 protection screen used on The Legacy at Millennium Park Chicago's skyline is one of the most impressive in the United States - skyscrapers and residential towers make a glittering backdrop to parkland...

Self-Sustaining College Campus.
January 26, 2009... By Marie Casey and Christy Redmond, Casey Communications CTS taps earth, wind and sun in converting Lake Land College to self-sustaining campus Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL, is one step closer to becoming Illinois' first...

Examining The Regional Construction Market.
January 26, 2009... By Tom Hale Digest-area association officials provide insight into the 2009 market Economists across the country are forecasting a downturn in 2009 construction activity. The U.S. highway and bridge market is expected to flatten...