Construction Digest articles from March 2005

Construction Digest archives from March 2005

Ohio Design & Construction Expo.
March 14, 2005... Staff State's largest industry trade show and conference is held in Columbus Thousands of people attended the 21st annual Ohio Design & Construction Expo, held February 2-3 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus. The...

CENTS Show 2005.
March 14, 2005... Staff "Green" professionals attend Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show Over 13,000 "green" industry professionals from the United States and Canada attended the Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show (CENTS), held January 24-25...

Manufactured Concrete Products Exposition.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff Third annual show is held in Indianapolis More than 6,000 manufactured concrete producers, suppliers, engineers, and other industry leaders came to Indianapolis February 11-13 for the third annual Manufactured Concrete Products...

Truck Line Moves.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff Vernon Hills, Ill.-- Komatsu America Corp. announces that production of its 30- to 40-ton articulated truck line has moved from Mooka, Japan, to Chattanooga, Tenn. Joining production of Komatsu's mid-size excavator line at the...

World's Tallest Structure.
March 14, 2005... Staff Chicago-- The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) will hold a dinner meeting in Chicago, April 5, featuring a presentation by William Baker and Lawrence Novak of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP about the Burj Dubai...

OAIMA Legislative Reception.
March 14, 2005... Staff Columbus, Ohio-- The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) invited members of the 126th Ohio General Assembly to attend a legislative reception held in their honor on January 25. The reception was held in the...

BSA LifeStructures Honored.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff Indianapolis-- BSA LifeStructures has received awards for its design work of six different Indiana healthcare facilities. The firm received a Monumental Affair Award for its engineering design of the Indiana Heart Hospital....

Mall Project.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff Columbia, Mo.-- S.M. Wilson & Co., St. Louis, is building the new, $3.7-million Stadium Shoppes strip mall in Columbia. The project is a joint venture with Reinhardt Construction, Centralia, Mo. The 64,500-square-foot retail...

Engineering Firms Recognized.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff Chicago-- Thirty-eight Illinois firms were recognized for excellence in engineering at an awards luncheon held January 28 in Chicago. The firms were recognized for 44 award-winning engineering projects in the American Council of...

Safety Record.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff O'Fallon, Mo.-- Paric Corp. added an exclamation point to its 25th anniversary as a company -- a record year for safety. The O'Fallon-based design-build general contractor reported no lost-time injuries in 2004. Since its last...

Cincinnati Construx Expo.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff Cincinnati-- Expo Source Inc. presented the Cincinnati Construx Expo, held February 8-9 at the Cincinnati Convention Center. Hundreds of people attended this unique array of exhibits representing the latest in construction equipment,...

People.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Staff Fenton, Mo. -- Fabick CAT's board of directors announces the election of Douglas R. Fabick as president of the company. Fabick most recently served as executive vice president at Fabick CAT, with responsibility for all day-to-day...

Rising To The Challenge.(Brandenburg Industrial Service Co.)
March 14, 2005... By Jessie Zillgitt Brandenburg tackles demolition of large building with the help of new hydraulic hammers When the time came to demolish one of the largest buildings in the state of Illinois, it only made sense that one of the...

Editor's Report.(American Society of Concrete Contractors )(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... By Tom Hale In Chicago, James McHugh Construction Co. has begun construction of the Regatta, an $86-million condominium tower that marks the firm's third project at the emerging Lakeshore East neighborhood. Developer for the...

Editor's Report.(industry news)(Editorial)
March 28, 2005... By Tom Hale After a long and successful career, Bill Pullen has decided to retire from Whayne Supply Co. Pullen served as president of the Louisville, Ky.-based company for 20 years. He came to Whayne from Caterpillar in February 1971, and...

Hospital Expansion Projects.(Alberici Healthcare Constructors Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff St. Louis-- Alberici Healthcare Constructors Inc. is proceeding with work on the $80-million East Expansion project at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The company is building a 95,000-square-foot addition to the east side of the...

Cedar Point Ride.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Sandusky, Ohio-- Cedar Point will debut a massive high-energy, high-capacity thrill ride, named maXair, in 2005. The new ride will be the centerpiece of a $10-million capital investment project for the park's upcoming season. ...

Retail Project.(Algonquin Commons)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Algonquin, Ill.-- Duke Construction's fast-track building efforts delivered the first phase of the Algonquin Commons retail complex in 12 months, and the two-phase project will be completely finished in 2005. The 80-acre "lifestyle...

Careers Manual.(Careers in Construction)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff St. Louis-- PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. has published the fifth edition of its Careers in Construction manual. The handbook highlights career opportunities for skilled workers and describes entry-level requirements, training programs and...

BIC Report.(Build Indiana Council)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Indianapolis-- Traffic congestion affects every corner of Indiana and all of the cities and towns in between, according to a report released by the Build Indiana Council (BIC). The report, "Indiana's Traffic Tie-ups: How Congestion...

Murphy Co. Wins Award.(St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Frontenac, Mo.-- The St. Louis organization representing major buyers of construction has honored Murphy Co. for its innovation to reduce costs and accelerate completion of a historic building restoration project for Villa...

Train Station Restoration.(Stocker Construction Co.)(Amo, Indiana)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Amo, Ind.-- The town of Amo has selected Stocker Construction Co. to begin the first phase of restoration on a century-old interurban station. Brenner Design is the project architect. Amo purchased the interurban station in 2001...

GOMACO Honors Three.(Fabick CAT)(Finkbiner Equipment Co.)(Road Machinery & Supply Co.)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Ida Grove, Iowa-- GOMACO Corp. recently recognized Fabick CAT of Missouri and Illinois and Road Machinery & Supply Co. of Iowa and Illinois as Top Ten Distributors for sales in the 2004 fiscal year. The awards were presented in...

Caterpillar Global Pipeline.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Peoria, Ill.-- Caterpillar Inc. announces the creation of Caterpillar Global Pipeline, a new division within Caterpillar that will have a global focus on the pipeline construction industry. A new Caterpillar dealership has also been...

Paris Opens Branch Office.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff St. Louis-- Paris Corp. is making a major commitment to downtown St. Louis by opening a new branch office at 900 Olive St. "We have developed a strong niche in the renovation of landmark structures downtown," said Joe McKee,...

People.(appointments)
March 28, 2005... Staff Evansville, Ind. -- Bill Hunt has accepted the position of Evansville branch parts operations manager for Whayne Supply Co. Elyria, Ohio -- Mark A. Yeager, P.S., director of surveying services for KS Associates, has been named...

Wooster Announces Acquisition.(Wooster Hydraulics)(Fluid Power Solutions)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Wooster, Ohio-- Wooster Hydraulics announces the purchase of Fluid Power Solutions. The purchase will expand the company goal to become more diversified in the fluid power marketplace. The purchase complements Wooster Hydrostatics...

Replacement Bridges.(West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Highways)(MEC Construction Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Charleston, W. Va.-- Contracts for bridge replacements in Harrison, Nicholas and Pendleton counties have been awarded to MEC Construction Inc., Bridgeport, by the West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Highways. The...

Building Acquisition.(Parkside Tower L.L.C.)(Union Pacific Building)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff St. Louis-- The landmark Union Pacific Building in downtown St. Louis has been purchased by an investor group that is now refining its redevelopment plans. Parkside Tower LLC, an entity headed by Kirk Jefferis and James Callahan of...

Hoosier Heartland Corridor.(State Route 25)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Indianapolis-- The final section of the Hoosier Heartland Corridor (State Route 25) will now move forward following the Federal Highway Administration's record of decision. The $245-million Hoosier Heartland Corridor project will...

SITE Moves.(SITE Improvement Association)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff St. Louis-- SITE Improvement Association has moved to a new, expanded office at 1395 Dougherty Ferry Road, Suite 203, in Ballwin, Mo. The new telephone number is (314) 966-2950 and new fax is (314) 966-2999. The website remains the...

Glass Fabrication Plant.(Oldcastle Glass)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Wright City, Mo.-- Oldcastle Glass has announced the formation of a new Commercial Projects Group to supply architectural glass products throughout North America. To facilitate this initiative, Oldcastle Glass has launched...

Tarlton Receives Award.(St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers)(2004 Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness Award)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff St. Louis-- Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, and its client, Washington University, have been recognized by the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers as winners of a 2004...

Soccer Stadium.(Turner Construction Co. contract)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Staff Chicago-- Turner Construction Co.'s Chicago office recently was awarded a contract to provide construction services for the village of Bridgeview Soccer Stadium, the future home of The Chicago Fire, a Major League Soccer team. The...

Engine Lube Oil For Heavy Equipment.
March 28, 2005... By Gary Karl, Caterpillar, Inc. Choosing, Handling And Maintaining Engine Lube Oil For Your Machines Take a guess at how many brands of diesel engine oil are available today. Twenty-five? (Not even close.) Fifty? (Keep going.) More?...