Construction Digest articles from March 2006

Construction Digest archives from March 2006

Editor's Report.(highway construction materials prices on rise)(Hartford Concrete Products celebrates its anniversary)(Kentucky. Transportation Cabinet appoints Marcie Mathews )
March 13, 2006... By Tom Hale The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is taking part in the national celebration of the Interstate Highway System. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the federal law that brought this nation its Interstate...

CMW Celebrates Anniversary.(Cummings, McGowan and West Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 13, 2006... Staff St. Louis- Cummings, McGowan & West (CMW) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. CMW represents an array of concrete, asphalt, ready-mix, and aggregate equipment. President Larry Glynn attributes much of the company's 50-year...

Office/Warehouse Building.(Duitsman Architects Inc. designs warehouses for Summit Development and Management)(Brief Article)
March 13, 2006... Staff Fenton, Mo.- Summit Development Group has begun a speculative 127,464-square-foot office/warehouse on a 7.4-acre industrial tract at 2501 Cassens Dr. immediately east of the Daimler Chrysler Assembly Plants in Fenton. Called North...

Demolition & Reconstruction Program.(Caterpillar Inc. provides financial support to National Association of Demolition Contractors)(Brief Article)
March 13, 2006... Staff West Lafayette, Ind.- Working as a partner with the National Demolition Association, Caterpillar is providing $50,000 in financial support for establishing a specialization in demolition and reconstruction within the Department of...

Joint Venture Honored.
March 13, 2006... Staff St. Louis- The St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers has honored The SPK Joint Venture, a partnership of Sverdrup, Parsons and Kwame Building Group, and the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Program Management office for...

Tilt-Up Winners.
March 13, 2006... Staff Mt. Vernon, Iowa- The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) - a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred construction method - has announced the recipients of the 2006...

People.
March 13, 2006... Staff Louisville, Ky. - David Coultas has been promoted to vice president regional sales manager for Brandeis Machinery & Supply Co., a subsidiary of Bramco, LLC. He is responsible for the sales management of the company's Louisville,...

McHugh Building Condominium Complex.
March 13, 2006... Staff Chicago- James McHugh Construction Co. is constructing 600 N. Lake Shore Drive, a two-building condominium complex on Chicago's lakefront. Located at the ends of Ohio and Ontario streets at Lake Shore Drive, the development will...

Hinton Honored.(Al Hinton of St. Louis Inc honored )(Brief Article)
March 13, 2006... Staff St. Louis- PRIDE of St. Louis Inc., the nation's first and oldest voluntary construction labor/management organization, has honored Al Hinton for 33 years of distinguished service. Hinton served as PRIDE's first executive director...

Software Program.
March 13, 2006... Staff Cleveland- Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings is taking the lead in customer assistance by equipping its corrosion specification specialists with a comprehensive software program, Site Survey, designed to enable plant...

Alamo Acquires Gradall.
March 13, 2006... Staff New Philadelphia, Ohio- Gradall, a product brand and a company that has been an industrial mainstay in New Philadelphia as well as the Tuscarawas County area for over 50 years, has been sold to the Alamo Group Inc. The sale was...

World of Concrete.
March 13, 2006... Staff Las Vegas, Nev.- World of Concrete 2006, held recently in Las Vegas, shattered all previous registration and exhibit space records. With more than 1,800 exhibitors occupying over 800,000 net square feet, and registrants in excess of...

Freight Bottleneck Report.(Brief Article)
March 13, 2006... Staff Washington, D.C.- A January Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report shows the nation is experiencing a freight transportation capacity crisis that increasingly threatens the strength and future productivity of the U.S. economy,...

Hospital Proposed.
March 13, 2006... Staff Lafayette, Ind.- Clarian Health Partners and Arnett Health System have announced that they will team to build a for-profit, 150-bed hospital in Lafayette for $180 million. Construction will start this spring, with completion...

Racing Partnership.
March 13, 2006... Staff West Bend, Wis.- Rahal Letterman Racing, a leading North American open-wheel racing team, and Gehl Co., a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment, have announced a marketing and promotional partnership...

Park East Tower.(Park East Tower construction)
March 13, 2006... Story by Tom Hale Opus developing high-rise project in the heart of St. Louis' Central West End St. Louis' Central West End will soon be home to a new 26-story, luxury high-rise building. Park East Tower is under construction and...

Ohio Design & Construction Expo.
March 13, 2006... Staff State's largest commercial construction trade show held in Columbus The 22nd annual Ohio Design & Construction Expo, Ohio's largest commercial trade show, was held Feb. 1-2 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus....

Power Show Ohio.
March 13, 2006... Staff Show displays the latest technology from all three segments of the power equipment industry A variety of agricultural, construction and outdoor power equipment was on display at the 36th annual Power Show Ohio, held Jan. 27-29 at...

Thomas Glass Co. Honored.
March 27, 2006... Staff Columbus, Ohio- Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), Central Ohio chapter has recognized Thomas Glass Co. with an ABC national Safety Excellence Award. The Thomas Glass Co. is one of 21 construction companies nationwide to be...

Museum Plaza.
March 27, 2006... Staff Louisville, Ky.- Plans for Museum Plaza have been announced in Louisville. Standing at more than 61 stories, or 703 feet high, the structure - designed by the world-renowned Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) - will provide...

Interstate Highway System Book.
March 27, 2006... Staff Washington, D.C.- The U.S. Interstate Highway System is the largest earthmoving project in the history of the world. Nearly 42 billion cubic yards of earth were moved to build the system - by contrast the Panama Canal moved a mere...

Workforce Diversity Meeting.(construction industry)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff St. Louis- In late February, the Missouri Department of Transportation met with local community stakeholders, organizations and construction industry leaders to discuss potential ideas and proposals for ensuring workforce diversity...

Marion Supercenter.
March 27, 2006... Staff Marion, Ill.- St. Louis general contractor Walton Construction is constructing a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Marion. Construction of the 203,000-square-foot retail facility is scheduled to be complete in August. The store will...

U.S. 30 Upgrade.(new route services)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Wooster, Ohio- The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently opened a new stretch of four-lane U.S. Route 30 between Wooster and State Route 57. This completes the upgrade of U.S. 30 to a four-lane route in Wayne County. ...

Rehabilitation Project.(JJR on port construction project)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Waukegan, Ill.- JJR, with offices in Madison, Wis., Chicago, and Ann Arbor, Mich., has been selected by the Waukegan Port District to provide engineering and construction management services for the Waukegan Harbor rehabilitation...

People.
March 27, 2006... Staff Fenton, Mo. - Robert Lawrence has joined the Fabick CAT team as general manager for Fabick Rents. Lawrence comes to Fabick CAT with over 23 years of equipment rental experience. He began his career with 15 years of service at Hertz...

BCA Announces Award Winners.
March 27, 2006... Staff Fort Wayne, Ind.- Building Contractors Association has announced winners of its 2006 Safety Excellence Awards. These awards honor northeast Indiana building contractors and individuals who demonstrated outstanding performance in...

ACPA Safety Bulletins.(American Concrete Pumping Association)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Lewis Center, Ohio- The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) has released two new safety bulletins: "Setting Outriggers to Prevent Accidents" and "Setting Outriggers to Prevent Accidents II - Shortrigging." Both safety...

Generator Distributor Named.
March 27, 2006... Staff Olivette, Mo.- Ascent Power has been named the exclusive distributor of a new line of commercial emergency power generators manufactured by Detroit Diesel Corp. in eastern Missouri and western Illinois. In Missouri, Ascent Power's...

Indiana Stadium Precast.
March 27, 2006... Staff Indianapolis- Gate Precast Co., Monroeville, Ala., is the contractor selected by Hunt Construction Group to produce an all-inclusive insulated, brick-inlay architectural precast exterior system for Indiana Stadium, the future home of...

Caterpillar's Industrial Loader Tractor.
March 27, 2006... Staff Peoria, Ill.- Caterpillar is entering the industrial loader tractor market with the 416D Industrial Loader Tractor - a machine based on the 416D backhoe loader. The new industrial tractor features a three-point hitch with down...

Cozzi Consulting Group.
March 27, 2006... Staff Chicago- Albert Cozzi, former CEO of Cozzi Iron & Metal & Metal Management, and Frank Cozzi, national chair-elect of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, have joined with four other members of the Cozzi family to launch Cozzi...

Engineering Firms Recognized.(Alfred Benesch & Co, Teng & Associates Inc and Hofmann & Associates Inc were some of the companies receiving awards)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Springfield, Ill.- Thirty-three Illinois firms were recognized for excellence in engineering in the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois' 35th annual Engineering Excellence Awards Competition. The competition...

Pfizer's New Building.
March 27, 2006... Staff Chesterfield, Mo.- Pfizer announces that it has broken ground for the company's new, nearly $200-million research building. "The high-tech building that will rise here will further the efforts of our St. Louis colleagues to develop...

Editor's Report.
March 27, 2006... By Tom Hale Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently presented a fiscal 2007 budget that will allow the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to accelerate projects that will expand the road system and create jobs, support public...