Construction Digest articles from November 2004

Construction Digest archives from November 2004

Technology Center.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Staff Lake Saint Louis, Mo.- Paric Corp. is on schedule to complete the new corporate campus of National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) in Lake Saint Louis in March 2005. The $18-million project will allow the software developer...

Editor's Report.(meshed breifs)
November 8, 2004... By Tom Hale The Chicago Building Congress has presented its Award of Honor to Alvin Gorman, chairman of Power Construction Co. Gorman has over 42 years of experience in institutional, commercial and health care construction projects, all...

Olde Stone Construction Tees Off.
November 8, 2004... Story by Tom Hale New Bowling Green development to feature championship-caliber golf course Jim Scott, owner of Scotty's Development Co., LLC has been involved in many unique construction projects over more than three decades, but he...

Conseco Fieldhouse Pool-Build.(Shiel Sexton Co. Inc.)(two 25-meter swimming pools construction in less than two weeks)
November 8, 2004... Story by Tom Hale Around-the-clock project makes big splash in Indianapolis Imagine building two 25-meter swimming pools inside Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse in less than two weeks. It's certainly not an easy task. But that's just...

Student Commons.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Staff St. Louis- S.M. Wilson & Co. recently completed construction on the $3.3-million student commons project for Columbia College. The project was a joint venture between S.M. Wilson and Reinhardt Construction. The new two-story,...

IED Meeting.
November 8, 2004... Staff Indianapolis- Brandeis Machinery & Supply Co., Indianapolis, hosted the recent Indiana Equipment Distributors' (IED) Associates Meeting. Speakers included Joseph Olexa, Bank One; Cyndi Veach, Construction Digest; Gary Green,...

Waukegan Master Plan.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Staff Waukegan, Ill.- One year after city council's unanimous approval of a master plan for lakefront and downtown revitalization, Waukegan is celebrating new developments and businesses as well as the renovation of the historic Genesee...

New Clinic.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Staff Dyer, Ind.- Professional Building Services Inc., a Crete, Ill., design-building company, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony with St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare for a new health care clinic in Dyer. Hanover II is a development...

Church Expansion/Renovation.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Staff St. Louis- St. Louis general contractor and construction manager McGrath & Associates has completed the $1.2-million expansion and renovation of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in University City. Peter Steutermann of...

People.
November 8, 2004... Staff Paducah, Ky. - Jerry May has joined Whayne Supply Co. as customer service representative for the Paducah store. Columbus, Ohio - Robert Kuederle Jr ., P.E., Woolpert transportation project manager, has earned the certification of...

Controlling Moisture.
November 8, 2004... By Lisa Petsko, Sto Guard Associate, Market Manager, Sto Corp., Atlanta, Ga. Fluid-Applied Air and Moisture Barriers Successfully Combat Moisture and Mold Problems Given that buildings are generally constructed "tighter" today than...

Editor's Report.
November 22, 2004... By Tom Hale The construction machinery manufacturing industry is anticipated to close out 2004 with robust business growth, followed by continued but more moderate gains in 2005, according to the annual "outlook" forecast of the...

BMW Constructors Honored.
November 22, 2004... Staff Indianapolis-- BMW Constructors Inc., a member of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Indiana Inc., has received the prestigious Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Award from OSHA. The VIP honor is awarded at one of three...

Cancer Center Construction.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Springfield, Ohio-- Construction is complete on Springfield Regional Cancer Center, designed by St. Louis-based architectural and interior design firm The Lawrence Group. The $8-million project was built through a partnership of...

New Metra Facility.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Geneva, Ill.-- Klein Construction Services has completed a 7,000-square-foot warehouse/office facility for Metra Rail of Chicago. The project is located at Keslinger and Bartlett roads in Geneva. With the addition of a new, third...

Senior Living Center.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff St. Louis-- S.M. Wilson & Co. has recently completed construction of the new Sunrise of Des Peres senior living facility. The 63,000-square-foot senior care center, located on a 5.2-acre site on Manchester Road, cost $9.2 billion to...

Unique Multi-College Course.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Chicago-- A plot of land near 39th Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago could be the future site of a senior citizen housing complex that uses development ideas proposed by students at DePaul University, Illinois Institute of...

Mc4West Education Initiative.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Chicago-- As part of its contribution to the communities surrounding McCormick Place, Mc4West -- the design-build team for the McCormick Place West Expansion Project -- is adding an innovative, education component to its affirmative...

Tarlton Completes Cypress Swamp.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff St. Louis-- St. Louis-based general contractor and construction management firm Tarlton Corp. recently completed work -- on time and under budget -- on the St. Louis Zoo's new Edward K. Love Conservation Foundation Cypress Swamp,...

Surgery Center.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Creve Coeur, Mo.-- Walton Construction Co. is constructing the new, $3.5-million St. Louis Surgery Center in Creve Coeur. Marasco & Associates, Denver, is the project architect. The 15,000-square-foot St. Louis Surgery Center is...

St. Louis Renovation Work.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff St. Louis-- McGrath & Associates is renovating the main cafeteria and the Queeny Tower Restaurant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. OWH Architects is the designer for both projects. The $1.7-million cafeteria renovation will be done in...

People.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Chicago -- David J. Bartolai has joined Clayco Construction Co. as a project engineer in its Chicago office. Honey Brook, Pa. -- Sanders Saws announces the addition of Todd Forbush to its team of diamond tool and concrete cutting...

Fabick CAT Building New Facilities.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Fenton, Mo.-- By March, contractors will be able to preview the latest in rental products in a new showroom at Fabick CAT's Fenton headquarters. Legacy Building Group LLC is serving as design-builder for Fabick CAT's new...

Bridge Construction.(Orders Construction Co. Inc)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Charleston, W. Va.-- A $5.8-million contract to widen a bridge on Interstate 64 in Cabell County has been awarded to Orders Construction Co. Inc., St. Albans. The Darnell Road Overpass on I-64 will be widened to six lanes. More than...

INDOT Honored.(Indiana Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Indianapolis-- Hyperfix, the massive reconstruction of Interstate 65/Interstate 70 in downtown Indianapolis that was completed in record time in 2003, received praise at the annual Monumental Affair Awards for Excellence sponsored by...

Awards Presented.(Larson-Danielson Construction, Berglund Construction, Chesterton, St. Mary Medical Center)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Munster, Ind.-- Two construction firms and two project owners in northwest Indiana were cited for Excellence in Construction and were honored during the 56th annual Northwest Construction Industry Banquet, held October 8 in Munster....

PayneCrest Electric Celebrates Anniversary.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff St. Louis-- At a recent gala at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial attended by approximately 500 people, PayneCrest Electric Inc. celebrated its 50th anniversary. The electrical contracting firm, founded in 1954, is carrying a...

Hospital Expansion.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff Indianapolis-- Community Hospital North has released plans for a $170-million expansion. The 530,000-square-foot expansion, plus a six-story parking garage linked by a walkway, will turn Community North into a full-service urban...

Tunnel Construction.(at St. Louis International Airport)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff St. Louis-- As part of the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Expansion Program, McCarthy/Mosley constructed a $49-million, 1,420-foot-long tunnel to carry traffic under the new third parallel runway being added to the airport....

Medical Research Facility Expansion.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff St. Charles, Mo.-- Duke Construction has broken ground on a 53,764-square-foot clinical research facility expansion for Gateway Medical Research Inc. in St. Charles. Upon Duke's completion of the project in the third quarter of...

Construction Under Way At Jefferson Tower.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Staff New Chicago condominium building will rise 24 stories An October 14 groundbreaking ceremony was held in Chicago for Jefferson Tower, a 24-story condominium building at 200 N. Jefferson in the Fulton River District, just northwest...

Muhammad Ali Center.(Commercial buildings)
November 22, 2004... By Tom Hale New Louisville center traces Ali's path to greatness, in and outside the ring Construction of the spectacular Muhammad Ali Center is taking shape in downtown Louisville, Ky. Structural steel erection is under way atop the...

Time To Buy.
November 22, 2004... By Christian A. Klein, Esq. The clock is ticking for contractors to take advantage of one of the most important business tax breaks in recent memory. The depreciation bonus, which Congress created in 2002 and expanded in 2003, expires...