Construction Digest articles from November 2008

Construction Digest archives from November 2008

Town & Country Crossing.
November 10, 2008... Staff Town & Country, MO - From the rubble of the former regional headquarters of Lucent Technologies in Town & Country has emerged a $50-million 'green' retail enclave in a park-like setting. The transformation by Brinkmann Constructors...

Rush Breaks Ground For New Hospital.
November 10, 2008... Staff Chicago - Rush University Medical Center has broken ground on a sustainable, academic hospital of the future. The 14-floor, $575-million, 806,000-square-foot building at the northwest corner of Ashland Avenue and Harrison Street will...

People.(Graycor Construction Co. Inc. has appinted Jeff Caldwell and Brian Woods )(Alberici has appointed Mark Clancy and Caitlin Huber and Caitlin Huber )(The Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois has appointed Patrick McKeehan )(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Staff Homewood, IL - Graycor Construction Co. Inc., a subsidiary of theGraycor family of companies, announces the appointments of Jeff Caldwell as senior vice president and business unit manager and Brian Woods as manager of business...

Lucas County Arena.(Toledo continues with construction)
November 10, 2008... By Tom Hale Revitalization of downtown Toledo continues with construction of impressive, multipurpose arena In northwest Ohio, the transformation of downtown Toledo continues with the construction of the Lucas County Arena, a...

States Adopting MoDOT's Cost Savings Plan.(Missouri Department of Transportation)
November 10, 2008... Staff Practical Design concept quickly becoming a national model The Missouri Department of Transportation's (MoDOT) innovative highway design concept called Practical Design is quickly becoming a national model because of the cost...

Supportive Living Facility.(Brief article)
November 24, 2008... Staff Swansea, IL - Holland Construction Services is building the new Cambridge House of Swansea, a facility with 103 apartment units designed to provide residential-style living for area seniors. The $8.1-million, three-story facility...

Fecon Hosts Meeting & Demo Day.(Fecon Inc.)(Brief article)
November 24, 2008... Staff Cincinnati, OH - Fecon Inc., based in Lebanon, OH, hosted dealers from across the U.S., Australia and Canada at their 2008 national sales meeting in Cincinnati. The event included a field demo day where attendees had theopportunity...

Patten Hosts Golf Outing.
November 24, 2008... Staff Lemont, IL - Patten Industries recently hosted a golf outing at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club to celebrate its 75thanniversary. Over 300 golfers attended the event, which was sponsored by Caterpillar, Eaton Corp., Allmand Bros.,...

People.
November 24, 2008... Staff St. Louis - SITE Improvement Association of St. Louis has hired Mark P. Bullock, SPHR, as its new coordinator of labor relations. Frankfort , KY - Mike Hancock has been appointed state highway engineer for the Kentucky...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
November 24, 2008... By Tom Hale Record-Breaking Concrete Pour Watching a large concrete mat pour is always a lot of fun. Typically the pour begins at night and ends the following day after many long hours of hard work. Such was the case in downtown...

'Ramp Up To Terex' Roadshow.
November 24, 2008... Photos by Tom Hale Rental trailer and telescopic boom featured at touring exhibition Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), a business segment of the Terex Corp., kicked-off its 'Ramp Up To Terex' Roadshow on Sept. 8, and will be on the...

Aqua Making Waves In Chicago.
November 24, 2008... Story and photos by Tom Hale For more than a century, Chicago-based James McHugh Construction Co. has developed expertise building many of the skyscrapers that dot the Windy City skyline. McHugh is known as the builder of landmark,...