Construction Digest articles from September 2007

Construction Digest archives from September 2007

Indianapolis Hotel-Condo Tower.(Brief article)
September 10, 2007... Staff Indianapolis- Plans have been announced for a 24-story hotel and residential tower in downtown Indianapolis. The site for West Merrill Tower is located on the southeast corner of the intersection at W. Merrill Street and S. Illinois...

Lucas Oil Stadium Update.
September 10, 2007... Staff Indianapolis- Construction of Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis is moving right along - with less than one year to go before the new home of the Indianapolis Colts is substantially completed in August 2008. As of...

IMAA Workshop.(Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association)(Brief article)
September 10, 2007... Staff Indianapolis- On the northwest side of Indianapolis, Brandeis Machinery & Supply Co. hosted a barbecue for teachers attending the 12th annual Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association (MAA) workshop. The 2007 "Rocks and Minerals in...

MacAllister Customer Day.
September 10, 2007... Staff Greensburg, Ind.- MacAllister Rental & Supply held a Customer Day on July 12 at the Greensburg Rental Store at 1550 Old U.S. 421 in Greensburg. The 4,500-square-foot rental store is situated on three acres directly across the road...

Restoring I-64 In Louisville.(Interstate-64)
September 10, 2007... Story by Tom Hale Fast-paced project gives needed repairs to expressway built during the late 1960s The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Restore 64 project, involving the restoration of Interstate 64 (Riverside Expressway) along the...

New Holland Showcases New Products.
September 10, 2007... Story by Tom Hale New deluxe cab now available for skid steers and compact track loaders New Holland Construction kicked off its new product line at Soldier Field in Chicago. The company offered a look at its new deluxe cab design for...

Tips On Buying A Telehandler.
September 10, 2007... By Steve Challoner Lesser-known suggestions equipment buyers can use to ease the burden of shopping Being able to trust your dealer certainly lessens the load when it comes to making a sound telehandler purchase, especially if you're...

MacDonald Machinery Rodeo.(Brief article)
September 24, 2007... Staff Indianapolis- MacDonald Machinery recently held a rodeo to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary and Case's 50th anniversary. Rodeo competitors were trying for a first-place finish in the backhoe/loader contest Case was holding....

CEDA Golf Outing.
September 24, 2007... Staff St. Louis- The Construction Equipment Dealers Association (CEDA) of St. Louis recently held a golf outing at the Norwood Hills Country Club. Members of the winning team were Ken Sifford, Mississippi Valley Equipment; Andy Galle,...

OAIMA Golf Outing.
September 24, 2007... Staff New Albany, Ohio- Ohio Aggregates Association & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) held a golf outing at the New Albany Country Club. Over 200 golfers played in the scramble and players vied for various prizes. Many...

Aggregates Association Recognized.(Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association)(Brief article)
September 24, 2007... Staff Columbus, Ohio- The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) and its member companies were honored for their work on the Ohio Heritage Garden. OAIMA was instrumental in the recent upgrades and renovations to the Ohio...

Park East Lofts.(Brief article)
September 24, 2007... Staff St. Louis- Opus Northwest, LLC recently broke ground for Park East Lofts, a six-story, mixed-use, residential project. This Opus project follows on the success of Park East Tower, a $50-million, 26-story, mixed-use residential...

People.(briefs)(Burns & McDonnell )
September 24, 2007... Staff Naperville, Ill. - KJWW Engineering Consultants says Bradick Young has achieved the status of licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois by successfully completing the Professional Engineer examination. Louisville, Ky. - Rick...

Editor's Report.
September 24, 2007... By Tom Hale The city of Chicago and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Chicago Chapter have selected Leopardo Construction as general contractor for its Greenbuild Chicago 2007 Legacy Project. In conjunction with each of its annual...

Reconstructing Chicago's North Avenue Bridge.
September 24, 2007... Story by Tom Hale CDOT project features unique hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge system A hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge, the first of its kind in Chicago, is being built over the north branch of the Chicago River at North...

Breaking Down Chicago Factory.(contracts of N.F. Demolition and Chicago Tube & Iron Co.)
September 24, 2007... By Mike Crummy N.F. Demolition demolishes old Chicago Tube & Iron factory with help of Atlas Copco breaker Pretty much every business has the same general idea nowadays: Become more efficient and, in turn, become more profitable. The...

Spotlighting NAWIC'S Louisville Chapter.
September 24, 2007... Story Tom Hale Group enhancing success of women in the construction industry The Louisville, Ky., chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is one of over 179 chapters in the United States enhancing the...