Michigan Contractor and Builder articles from April 2009

Michigan Contractor and Builder archives from April 2009

$171-Million Investment Announced.
April 6, 2009... Staff The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) recently approved 2009-2013 Five Year Transportation Program will bring $171 million in transportation improvements to the Bay Region this year. MDOT's Bay Region includes 13...

MDOT Announces Transportation Grants.
April 6, 2009... Staff State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle recently announced that $2.5 million in new state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category F grants for 2010 will be used to build or preserve commercial all-season routes...

Approved 2010 TEDF Projects.
April 6, 2009... Staff Allegan And Ottawa Counties The city of Holland, MI, will mill, repair and resurface several all-season routes that support commercial and industrial businesses in Holland and provide access to US-31. This includes 32nd Street...

MDOT Announces Southwest Michigan Investments.
April 6, 2009... Staff The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced its 2009 construction schedule, investing $111 million for infrastructure improvements in the Southwest Region, which is composed of nine counties: Allegan, Barry,...

The Garden Of Healing.(Editorial)
April 6, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Garden will provide patients with a place to contemplate and relax Construction of The Garden of Healing and Renewal adjacent to the future McLaren Health Village Cancer Center in Clarkston, MI, was completed...

Pervious Concrete Path Connects Neighborhoods.
April 6, 2009... By Brittney Alyson Hurst, Michigan Concrete Association Project allows municipal officials to see pervious concrete perform The Assembly of Christ Church in West Bloomfield Township, MI, has invested almost $1.9 million to bring...

GVSU's Pervious Concrete Courtyard.
April 6, 2009... By Brittney Alyson Hurst, Michigan Concrete Association Using pervious concrete means that when it rains, it drains Grand Valley State University (GVSU) introduced pervious concrete to its campus courtyard in August 2008. "GVSU wanted...

Giving Equipment A Second Life.(Editorial)
April 6, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Michigan CAT's Powertrain Rebuild program cuts operating cost and emissions Michigan CAT's Powertrain Rebuild program assists customers with the cost of upgrading off-road equipment with new Tier 1 engines...

Golf Facility Opens.
April 13, 2009... Staff A high of 22 degrees may have seemed like an odd choice of day to get out the clubs, but on Thursday, February 19, Irish Construction Company joined Michigan State University (MSU) administrators, students and teachers for an...

Two Become LEED Accredited Professionals.
April 13, 2009... Staff Clark Construction Company has announced that Chad Webster and Robert LaLonde have achieved the status of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). In order to become a LEED AP, Webster and...

Rau, Kramek Get Leadership Positions.(Clark Construction Company Inc. (Lansing, Michigan) has appointed Chris Rau and James Kramek)(Brief article)
April 13, 2009... Staff Clark Construction Company announced that Chris Rau and James Kramek were recently elected to 2009 leadership positions on the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Michigan Construction Leadership Council (CLC). Rau was...

Jamian Appointed To RCOC Board.(New Road Commission for Oakland County )
April 13, 2009... Staff New Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) board member Gregory C. Jamian recently took his first official action at the board's regularly scheduled meeting. Jamian was appointed to the board on February 5 by the Oakland...

Batch Plant Certification.(Road construction)
April 13, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor MDOT will require batch plant certification on some road projects this year The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will require concrete batch plant certification on some road construction projects...

SHW Group Announces New Employees.
April 20, 2009... Staff Robert Porter, A.I.A.; Joseph Lapinski, E.I.T.; Michael Alberts, P.E.; Cheryl Bringley; Georgia Zochowski; and Steven Szerlag, A.I.A. have joined SHW Group, an architecture, planning, interior design, and engineering firm located in...

AIA Michigan Board Announces Appointments.
April 20, 2009... Staff The American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) has announced the appointment of Kim Fricke-Young of Professional Concepts Insurance Agency, Inc. (PCIA), of Brighton, MI, to the newly created position of professional...

Principals Named Surveying Society Presidents.
April 20, 2009... Staff Two ROWE Professional Services Company principals were named presidents of national and state societies of professional surveyors recently. President and Chief Executive Officer John Matonich, P.S., was installed as president of...

Khan Becomes LEED Accredited Professional.
April 20, 2009... Staff Clark Construction Company has announced that Taimoor Khan has achieved the status of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). In order to become a LEED AP, Khan completed training and passed...

Condie Promoted To Principal.
April 20, 2009... Staff The board of directors of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers - Scientists - Architects - Constructors has announced the promotion of John A. Condie, P.E. to the position of principal, the highest management and...

A Fond Farewell.(Commercial construction)
April 20, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian Since 1893, the 14 Associated Construction Publications have served the heavy, highway, and civil construction community in the United States. With titles like California Builder & Engineer, Midwest Contractor, and New...

CSO Basin Will Eliminate Overflows.
April 20, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor $154-million project will be completed in 2011 A pump station and a 9-million-gallon combined sewer overflow (CSO) basin are being constructed in Southwest Detroit, MI, in order to eliminate sewer overflows...

M-53 Upgrade Includes Interchange Reconstruction.(Dan's Excavating, Inc)(Editorial)
April 20, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor New load and resistance factor design dynamic pile testing specification used on bridge An approximately $13.5-million upgrade of M-53 from 24 Mile Road to 27-1/2 Mile Road in Macomb County, MI, includes...

I-96 Project Includes Bridge Work.
April 20, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Livingston County, MI, project is 4 miles long A project involving approximately 4 miles of hot mix asphalt cold milling and resurfacing is being done on eastbound and westbound Interstate 96 from US-23 in...

Effects Of Asphalt Fumes Studied.(National Asphalt Pavement Association)(Conference news)(Editorial)
April 20, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Results are expected this year and in 2010 "The International Agency For Research On Cancer has said that they are going to write a monograph with respect to the effects of asphalt fumes on workers. They...