Michigan Contractor and Builder articles from August 2008

Michigan Contractor and Builder archives from August 2008

Caterpillar And Navistar Pursue Alliance.(Company overview)
August 4, 2008... Staff Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue global on-highway truck business opportunities and cooperate on a variety of engine platforms. The two companies intend...

GPS Provides Efficiency.
August 4, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor System reduces waste and maximizes profits A new 110-acre retail development called Hartland Towne Square is under construction on the northeast side of US-23 and M-59 in Hartland Township. The development...

The Connected Worksite.(use of global positioning systems)
August 4, 2008... By Jay Frost, Director of Machine Control Grading and Technology and Productivity Solutions at Michigan CAT You can't improve what you don't measure It was quite a while ago when I first heard about a new tool on a Detroit assembly...

GPS Speeds Earhart Road Project.
August 4, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Contractor saves time on a project with a short timeframe A 3,500-foot section of Earhart Road north of Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor Township has been widened. The project also included re-ditching and the...

GPS Cuts Costs.(global positioning system)(Delta College)(Editorial)
August 4, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Two parking lots at Delta College are being reconstructed Two parking lots are being reconstructed at Delta College north of Saginaw. The existing asphalt is being milled off and used as a subbase. A porous...

GPS Performs On Valley Road Project.
August 4, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Topcon system performs well on heavily wooded road construction project A 4-1/4-mile section of Valley Road just south of Mio in Oscoda County is being reconstructed and widened as a gravel road. The $744,000...

GPS Reduces Need For Equipment.
August 4, 2008... Staff Interstate Highway Construction Uses Topcon GPS system on Interstate 75 A 7-mile section of Interstate 75 between Bridgeport and Birch Run is being reconstructed and widened with concrete. The southbound lanes were reconstructed...

GPS Used on DPW Vehicles.(Global Positioning System)(Department of Public Works)(Editorial)
August 4, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Ferndale's Department of Public Works vehicles equipped with GPS tracking The city of Ferndale's Department of Public Works fleet maintains parks, streets, and the city's water and sewer system. The...

Incorrect Completion Date.
August 11, 2008... Staff A story that began on page eight of the July 7, 2008, edition of Michigan Contractor & Builder with the headline "Reconstructing Farm Lane" had an incorrect completion date. The correct completion date for the project is the summer...

SHW Group Announces New Employees.(SHW Group Inc.)(Brief article)
August 11, 2008... Staff Galina Mihaylova and Patrick Kanary, A.I.A. have joined SHW Group, an architecture, planning, interior design, and engineering firm located in Berkley. Mihaylova recently became an architectural intern at SHW upon graduation...

Ford & Earl Hires Architect.
August 11, 2008... Staff Troy-based design firm Ford & Earl Associates has announced that Paul Van Der Kolk has joined the company as project designer/junior architect. Van Der Kolk comes to Ford & Earl Associates with nearly 10 years of experience in...

Schreiber Joins HRC.(Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc.)(Brief article)
August 11, 2008... Staff Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC) has announced that Fred Schreiber, P.E., has joined HRC as senior project engineer in its Structural Department, bringing 30 years of professional structural engineering and project management...

Morgan Joins FTC&H.
August 11, 2008... Staff Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc (FTC&H) Engineers * Scientists * Architects * Constructors has announced that Thomas R. Morgan, A.I.A. has joined FTC&H's Grand Rapids office. Morgan joined FTC&H as a project manager in the...

SmithGroup Promotes Reynolds.(SmithGroup Inc. has promoted Andrea Reynolds )(Brief article)
August 11, 2008... Staff SmithGroup, an architecture and engineering firm, has promoted Andrea Reynolds S.E., P.E., to structural discipline director of its Detroit office. Reynolds has maintained a strong presence and excelled in lead structural design...

Kristen Schleick Honored.
August 11, 2008... Staff Hobbs+Black Associates, Inc. has announced that Kristen A. G. Schleick, A.I.A., A.I.C.P., was presented with the 2008 Young Architect of the Year award by the Michigan branch of the American Institute of Architects. The award is...

Pro-Tec Opens Retail Store.
August 11, 2008... Staff Pro-Tec Equipment has opened a third location at 5460 36th St SE, just off of Interstate 96 at exit 44 in Grand Rapids. The new, full service location is stocked with a variety of Trench Shielding equipment, along with temporary road...

Wolverine Tractor Joins SENNEBOGEN.
August 11, 2008... Staff Constantino Lannes, president of SENNEBOGEN America, has announced that Wolverine Tractor and Equipment Company has become the distributor of SENNEBOGEN purpose-built material handlers for all of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. ...

Project Honored.
August 11, 2008... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. and joint venture partner L.S. Brinker Company recently announced that their St. John Hospital and Medical Center (SJH&MC) projects have received a Silver Award from Liberty Mutual, the company underwriting...

Wacker Neuson Opens New Facility.
August 11, 2008... Staff Wacker Neuson has opened a new, state-of-the-art 168,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Norton Shores. Conveniently located just outside of Muskegon, the new facility is responsible for manufacturing the climate...

Concrete Council Announces Awards Program.
August 11, 2008... Staff The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) of St. Louis, MO, has announced its first awards program for decorative concrete projects. The competition is open to ASCC...

C2AE Elects Board of Directors.
August 11, 2008... Staff C2AE has announced the election of its board of directors at its recent meeting. The appointed board members include: Raymond Tadgerson, P.E.; William Kimble, P.E.; Dennis Bekken, A.I.A.; Paul Rozeboom, P.E., L.E.E.D.A[R] A.P.; Kevin...

National Transportation Committee Appointment Announced.
August 11, 2008... Staff The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee recently appointed Starr D. Kohn, Ph.D., P.E. to chair the TRB Committee on Pavement Monitoring, Evaluation, and Data Storage. Kohn has over 30 years of experience in...

Wightman Hires Deneau.
August 11, 2008... Staff Wightman & Associates, Inc. recently announced that Mary Deneau, E.I.T., has joined the staff at its Benton Harbor headquarters. Deneau is an engineer in training and specializes in environmental, civil and geotechnical engineering....

Temporary Bridge System Offered.(Pro Tec Equipment Inc.)(Brief article)
August 18, 2008... Staff A new, portable temporary bridge system that provides ready access for vehicles and pedestrians on construction sites is available exclusively to Michigan contractors from PRO-TEC Equipment's retail locations in Charlotte, Taylor and...

Michigan Dealer Joins Doosan Network.
August 18, 2008... Staff A Michigan equipment dealership is the latest to join the Doosan network in North America. Bobcat of Motor City (in Clinton Township and Livonia) has been serving the region since 2002. With skilled, service-oriented employees (some...

TEDF Grants Announced.
August 18, 2008... Staff Governor Jennifer M. Granholm recently announced that state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants for major road improvements will help two employers add or retain jobs in two Michigan counties. Superior...

Approved Category A Projects.
August 18, 2008... Staff Chippewa County Superior Fabrication, known as the producer of masts for rough terrain and heavy-duty forklifts, surgical braces for orthopedic procedures, and armored components for military vehicles, is expanding its product...

FTC&H Receives Award.
August 18, 2008... Staff Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr&Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers * Scientists * Architects * Constructors has announced that it has received the 2008 Distinguished Corporation Award, given by the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers...

Frailing Among First MIOSHA Graduates.(Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Miller-Davis Co. (Kalamazoo, Michigan))
August 18, 2008... Staff Miller-Davis Company Safety Coordinator Kyle Frailing is among the first to graduate from a new and innovative program. Macomb Community College and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) put together the...

Clark Makes Personnel Announcements.
August 18, 2008... Staff Charles Clark, chief executive officer of Clark Construction, has made the following personnel announcements: Rob Conley has been promoted to director of Estimating and Planning. Conley's department serves the project team in...

Two Clark Employees Honored.
August 18, 2008... Staff Two Clark Construction employees have been named recipients of the company's highest awards for safety and service. The awards recipients are: Ken Stephenson, who was named recipient of the Charles J. Clark Safety Award, which...

SME Names Regional Manager.
August 18, 2008... Staff Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) has appointed Larry Shook, P.E., to regional manager of its office in Bay City. Shook has over 25 years of experience including 19 years with SME, and specializes in providing solutions to...

Transportation Needs Over $6 Billion.
August 18, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian Michigan will lose millions of federal transportation dollars annually, roads and bridges will crumble at alarming rates, and numerous daily bus, rail and commercial flights will be cancelled unless state policymakers...

Median Project Completed.(Editorial)(Brief article)
August 18, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Compact equipment provides an advantage A 1-mile-long median landscaping enhancement project on Telegraph Road from Square Lake Road to Orchard Lake Road in Bloomfield Township began and was completed in...

Gratiot Project Encounters Utilities.
August 18, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Compact equipment meets challenges An approximately $180,000 median planting project on Gratiot in Clinton Township that extended from 14 Mile Road to 16-1/2 Mile Road began in June and was completed in July....

Compact Equipment Provides Maneuverability.(Brief article)
August 18, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian Smaller equipment proves to be effective on a congested site An approximately $180,000 project that included the installation of landscaping, sod and an irrigation system was done this summer at Caswell Town Center...

Parking Lot Enhanced.
August 18, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Compact equipment provides versatility A public parking lot enhancement project at West Village and Monroe streets in Dearborn that was done this summer has included approximately 200 plantings, 45 trees and...

Clark Construction Honored.
August 25, 2008... Staff Clark Construction Company reached yet another milestone in its safety program when the company received a Certificate of Commendation for an Excellent Safety Record from The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. This...

URS Makes Fortune 500 List.
August 25, 2008... Staff URS Corporation has reached a significant milestone, ranking among the Fortune 500 for the first time ever. The company now ranks 449th on the top 500 list. URS Corporation is a leading provider of engineering, architecture,...

Bridge Project Recognized.
August 25, 2008... Staff Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers - Scientists - Architects - Constructors has announced that the American Public Works Association, Michigan Chapter has awarded the city of Lansing's Robert Busby Memorial...

SME Announces Promotions.
August 25, 2008... Staff Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) recently announced its newest senior associates and associates. SME President Mark Kramer, P.E., made the announcement and congratulated the individuals on their leadership, hard work,...