Michigan Contractor and Builder articles from January 2009

Michigan Contractor and Builder archives from January 2009

Walbridge Makes Personnel Announcements.
January 5, 2009... Staff Walbridge, a Detroit, MI-based multinational full-service constructor, has appointed Adorno F. Piccinini as director of new business development. The announcement was made by Walbridge President Richard Haller. Two new business...

Three Become LEED Accredited Professionals.(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design )(Brief article)
January 5, 2009... Staff DiClemente Siegel Design Inc. (DSD) has announced that three staff members -- Andy Wieland, project manager; Megan Knudson, E.I.T. and mechanical designer; and Andrea Zammitt, architectural project designer -- have successfully...

Rose Becomes Professional Engineer.
January 5, 2009... Staff Victor Lukasavitz, P.S., president of Gould Engineering, Inc., has announced that Geric Rose, P.S., P.E., has successfully completed the testing for his professional engineering license. Rose, having passed the extensive examination...

Thomas Newhof Appointed Business Manager.
January 5, 2009... Staff Prein&Newhof has announced that Thomas J. Newhof is its new business manager. Newhof has nearly 20 years of experience in the commercial banking industry, where his responsibilities included originating, underwriting, closing, and...

Construction Services Company Names President.
January 5, 2009... Staff Roncelli Inc. has named only its third president in the company's 42 years in business -- and this is the first time the last name of its president is not Roncelli. Thomas Wickersham, who has held three financial-related positions at...

Highway Program Will Shrink.
January 5, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor MDOT's 2009 highway program will be down by approximately $60 million The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) 2009 Highway and Maintenance Capital Program is expected to be $1.26 billion, down...

The Outlook for Construction.
January 5, 2009... By Andrew A. Shmina A world of uncertainty and surprises Little did we know one year ago what the world would be like today, particularly the condition of the U.S. and global economies. Despite the difficult times we were in 12...

Hall Road Overlaid.
January 5, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Project included transitional sections from reconstructed areas An approximately 1-mile pavement rehabilitation and concrete overlay project on Hall Road between West Road and Van Horn in Woodhaven, MI, also...

Nine Streets Reconstructed With Concrete.
January 5, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor $2.7-million contract was completed in November 2008 A half-mile section of Industrial Drive in Livonia, MI, was replaced in the fall of 2008 as part of a nine-street paving contract in the city. The...

SME Honored.
January 12, 2009... Staff For the second year in a row, Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) has been named one of "Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" by the Michigan Business and Professional Association. Recipients...

Scholarship Program Accepting Applications.
January 12, 2009... Staff The annual scholarship program of ConstructMyFuture.com is now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is February 3. A total of 10 scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded. The program is open to students and...

Wixson Achieves LEED AP Status.
January 12, 2009... Staff Clark Construction Company announced that Duane Wixson has achieved the status of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). In order to become a LEED AP, Wixson completed training and passed an...

FTC&H Hires Vander Kodde.
January 12, 2009... Staff Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers - Scientists - Architects - Constructors is pleased to announce the addition of Jason Vander Kodde, P.E. to the Grand Rapids, MI, office. Vander Kodde joins FTC&H as a...

Katt-Cassidy Is LEED AP Certified.
January 12, 2009... Staff Amanda Katt-Cassidy, S.M.S.I., C.D.T., LEED AP, project architect for Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc., has become a LEED Accredited Professional. With 11 years of experience including seven with SME, Katt-Cassidy specializes...

Reducing Salt Usage.(Road maintenance)(Editorial)
January 12, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor County road commissions look for ways to cut costs With tight budgets and increases in salt prices, county road commissions across Michigan should consider ways to reduce salt usage. That was a message...

Aggregate Business Looks Bleak.(Editorial)
January 12, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Work is expected to decline in 2009 It came as no surprise when Michigan aggregate producers painted a gloomy 2009 forecast for their business at a recent meeting with Michigan Contractor & Builder. "We...

Safety Awards Nominations Sought.
January 19, 2009... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting nominations for the 2009 "Roadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Awards." The awards will be presented during the...

Floor Associates Merges With JJR.(Company overview)
January 19, 2009... Staff Floor Associates, a Phoenix, AZ-based award-winning landscape architecture firm headed by Kristina Floor and Christopher Brown, announced they are merging with JJR, a national award-winning practice with offices in Ann Arbor, MI;...

Greater Detroit, MI, BEC Established.
January 19, 2009... Staff Southeast Michigan has joined a growing number of communities that have a building enclosure council (BEC) to serve as a technical resource for the building and design community. The BEC of Greater Detroit, MI, held meetings in...

Shah Appointed To MSHFA.
January 19, 2009... Staff Somat Engineering, Inc. (Somat), a global infrastructure engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Detroit, MI, has announced that Jay Shah, P.E., vice president of Corporate Development, was recently appointed to the Michigan...

State Fails To Act.(law of transportation investment )
January 19, 2009... By Aram Kalousdian Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan legislature failed to act on increasing transportation investment in Michigan's deteriorating road system before the end of 2008. This, after a report released by the...

Rehabilitating Water Main.(Underwater pipelines)
January 19, 2009... By James McRay Liner provides minimal disruption; trench box provides easy installation The city of Monroe, MI, recently awarded an important water main rehabilitation project to Insituform Technologies USA, Inc. of St. Louis, MO....

A Winning Combination.
January 19, 2009... By Steven B. Gross, P.E., CertainTeed Corporation Horizontal directional drilling and polyvinyl chloride pipe prove to be successful Recently, the city of Roseville, MI, decided to replace an old, corroded cast iron water main that had...

Diggin' In The Dirt.
January 19, 2009... Written by Amber Reed, Performance Marketing, West Des Moines, IA Three tips for renting a backhoe loader to use in utility work Provided by Terex Construction Americas, Southaven, MS Whether needed for site preparation, digging,...

Michigan's Transportation Woes Cited.(Clinical report)
January 26, 2009... Staff Deficient roads, highways and bridges and crowded or congested roads, highways and transit routes in Michigan are causing headaches for residents, visitors, businesses, and state and local governments in the form of lost time,...

ARTBA Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications.
January 26, 2009... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is accepting applications for the 2009 "Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship." The program provides financial assistance to help...

Road Commissions Recognized.
January 26, 2009... Staff Five county road agencies were recently honored with a prestigious industry award for excellence in asphalt paving. The annual awards are a cooperative effort between the Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan (APAM) and the...